new and questions
Hi I am very new to quilting. I am in the process of doing the top part of my quilt. My diagonal blocks are the right size 3 1/2" my center block is 3 1/2" just like they should be. But, my stripes ( a purple strip 1 1/2" sewn to a floral strip of 1 1/2" sewn to another purple strip of 1 1/2" ) are not coming out to 3 1/2". I have checked the seam allowance they appear to be 1/4". my strips seem to be 1 1/2" as well. Could it be my pressing? I should have my center strip ( floral) an inch after the 1/4" seam allowance on both sides of it. But it isn't an inch.
Have any of you got a place to start checking for errors? I don't want to waste material. I am willing to re measure and recut more. Just don't want to do the same mistakes. Trying to learn from the ones I have made. It is a simple block pattern to do. It is called "friendship" block or sometimes called the Paths and Stiles block.
Thank you for any help you can give me.