Jeanne S

I think it depends upon how much it will bug you. If not much, do as others suggest and just ease it in and go on! If it will bug you, I would pick out the sashing seams one evening while washing TV, and resew them with a slightly larger seam allowance.

quiltorelse

I thought it was the 2.5" that was too large. Now that I see the problem, I would ease it in by sewing the seam with the large piece against the feed dogs. They will ease that in with no problem.

judy363905

This sounds good, if your 2" squares are correct size you would have to u sew only one square trim and re- sew. This is really why I usually do not cut everything before I begin..not a big problem it you cut too large as too small... Of course you know just how I know. . Relax think about it and continue with Your best idea

Judy in Phx, AZ

GingerK

Yep what quitorelse said--put the longer piece on the bottom and very gently stretch the top piece as you sew the two together and no one (except you!!) will ever know. Don't you just love the errors that aggressive feed dogs can fix!!

NJ Quilter

This would be my recommendation as well. There is absolutely NO need to re-do all of that work! Ease those longer strips in and you'll be fine.

janedee

I guess most of us have made this mistake somewhere along the way - if it were me I would unpick one of the squares on the sashing and resew so it ends up in the right place, I know it would annoy me if I didn't and would worry that the excess fabric wouldn't lay flat - love the block though think its going to look brilliant.

Gail B

I would take one of the squares off each sashing piece that is cut too large and trim to correct size. That way you only have to take out one seam, resew & your blocks will be perfect. It won't take that long to rip out the short seams. I think that would be better than taking a wider seam.

cathyvv

I agree with you, Prism! You're right, a lot of mistakes come out in the wash.

As for me, I probably wouldn't even notice the different widths of the strips.

Girlfriend

I also vote for easing in - pin to make sure your intersections line up. It's amazing how, after adding backing and batting, and quilting it all up, how forgiving the process is. You won't even notice anything is amiss.

QltrSue

Your block is really cute. I hope you continue on with it and not get too discouraged. I've been quilting a long time and those things still happen to me! I think I would rip the short seam of one of the corner squares and then proceed. Easing would work, too, but it would bother me to risk rippling. However, it is a hand made item, and as such, variaitions are to be expected.