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quiltluvr:

Before you spend a lot of time "sliver slicing" your blocks, take a look at Sharon Schamber's site (www.youtube.com/user/SharonSchambernet).

She has a number of videos on different aspects of quiltmaking, including how to shrink a block, how to stretch a block, as well as hand quilting, binding, etc.

You might find this helpful.

abacus

I saw a wonderful ruler yesterday at the quilt fair in Sydney. A company called Aussie Patches has a Wonder Cut ruler that allows you to cut HST's from a tube made with 2 fabric strips sewn together. See the link:
http://www.aussiepatches.com.au/Cont...dandtwelve.seo

Quote:

Originally Posted by quiltluvr

This is my first attempt at a scrappy half-square triangle quilt top.

So far I have cut four inch squares, paired them up, sewn together with 1/4" seam and cut in half, then pressed.

However, I am finding now is that some of the sewed squares are not perfectly square.

Do I now have to go thru and "square" each one again, I still have the dog ears on, before I start sewing them into strips so that they will be even and "hopefully" the seams will all line up?

You'll be glad you took the time and patience to square again. That's what makes a neat-looking quilt.