🧵 Creative Grids Quilting Template for Stunning Finished Sewing Results Review

I want to love it, but no matter how hard I try, I absolutely cannot sew it perfectly to match the first block. I double check to make sure it's a perfect 3 1/2 inch square and then mark a 1/4 inch seam all the way around. I iron and even cut after sewing on each log. I did 5 tries and now I need to take a break, any suggestions how to get the perfect first block?

I thought making wooden blocks was the best way to reduce my stash and scraps of fabric. I looked at the striped lines from Marti Michell and Quilt in a Day and settled on the Creative Grids square ruler. While the Creative Grids videos show how easy it is to take a straight cut piece of fabric, I've found that the best way for me to use a ruler is to cut the strips to the right size, a Sew a circle and cut with a ruler. Choosing fabric is the hardest step for me so choosing fabric and cutting…

At first I thought that using a 12 inch log house cutting tool would make the blocks too large and visually unattractive. I felt an 8" or 10" block would be better. Then I found out my overflowing mountain of red, white, and blue patriotic scraps and yards that needed to be cut and sewn into charity blankets for wounded soldiers and got to work. My precious stash has dwindled a bit after a few weeks of sewing 12 inch blocks. The tool is a great way to use orphan jelly roll strips. The only…