Do you square your blocks.
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Geri: I am currently making the Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt. It has a zillion triangle within a square pieces. I put my ruler at the top where the point is, trimming enough to even the edge without cutting off the 1/4 inch. It really does depend on the shape you are piecing but if you start your squaring off at the point side you can always allow for that seam allowance.
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I have a 12 1/2" square ruler that works for most of my quilt blocks. As I make each portion of the block, I make sure it is square, then use the larger square ruler to make sure my block is true. It saves a lot of headaches down the road for a little extra effort, so I'm happy with the results.
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This thread has been interesting to me. I am self taught and sometimes come up with my own ways of doing things. All of my seams line up in my quilts even though I don't square me blocks. Does anyone know what I'm talking about here? However I do have a few where the points aren't perfect. That seems to get better with each quilt I do. If they aren't too bad I put them on the sides of the quilt so they aren't really displayed if the quilt is on a bed. I guess I look for the most perfect ways to make do with imperfect.
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Yes, I want the blocks the correct size so that the quilt goes together nicely. Unfortunately, I'm not very good at sewing triangle pieces (think 6" Birds In The Air Blocks) so I usually do paper piecing when I have lots of points to match.
When I made a Bonnie Hunter Crayon Box quilt I was able to keep all blocks the correct size and there were no seams to match up so I did not need to square those blocks up prior to joining to other blocks and the sashing. It was perfect as it came off the machine. Usually, I don't choose patterns with that large of a block (12") and where it doesn't require that seams match. It was kind of fun to not have to fuss over it for a change.
When I made a Bonnie Hunter Crayon Box quilt I was able to keep all blocks the correct size and there were no seams to match up so I did not need to square those blocks up prior to joining to other blocks and the sashing. It was perfect as it came off the machine. Usually, I don't choose patterns with that large of a block (12") and where it doesn't require that seams match. It was kind of fun to not have to fuss over it for a change.
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