Need Advice and a lot of HELP

[123mccoach]

I need some advice. I'm making a quilt with 5 very larg blocks with cut work on each block. I have the 4 corners done and was able to get them even. Now I'm doing the designs in between the corners and a little lower towards the middle.

The design when loaded into my machine is not straight, so I have to adjust it (no problem) However it will not adjust all the way straight. I know nothing about digitizing but I think because it was digitized for a 4 x 4 hoop and the design is a little bigger than that. I have it in a 5 x 7 thinking it would fit that but it still won't adjust on the machine all the way. The design does fit the 5 x 7 straight but it is still siting a little crooked when I put the hoop straight.

I've tried to put the hoop crooked but I can't seem to get the design straight on the material with the hoop crooked on the material. Any suggestions as to how I can get the design to sit straight on the material but the hoop crooked?

There are no measure points to set it up. I have made samples of each design, and cut them out close to the stitching, so I can lay it on the material to put points on the material to get the designs straight. Now how do I get the hoop the exact same crooked angle of the design? I can get close but it still looks off when the design is stitched. HELP!!!!!!!!! Please

[ravenstreamr]

Is it possible to stitch the design first then cut out the block to get it straight on the material that way? If so, that is what I would do even if it wasted material. I like the KISS method whenever I can make it work.

[Shastasmom]

If you haven't done so already print out the design and use the printout as a template to get the design on straight.