Originally Posted by Nolee
I am ready to give up hst's forever. I did them the easy way on the tutorial by sewing them right sides together around all the edges, then precisely cutting on the diagonal twice and sewed them with a meticulous 1/4th inch seam and STILL they are off, STILL they are wonky. I thought I would just cut them a bit smaller with a template, but it gets stuck on the join of all four centers and moves all around and I can't cut accurately around it.
What in the world am I doing wrong? I have done them over and over and they just don't turn out the right size. Suggestions?
You are not alone in this. I did the same method you did and did enough for two baby quilts at one time and now I'm trying to put everything together and nothing is coming together correctly. I am so frustrated and what should have been fun baby quilts has now turned into a pile of HST's that I've been ignoring. I guess nothing more I can do but trim them all to size. Good luck with your project!