Each time I got ten blocks made, I sewed them into a long row. First I had to make sure they were in the right order to make the pattern. As you can see I alternated the directions of the blocks. To sew them together I matched them up, back to back, making sure the edges were just right. After sewing the blocks together I pressed the seams open on the right side and top stitched on each side of the original seam - three rows of stitching for each seam!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sewing the Blocks Together
Each time I got ten blocks made, I sewed them into a long row. First I had to make sure they were in the right order to make the pattern. As you can see I alternated the directions of the blocks. To sew them together I matched them up, back to back, making sure the edges were just right. After sewing the blocks together I pressed the seams open on the right side and top stitched on each side of the original seam - three rows of stitching for each seam!
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When you sew the first seam, are the right sides together or the wrong sides? I'm trying to envision this. I'll have to take a good look at the final product. I love the pattern.
ReplyDeleteSew the back sides together. Then on the front side, you have the seam allowances. Press these seams open. Then fold the edge under, like a hem. Top-stitch over each "hem". That finishes off the seam on the top of the quilt and also covers the raw edges of the top square. Go it?
ReplyDeleteJudy
Sounds like a foreign language to me. :) Of course I barely know my way around a sewing machine.
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