When you cut the two pieces with the batting between in one cut, did you find it held together better? Twice when I've used rag blocks I cut on my Accuquilt, I found the blocks shifted when I stitched an x across them and when I sewed the blocks together, I wasn't always on the right side of the fringe. Yes, I pinned, but it still was a problem. I'm thinking (hoping?) cutting the blocks at one time will help...