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Your applique quilt blocks are washed, dried and
pressed. It's time to square them up. Squaring up creates corners with
perfect 90 degree angles. And that makes for easy piecing!
...if you spend much time appliqueing. It is easier to use for this process. Use one that is as large or larger than the applique blocks you are trimming.
If you marked the horizontal and vertical center lines for your placement marking guides, squaring up is pretty easy.
If you used an overlay or light box to position the applique shapes, you may not have marked the horizontal and vertical centers of your block. If you did mark, it's possible that washing the blocks removed the marks. What to do?
Refer back to your original pattern.
We'll use these as guides or landmarks to square up our Lily Rosenberry applique quilt blocks. (Click the underlined links below to see a closeup picture.)
Position the ruler on the applique block, using all the information above...double and triple checking. You don't want to cut your block too small now!
Trim the top and right edge. Flip the block 180 degrees. Line up the cut block edges with the 15-1/2" (cut size) lines of the ruler. Check that the 7-3/4" lines cross in the center red circle. Is the 45 degree ruler line on the center diagonal stem?
Once everything is lined up, the final two edges are trimmed. Repeat for your remaining blocks and they're ready to be pieced into the quilt top.
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Back: Lesson 6
Washing Applique
Quilt Blocks
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Regardless of the method of applique I use, these are some of my go-to tools.
The serrated edge on this short-bladed scissor make it easy to trim seam allowances—my all-time favorite scissor.