I've gotta figure out some way to get points to match up. I thought I had cut accurately and sewn 1/4" seams, but one block in particular came out quite a bit smaller. Being in a hurry to get it finished before a cat vomits on his precious dictionaries, I fudged a bit. The fine white cotton fabric also strangely seemed to shrink a bit when ironed. Maybe it was just my imagination. I had bought it at a quilt shop and I burned a bit, and it didn't melt the way a synthetic would.
Oh, well, try, try again--or else start making patterns that don't have so many points. LOL

Those of you who make things a bit bigger than called for, so that you can trim the edges to get a block of the right size: In this sort of quilt, everything inside the block has to match up, so where do you add the extra bit? Just on what will become the outside edges of the block? Your way sounds like what I need.

Sometimes it's a 'scant' 1/4". You just have to get used to how 'you' use your rotary cutter, your ruler and your sewing machine guide to be able to come up with the size that's needed for the pattern. When I have points, I put a pin straight thru at the point where the needle should go, then pin beside it on both sides. I don't want that fabric to move as I want the points to be sewn exactly where that first pin is.....and the pin has to be removed before it goes under the presser foot as it's going straight down.

Practice, practice, practice.......

SharonG/FL

I am one of those that makes the parts of the block slightly larger then trims to size. I make each part (HST, flying geese ... then trim to the proper size needed to finish the block. It does take longer to do, but I find it easier to get my blocks to come out right this way. My points are not perfect, but are much better since I started doing it this way.

beverly

And your points are just fine, especially on the bottom left block. They're just perfect!

~ Kit

I love it! Something as simple as changing just that gives each block its indivuality. I think I noticed this so easily because this is not a bed size quilt and I can see it all at once.

Ironkit: Lift up thine eyes to the "card trick" block, top middle. There you will see some truncated points!

One girl I had a class with said her mother would even hand-sew the points first to make sure they matched. (ugh) If it was a very special quilt and I was having big-time problems, I might do that....so far, I'm ok with the way I do it.

SharonG/FL