When to square up blocks?

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03-27-2014, 05:53 PM

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maviskw

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Originally Posted by FroggyinTexas

I am following this thread with interest because I have yet to figure out how to square up a block. One of my expert quilting acquaintances--and she is an expert--says, "pick a side and call it square and use it as the side to square from." Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't. My blocks are usually pretty good, but I'd like to have a physical description of HOW you square your blocks. froggyintexas

Craftnut has good advice, and someone else on here said to square to the seams, not the edges. That is very important. If you're squaring something with a diagonal line in it, put that diagonal line on the ruler on the diagonal seam. That will give you good points.

03-28-2014, 01:17 PM

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Craftnut

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I hope this works, here is a pic that illustrates the concept. See how the diagonal line goes through the middle point to point to the corners? Center the middle of the ideal size in the center, then cut off the excess on all four sides. In this case, the halfway point is 2-1/8 and the block will be 4-1/4 when squared up.

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