Originally Posted by
Prism99
Yes. Press the seams open within the block, then join the blocks with glue basting. To do this, I would use a straight pin at each intersection 1/4" from the edge, pushing it down into the ironing board straight up and down. Once the seams are pinned, place a tiny drop of Elmer's washable school glue in the seam allowance at each pin and iron to secure. Remove pins and take to sewing machine. I get much better accuracy this way on difficult joins.
Thanks Prism99 for your instructions and for responding so quickly. To be perfectly honest, in this particular case that sounds like way more work than I'm willing to go to on this project, so I think I'll just do my best to construct it as is. However, your method is certainly something I will take note of for reference on a future project where precision is going to be more important to me than in this case. Thanks again!