hehehe! I go through the same thing, it can be so frustrating, from now on it's "make my day" Love your humor!

That helps me the most too. No matter what, there is always that one block that will not cooperate.

Great glue idea.

Deb ~ I am also a rubber stamper (besides quilting and knitting), so I've worked with double stick tape. 3M puts out two kinds of double stick tape: Permanent and temporary bond. Which are you using? I was thinking temporary bond, but now I'm wondering if it works the same on fabric as it does on paper? Maybe the temporary bond isn't strong enough to hold fabric?

Thanks for all the good info, everyone! I'll have to put your suggestions to work for me, also. :thumbup:

this tip came from Fons and Porter...I like the way it keeps the intersection lined right up I'll try and explain it, line up your seams with seams going in opposite directions as normal and then put your pin like this / . pin head on right side of seams and pin bottom on left side of seam. when your machine comes down the seam allowance stop with needle down directly in seam and remove pin...continue sewing, works for me.

I saw this on ONNTV.
If you have a seam that just will not match up lay it out flat so the seams are even with each other. Use 1/2 inch Scotch tape and tape the two pieces togather then fold over and sew along the edge of the tape, it will be 1/4 inch. Your seam will match and just pull the tape off.

I agree with Lucy In the Sky...invest in better pins, those are too thick. You might try spray starch and pressing. It's almost as good as basting. Then with fine pins, you can poke right on the stitching at the top seam, 1/4 inch down from the top and through to 1/4 inch from the top on the back and make a small stitch with the pin. Your seams should be pressed so that the nest against each other and if possible, sew in the direction to force the top seam against the bottom seam. I find this more accurate than pinning on each side of the seam.

The trick is to press the seams to be sewn in opposite directions so you have opposing seams to match up as they are sewn. That gives you a great little ledge that locks them into place.

That's exactly right but sometimes that just isn't enough. That's why I put a pin in each of those seam allowances plus one just a hair to the left of the left one. Learned that on this board. Have made 3 or 4 quilts using that technic and it's worked every time.