Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Square Up Before You Show Up

Sir Snips the black, cream, and gray raccoon demonstrates centering a square ruler over a pressed quilt block before trimming it to unfinished size.

November 9, 2026

Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet 🦝📐

SQUARE UP BEFORE YOU SHOW UP.

Press the block flat, confirm the required unfinished size, and center the ruler over the design. Align any diagonal seam with the ruler’s 45° line, then trim two adjacent sides. Rotate the block 180°, line up the freshly cut edges with the target measurement, and trim the remaining sides.

Keep a full ¼″ seam allowance beyond points you don’t want to lose. A little boundary work, darling. Even charming blocks need structure.

Do you square every block—or only the ones acting suspicious?

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