I am right here with this! I didn't do this the first time, and boy, were my blocks wonky.....and really unusuable. Little extra time here sure makes a HUGE difference!

I put on three rows, square them up, finish and square them up again. Its too much to do it every row. If there are any really out of kilter, they get fixed at three rows.

I make them the same way - it is so much easier to paper piece them - to keep them squared

And not squaring up as you go is probably the number one reason a quilt top does not lie flat and square when done.

I do this too. It is the only way I can get my LC blocks not to be wonky!!!

Me too!!!! It was INDEED tedious.... but went together beautifully and is ready to be quilted. whew. I had to take a break from it for a few days before I begin quilting it. ;-)

i construct the entire block and then square up... it works fine and the trimmings are so tiny that you never notice...

Amen! What was wonky and gets sprayed, stretched, or shrunk into shape will pop out again unless you machine quilt it into oblivion, in my limited experience.
Know your piece is cut right size before you start. Measure the seam for 1/4", measure width of top, middle and bottom of block under construction with one of those narrow Ominigrid rulers, and either compensate on the next set of strips in the block the way you would if making a garment, or just trim it up and keep going. I don't think of it as tedium - I think of it as craftsmanship. And I don't say this because I have mastered any of this - quite the opposite! :)

Well Said!!!!

..... and sometimes part of the squaring up process, is re-stitching a seam to get it back to being 1/4" precisely!
A little extra work as you go ... creates those better looking quilts at the end!

I square and trim after each strip is added. If you chain stitch each segment you need to run to your cutting board less often.

And lots of folks suggest log cabin for a first quilt!! Go figure