My blocks are too wonky!
I'm a bit frustrated and I haven't even started my latest quilt. I'm attempting to make a sawtooth star block (need a total of 41) and so far all I have made are practice ones, none of which have come out okay. Despite all my efforts in measuring over and over before cutting as well as overcutting, and lining everything up and measuring again and doing my best to sew precise 1/4" scant seams, etc. I can't come up with a decent star. And this problem isn't just limited to this particular quilt, I have the same problem if I'm doing something as simple as a 4 square. Things just don't line up. I could cut two individual precisely measured 5" squares but when I put one on top of the other, it's guaranteed they won't line up exactly. And then there are the big clumps where all the seams meet, sometimes my sewing machine won't even sew over them.
I'm attaching a couple of pics of one of my practice squares and you can see how wonky it is and this is after I tore out several seams and restitched because they were even wonkier.
I plan to use the Eleanor Burns method for making the flying geese, except for the directional fabric, for those I'll use another method I found. Is there a preferred method for flying geese, one that is most accurate? I've ordered a stripology ruler and wing clipper ruler, crossing my fingers that this will help. And I'm going to have to overcut a bit more.
I'm also attaching a picture of the quilt I want to make, it's from Better Homes & Gardens American Patchwork & Quilting, issue 166. I hope I'm not biting off more than I can chew, or should I say cutting up more fabric than I can sew.