Do you "square" your bed size quilts?
 

Hi there,
I'm wondering how many of us are really squaring our bed size quilts (twin, queen or king). I find it quite hard to do and I'm not sure it's worth it, because once on a bed, who could tell there is a quarter inch more or less here and there? Am I the only lazy one here? ;)

No you are not the only one. I live in a small condo in the winter and don't have the space or flat top to really square a king size quilt. I try -- folding and measuring -- but I am sure that it isn't perfect. In the summer at the cottage I have huge decks where I can spread things out. Ouch for my knees when I baste

Mim

I just measure down the middle, then ease/stretch the binding to match the middle measurement. It squares it up easily every time.

I have to use my bed to square up. Not enough floor space.

I square all my quilts, even the big ones. (As best I can, anyway.)

Watson

I square as I go ..... each piece is cut as straight/square as possible.
As each section and/or block is done, more squaring ....
...... making sure if it is to be 9" or 9-1/2" or 9-1/4", that it is.
If it is not.... what needs to be done for to fix it? and the subsequent blocks?

Then more of the same, before the borders are added, and with each border.
Then sandwich and quilt.

And yes, you guessed it .... a final squaring!

It really is not that much more work to do as I go along ... just part of the process, IMHO.
To me ... The final rewards of the finished quilt is more than worth that little extra effort!

I sort of square. I square up as I go, so it's usually pretty close. I have the big 20 1/5" square up ruler. I do the corners, then use my 6' ruler to join the corners. The 6' ruler is one of my best investments. $12 at Lowe's.

My quilts are usually a 1/2" or less off. I go by the galloping horse rule.

I am lucky enough to have a big dining room table that I put my great big cutting mat on and square up one corner at a time and then connect the squared corners. This work well enough for me. I should add that I only do this after they are quilted and before I put the binding on, so I am squaring up the three layers. Most of them square up pretty well and as for the others, well, that is their choice!!!