I never used to cut larger and then trim, then I had some leftover HST that were bigger than what I needed, so I trimmed them to size. Wow, what a difference it made in sewing them together. They fit together so perfectly and the middle seam matched perfectly every time. It was well worth the extra time to trim them and I always do them that way now.

i went ahead and cut them a bit too big and trimmed them to size :D
Gave me another excuse to go to town to get 1 :D

Thanx yall

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-37915-1.htm

take a look at this tute on the board here.

oooo, thank you knlsmith :D.
this just worked PERFECTLY :D

LOL thanks knlsmith for posting this. I was going to but was checking to see what was posted before putting my method on!

I am glad it is working for people.

When doing the 7/8th, you REALLY REALLY have to be careful and sew a scant 1/4" seam. You also have to press carefully because you have no leeway on the finished size.

That is why I use the finished HST size +1" plan. I don't have to do a scant 1/4" or even a perfect seam because I will trim the HST at the end. A little more work but quicker and more accurate for me in the long run.

I havent had a chance to use it, unfortunately I didn't see when i did my avatar quilt (120 HST) It would have been a REAL time saver!

Your avatar is really beautiful! Love what you did with it.