Just sew the seam over the cross that is formed where the two other seams meet and it will all fit and be OK as long as you keep the seams consistent.

It looks fine to me. Maybe because ALL of my points look like this LOL. But really when it is together it will be fine. I don't worry too much about everytthing being perfect. Those little imperfections add charm.

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IMHO, if you trim the pieced squares so that the points line up, you will have to do the same to the solid squares, and you would lose part of the design. Just go with it and enjoy the process. Next time make a sample block or blocks to see how they work together. I think there is a very lucky little girl in your world. It is beautiful.

I think the blocks are really pretty. I worked with that same princess material and found out their blocks were not square. It threw me till I figured it out. Hurray, it wasn't me!

When I have points to end in a seam, I put a pin through the point and on the 1/4 line of piece sewing through, if off slightly it doesn't seem to matter in the long run. I usually leave this pin sticking straight up and remove when near pressure foot when I can see that needle is aiming for that spot--actually 1 to 2 threads to the right of that spot. I also place regular pinning on each side of the point for stabilization.

The thing I found helps most is once your square is sewn, make sure and square them up to the "unfinished" size, before sewing the other squares together or the sashing on. It doesn't seem to me, just by looking, that you've done this before sewing the rest together. I used to have your same problem when I was new at it, had a more advanced quilter show me that, and I do it faithfully since. You'd be surprised how even slivers cut off really works. Just a suggestion. Don't get discouraged, hang in there...it gets better!

Do you square up your block after it is finished and before you sew it to another block??

GrammaO,

I know how your feel. I am a fanatic about points being right & it bugs the heck out of me when they are not. I have learned to measure each block when I finish it all the way around and that way all of them start out right. If you trim one & make it a correct 1/4" S.A., then it might be shorter for attaching the next block. You can hopefully move your needle over one click to the right or left to get a more accurate seam.It takes a lot of practice to get consistant seam allowance with point correct. Now there are times that some points have the 1/4" taken off, but most come right to the point. I know I will never make any $ by fixing others, so I just do that to mine. It is the "what Mother taught me" syndrome. Most don't worry about it.

Peg-TX

I think it looks lovely the way it is

Since this is the first block you can make a prefrence choice. EIther keep all the blocks like the first or change the seam measurents to have the pooint hit the point. Personally I kind of like the slight difference...it makes it your personal design...Can't wait to see the finished project and all quilted.

Andie

The more distressing problem would be if you were cutting off the point. If you know that you have measured that block so that there is 1/4 inch beyond the point, then the 1/4 inch problem is on your machine.
if you stitch the blocks together with the block on top, your 1/4 inch seam should pass through the "X" at the point.
Now, consider this: The purpose of the 1/4 inch is to try to accomplish a standard for measurement purposes, and to insure enough fabric beyond your stitching line so that the material, as it wears, will not be pulled apart at the seam.
The first book I ever used for making quilts was a Kaye Wood book that used 1/2 inch seam allowances (I haven't forgiven her for that yet!)
1/4 inch seam allowance is a factory standard for all clothing versus every one of your sewing patterns who recommend 5/8 inch seam allowance - - guess who benefits from that recommendation?
I tell you all of these facts and figures so that you can understand that there are some good reasons for that 1/4 inch seam allowance ... however!
If your blocks were mine, I might casually wonder about it, but for most of the quilt piecing we do, the amount is not as important as consistency.
It would be a shame if you became so focused on the "dos and don'ts" that you became frustrated and disappointed and paralyzed with regulations. <wave>
P. S. If you look at your pictures, your first one shows a bit of "gap" ... the second one makes that bit look like the Grand Canyon!!! I can only assume that the problem gets bigger when you get closer and smaller when you give it some space. The key is QUALITY :thumbup:

Does your block measure the correct size before adding to the next block??? Maybe you are suppose to size the block...Looks like a SIS (square in a square) block...From the picture of the block, the sides look bigger than a 1/4 inch....

Yes, but make sure you don't take off too much. If your pieced block is supposed to be 8 1/2 inches (finished size 8" ) and to square it up you need to take it down to 8 1/4" DON'T do it! It won't fit with the rest of the blocks. You can shave a small amount, maybe an eighth or sixteenth of an inch. There's a way that you can square up a block using starch and steam pressing it. Do a search on this board for squaring blocks.

I agree ....good advice, Jan.