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03-31-2011, 05:51 PM

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Nolee

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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen

I would never do them that way. You end up with bias edges on all the edges. Cut the squares bigger, draw the line down the center and sew a quarter inch away and then trim them down. The rule is to add 7/8ths of an inch but you can add an inch or even an inch and a quarter and the square them up to perfect.

Do you mean draw the line down the center on the diagonal like I first learned or down the center, top to bottom of the square? Then how do I "trim them down?" I can't picture it at all.

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