fussy cut
v.— «I tried to “fussy” cut the background to maintain the “lines” created by the geometric shapes, but I found it difficult to keep the fabric perfectly positioned.» —“Finished: 1st Foundation piecing ‘quilt’” by Keerthi Y. McIntosh Usenet: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting Nov. 28, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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