Susan Hunter

I have a question regarding tumbling blocks made with strip-piecing and no Y seams. I also saw a grandmother's garden quilt made up of lots of hexagons that also use the strip piecing method with no Y seams.

However, it looks like both of these end up with vertical seams going right down the middle where you join the strips.

And then your tumbling blocks with have an additional seam going down them.

Would love to hear comments.

Susan Hunter

Hello. I looked into making the tumbling blocks quilt and also the grandmother's garden quilt without Y seams. They used the strip piecing method. However, it looks like you end up with a vertical seam going down the middle of the top of each tumbling block! I don't know if I like that. You don't have that seam when you use the traditional method with Y seams. I don't know what I hate more -- the extra seam, or making Y seams!!!

Susan Hunter

Hello. I looked into making the tumbling blocks quilt and also the grandmother's garden quilt without Y seams. They used the strip piecing method. However, it looks like you end up with a vertical seam going down the middle of the top of each tumbling block! I don't know if I like that. You don't have that seam when you use the traditional method with Y seams. I don't know what I hate more -- the extra seam, or making Y seams!!!

BellaBoo

I used my Go to die cut 60 degree diamonds and didn't have a problem sewing the Y seams. I just left 1/4" inch unsewn on each block and added another one. I found it much faster to sew using the Y seams. I took a Marci Baker workshop and it was fun to see the strips coming together to make this quilt.

carmen garcia

i took the Craftsy.com free BOM for 2013 and on it the instructor showed how to do this block.