Squaring Up, Snow and Seeds...???

Do you like to square up a quilt? Well, I DO NOT !!!

I really jut like to put the borders on and get it finished

so I can hold it up and go...

awwwwwww...it is finished.

Here are some hints/pointers/rules

that others have discovered

that I find helpful.

First I love my 6" X 12" ruler.

I find common measurements for the block,

like 1/4", 1/2" or 1" etc

and make sure that I am holding the ruler on that mark

on the left side of the square

then cutting on the right side(of the ruler)

any excess fabric needed to be cut.

 I used some blue painters tape to place on the ruler here

to help me see better, since the fabric was so light in this spot.

However, I need some new tape...it kept on tearing off in pieces.

After all four sides are square OR

reasonably so,

add top and bottom border

and square again...

and the same for the two side borders...

Top with out borders

with borders

and then square up the whole top...oh my...this is too much...but necessary.

Make any sense?

Oh yea...the snow.

Well, we are suppose to get some light snow

here in eastern NC over night.

So, will be inside quilting away.

I am really glad about getting another hard freeze for gardening

purposes since we have not had many.

Hoping to plan carrot, turnip, beet and radish

seeds in a week or two.

Blessings all,

Kathy