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04-08-2010, 03:07 PM

Loretta

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Do you square up your quilt before or after it's quilted?

Thank you. :-P

04-08-2010, 03:16 PM

Ditter43

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I square up at each step along the way. That way the final quilt is easier to square.I square it before I layer for quilting. The last squaring up I do after the quilting.

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04-08-2010, 03:33 PM

Maride

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Only for my big ones, after is quilted I wash it, block it on the carpet until is dry and then square it.

04-08-2010, 04:01 PM

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http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltin...wap_blocks.htm

04-08-2010, 04:02 PM

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04-08-2010, 04:05 PM

craftybear

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http://www.quiltuniversity.com/squaring_up.htm

article and video to watch, enjoy!

04-09-2010, 09:51 AM

quiltsRfun

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Maride

Only for my big ones, after is quilted I wash it, block it on the carpet until is dry and then square it.

You wash it before putting on the binding?

04-09-2010, 11:40 AM

katei

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I usually square up as I go along.

04-09-2010, 01:41 PM

pieces

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I square up each stitched section of the quilt block. Then square up the finished quilt block. Then when I piece the blocks into rows it is already squared up.