Would you trim?
03-22-2015, 03:20 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
If the blocks are supposed to be 12 inches and are only 1/8 inch short in only one direction - you got a much better than average batch of blocks.
The 1/8 inch offness could be caused by different pressing techniques.
If it is only 1/8 inch short, you could block them to exact size, or simply ease/stretch them to sew them next to each other.
I am not a fan of fudging, but in this case, I would -if only 1/8 inch off in one direction on 12 inch blocks.
The 1/8 inch offness could be caused by different pressing techniques.
If it is only 1/8 inch short, you could block them to exact size, or simply ease/stretch them to sew them next to each other.
I am not a fan of fudging, but in this case, I would -if only 1/8 inch off in one direction on 12 inch blocks.
03-22-2015, 05:53 AM
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I know I would not do a sashing to get one or two blocks up a 1/8". By the time I had, I would end up doing them all with no guarantee they would be exact. I would ease that 1/8' in. Once the quilt is completed, you would have an extremely hard time even finding the offensive block.
03-22-2015, 07:00 AM
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My preference would be for using sashing. I agree with hairquilt, the blocks in a swap are never remotely the same size and squaring them up can result in losing some of the beautiful work; i.e. a paper pieced block and I'm don't like to tamper with someone else's work. Sashing sets the blocks apart just enough to be beautiful and any small measurement is not noticeable.
03-22-2015, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by HouseDragon
IF you can trim them down to all the same size without cutting off points, I'd do that.
If not, I'd add sashing around the blocks and then trim them to the same size. That's what we did for our blocks from our year-long BOM.
If not, I'd add sashing around the blocks and then trim them to the same size. That's what we did for our blocks from our year-long BOM.
03-22-2015, 09:20 AM
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I agree with House Dragon, I would see if I could trim blocks down to the same size as long as no points were cut off. Adding strips to make the blocks all the same size would help square up your quilt.
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