Originally Posted by
bearisgray
It is definitely easier to keep things lined up as one goes.
I have no idea how to square up something that got way off course while it was being made.
It is easy to say "oh, my longarmer can straighten it up". Not true unless they want to take an extra day to do just that. There just went their profit unless they tell you upfront that there will be an extra charge. 100% better if you keep your blocks squared as you go. A 1/16 of an inch in a block in the center gets bigger exponentially by the time you get finished. I hate to try to quilt these. Sometimes I have to put pleats in the sides, not to mention that the quilt can pucker on the back and you don't see it til the next row.
Short version: square blocks as you are piecing, even ripping and resewing a seam or two if you have to, along with measuring and averaging width and length and cutting borders makes for a beautiful finished product. Jussayin' lol