Originally Posted by
Manalto
This will probably win the Dumb Comment of the Day award but, why be square? If you've measured, cut and sewn correctly and carefully, isn't the slight variation a characteristic of something made by a HUMAN? A little irregularity is a nice thing, and in a large quilt with many pieces, tends to balance itself out, doesn't it? Note:
James' Law: A binding will go around a quilt of any shape.
I agree 100%. If I'm off a bit on a 9 patch (and I've made a fair few), I just keep going. I don't trim down a 9 patch that is a little off--I just center it on the strip/piece I'm working with. The beauty of cotton is that things can be pulled or shoved as needed to fit.

If poly is part of the equation, things are a lot tougher.