I think that is why the yardage sits in the closet Joesmom, dismemberment is painful and there are lots of animals in mine.
lvstoquilt, that red and white is beautiful.
OKSewglad, When I did the little brown bird quilt I was aghast to find Margaret Docherty had cut her background on the bias, her point being it then matched the grain on the rest of the blocks. It was an AQS grand winner. Starch starch starch is what I learned in doing my dear jane, those side triangles!!
I spent about three weeks working up the courage to cut them, but once starched well they behaved well.