Squaring up a block
#1
Do you square up a block as you go? For example, if you're making a Log Cabin. When you're working around the square do you make it square after each piece, if you see you're a bit off? Or do you wait until the whole block is finished?
#6
Originally Posted by luvstoquilt301
The log cabin can get a little wonky. I use a wider strip for the outside on all 4 sides. then trim to perfection.
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Yes, I square on every round.
http://quiltingcorgis.blogspot.com/2...log-cabin.html
It may be hard to see on my Dr. Seuss log cabin - but the fox in socks block is slightly wonky because I screwed up the trimming.
The place I noticed this most was when I started piecing the blocks together and discovered that my outer logs were slightly different widths so that they didn't line up correctly - all of the blocks are the same measurement, but I missed something along the way.
Cheers, K
http://quiltingcorgis.blogspot.com/2...log-cabin.html
It may be hard to see on my Dr. Seuss log cabin - but the fox in socks block is slightly wonky because I screwed up the trimming.
The place I noticed this most was when I started piecing the blocks together and discovered that my outer logs were slightly different widths so that they didn't line up correctly - all of the blocks are the same measurement, but I missed something along the way.
Cheers, K
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