GramMER

Now I am struggling with a new problem! I believe everyone knows that moda uses the pinking shears for their pre-cuts and I am OK with that even if I lose a bit of fabric; however, none of the charm packs were even close to a 5" square. I measured every one of the blocks and they were consistently 4.75" or less. That was OK too, because I only needed an 8.5" pinwheel. But the jelly rolls were less than 2.5" and I am barely able to make a seam at all when I sew the strips together. In fact, the seams I have made in my strips (before cutting them into 2" strips again for my squares) are barely seams at all. Literally, the stitching of every seam is right under the VVVV if you can imagine that.

OK, I have not given up yet. The obvious conclusion is to plan to quilt in the ditch or on both sides of the seam for a firm hold. Now with that tiny seam on each side of the Moda-cut, I still find the blocks are going to be less than 8.5" needed. They are are OK on the side I cut, but barely 8.25"on the Moda-cut. Now what? Should I plan a different pattern before I ruin everything?

I have seen a baby quilt with the 4 patches framed (http://quilting.about.com/od/babyqui...ttern.htm?nl=1). OR, I could add a "barely sashing" and trim that to fit the pinwheels if necessary. I am really getting depressed about this project. Please offer suggestions if you don't mind.

Thanks for reading! I hope my explanation is clear.