Originally Posted by
dunster
Are you talking about squaring the quilt (meaning it was not square to start with) or just removing the excess backing and batting after quilting? If the quilt is not square, then trying to square it using the outer border probably won't make it any more square. If the quilt is square and the outer border is square then your method makes sense.
I am talking about squaring up the quilt after it has been quilted as I remove the excess backing and batting.
When I make the quilt top, I square up the blocks before joining them in rows so I end up with a square quilt top.(or pretty close)
I can see the outer border seam is straight so I can line up my rulers along it. Using the outer border seam as my guide allowed me to get a uniform border when I squared the quilt after quilting.
I usually use the raw edge of the quilt top to line up my rulers. Thank you all for your input.