Do you square your blocks.
12-03-2013, 09:03 AM
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I square all along the quilting process. An 1/8 of an inch here and there can add up across a quilt and cause distortions. I also need my tops to be as accurate as possible because it helps with my machine quilting. I need all the help I can get!
12-03-2013, 09:10 AM
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Ditto. Right from the start.
Originally Posted by Tartan
I square all along the quilting process. An 1/8 of an inch here and there can add up across a quilt and cause distortions. I also need my tops to be as accurate as possible because it helps with my machine quilting. I need all the help I can get!
12-03-2013, 09:26 AM
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*Most* of the time ...
I define "squaring up a block" as using an actual ruler to make sure that the finished size is accurate. And most of the time yes, I square them up.
But the quilt I'm currently working on has 221 4.5" blocks. Am I going to take each one of these and plop them down on my 4.5" square ruler and square them up?? Probably not. I will probably *eye-ball* each of them as I am joining them to see if I need to fudge a seam. I'll join them in units of 4 and THEN I'll square them up with a ruler, then I'll join 4 of those units and square that up ... etc. Bear in mind with this quilt I am making 111 of one block and 110 of another - so I'm making 40 or 50 blocks at a time all chain pieced. So no, I am not stopping to square up each little block.
If I were making 200+ Dear Jane blocks ... I'd be making ONE block at a time and yes I would square each one up.
I define "squaring up a block" as using an actual ruler to make sure that the finished size is accurate. And most of the time yes, I square them up.
But the quilt I'm currently working on has 221 4.5" blocks. Am I going to take each one of these and plop them down on my 4.5" square ruler and square them up?? Probably not. I will probably *eye-ball* each of them as I am joining them to see if I need to fudge a seam. I'll join them in units of 4 and THEN I'll square them up with a ruler, then I'll join 4 of those units and square that up ... etc. Bear in mind with this quilt I am making 111 of one block and 110 of another - so I'm making 40 or 50 blocks at a time all chain pieced. So no, I am not stopping to square up each little block.
If I were making 200+ Dear Jane blocks ... I'd be making ONE block at a time and yes I would square each one up.
12-03-2013, 09:36 AM
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I always square up the sewn pieces of the block before sewing the block and then square the block. I want my blocks to match up perfectly. I have learned if I have to ease or stretch blocks to fit, it never turns out to any good.
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