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Old 01-26-2013, 09:00 AM
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auntpiggylpn
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan View Post
i have one of those and used it for quite some time. even with that, i still sometimes don't get accurate hst's. i have found that the best way is to cut the squares oversized, just draw a diagonal, and sew 1/4" on each side of that line. then i use my square up ruler to 'fix' the hst's. they look great after that. it's really worth the time.
Same for me! I prefer to cut larger then cut them down to correct size. You can still use the tool thingy but usually I just use my regular ruler to draw the line down the center then sew 1/4" on each side of it.

It is more work to cut them down but the perfect seams and perfect HST blocks is completely worth it!
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