Originally Posted by stefanib123
Originally Posted by Up North
It may not be your cutting, It may be your seams.
Yeah, that's something I'm still working on, too. But, for example, I was cutting some 5.5 inch blocks, and making HST's with them. When I would take the two blocks and put them together to sew them, they would be off. They wouldn't be the same size to line up right, know what I mean? Before I even start sewing.
When I cut with templates and scissors, they come out perfect.
I use my Cricut a lot to cut squares,etc. But, I really want to learn how to rotary cut well.
That sounds like a seam problem. When you make your HSTs, do you mark the 45-degree line? If that's off, even a little, it will mess up your resulting blocks.
Once the line's been marked, make sure you do a proper 1/4 inch on BOTH sides - having a 1/4-in foot really helps with that.
you may also want to try marking the seam line on your HSTs before you sew, and sew slowly amd make sure your needle hits the line.