BETTY62

It makes it so much easier to square up the total project if you square each block as you go along.

Blue Bell

I need help in squaring up this wall hanging that measures 25 X30. I am measuring 1/4 to 1/2 inch off. Seeing that I am making the same border as the sashing strips, can I oversize the border and then square it up so that it will look straight on the wall? The wall hanging is of 9 different sized pictures with sashing only. (3 across and 3 down). I thought it was going to be a simple project but quite the contrary. Any suggestions?

mom-6

Is there any way you can figure out where in the mix the original overage/shortage occurred? Then you may only have to fix one section to make it come out even.

judi wess

Most definitely. Nothing more frustrating than trying to nudge blocks to make them line up.

SandySews

Oh yes.... I press and square up each step. It prevents unwanted surprises when I go to put the pieces together and the finished top is the size and shape it's supposed to be.

lclang

YES! It makes your life so much easier when you go to join them together.

petpainter

As a new quilter, my second quilt was a bom with MANY pieces, I found out the hard way and almost at the end, that it makes a big difference when piecing like that to square up as you go!

Kris P

Yep, I do. It makes the finished product so much nicer. I look it as just another step in the process. I also pin each seam and intersection when before I sew, and press each seam after. I love the crisp look, and when all my seams match up . My attitude is:" Why rush through it? Enjoy the process." Besides quilting isn't an inexpensive hobby, I want all my quilts to be the best I can make them.

Geri B

What does losing any points mean? I would think if making a little larger, than trimming to correct unfinished size would/could jeopardize those "points" which are supposed to have 1/4"in front of them to allow for the next seam, if those are the points referred to.

Seaside gal

Always square up my blocks. It makes the whole quilt turn out better.