Originally Posted by Quiltah Mama (Post 8183085)

EasyPeezy, thanks for the video. That was what I call a light bulb moment.:thumbup:

Originally Posted by Iceblossom (Post 8182355)

I don't know if it will help you, but what I've found is to make an L shape with my sashing on my squares first, then you put those together. It works much better than trying to accurately set on a long unwieldy skinny length to a wider length. Once you have all the L shapes on, then layout the quilt (if you haven't before) and put on the extra top and side pieces.

In general you just get better results when you put similar sized pieces together.

I also press my seams open, so typically matching seams isn't an issue for me.

Originally Posted by WMUTeach (Post 8182690)

Thanks, EasyPeezy for the link. Short, easy and a huge DUH? Why did we not think of that before? Will try this method soon. It will add some time to any project but it beats sewing, ripping out, resewing and accepting a less than perfect grid of sashing and blocks!

Originally Posted by Iceblossom (Post 8182355)

I don't know if it will help you, but what I've found is to make an L shape with my sashing on my squares first, then you put those together. It works much better than trying to accurately set on a long unwieldy skinny length to a wider length. Once you have all the L shapes on, then layout the quilt (if you haven't before) and put on the extra top and side pieces.

In general you just get better results when you put similar sized pieces together.

I also press my seams open, so typically matching seams isn't an issue for me.