Squaring Up Log Cabin Block
#11
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!
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#16
Having just recently completed sewing the top (and now working on the quilting) for a LC - I squared up as I went. Tedious and time consuming as it was I will say the top went together without a hitch. The constant squaring up is one reason why I don't think I'll ever do another LC again!
#18
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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!
#19
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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..... 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!
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