Originally Posted by
pmcfarlin
Thanks for telling how to block a quilt. I have seen directions in quilting magazines that say block your quilt, but assume you know what they're talking about.
If you google "how to block a quilt" you will get loads of tutorials, both YouTube and written with lots of pictures. There are so many variations on how to do it but they all involve wetting the quilt down and letting it dry pinned in place.
You can also block an unfinished quilt block. Great for when you have a situation where one of your blocks measured 12 1/2 and another measures 12 1/4. I have done it many times. I have a cork bulletin board in my sewing room with a true 12 1/2" square marked on it in permanent marker for blocking blocks.