Wanabee Quiltin

Yes, I do and if you do, your quilt will look so much better and go together really well. I can't imagine trying to fit a block that is 7 5/8" to a block that is 8".

misseva

I'm doing the Bonnie mystery quilt too. How do you keep the small side triangle ruler from slipping? I'm having a heck of a time keeping it still. Even put tape on back & I still get slipping. Aghhhhhhh!!! Cutting is NOT my thing. I just like to sew blocks. Unfortunately you have to do one without the other unless you buy precuts and that doesn't work on a 'mystery'. BTW I've never made a quilt using triangles before. I'm really out of my comfort zone. I did check my blocks and only had to square up 4 - rest were spot on. Now - how did that happen?

MargeD

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.

sguillot

I square each section to, it sames a lot of time at the end.

Zyngawf

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.

madamekelly

Since I started doing so, my quilts have much less wonky spots to hide...lol.

smoothride

When you are doing a quilt you should square up as you go because if you wait until your done it is exhausting and feels like the end will never come.

JudyTheSewer

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.

MadQuilter

Most of the time I square them up.

Annie68

Yes, I do, I have rulers for all the common sizes up to 16 inches.