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Check all fabric pieces for straight edges. It may have been cut accurately but this isn’t always the case.

• If fabric isn’t straight, use your rotary cutter and ruler to trim it.

• Some loosely woven fabrics can be straightened by pulling a crosswise thread from the weave and then cutting along the gap. Tearing fabrics is rarely accurate enough for patchwork.

• Fabrics such as stripes and plaid patterns may have skewed grain lines. These can be straightened out by pulling on the two short sides of the fabric to return the warp and weft threads to right angles (see diagram in Using Fabric Grain below).

• Trim off the selvedge, that is, the tightly woven edge on a fabric. It is often more than ¹⁄₄in (6mm) wide so may well appear in your patchwork without you intending it to.