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How to Sew a Quilt Top: Practical Steps for Beginners TL;DR: Accurate cutting and a consistent 1/4 inch seam allowance are essential for well-matched quilt tops. Chain-piecing, nesting seams, and proper pressing techniques help assembly and point matching. You can sew a square, well-matched quilt top by cutting accurately, using a consistent 1/4" seam allowance, chain-piecing your blocks, nesting seams between rows, and squaring the top before adding borders. The two standards that matter most from the first cut to the last seam: a fresh rotary blade and a seam allowance that never …