judymay

I am piecing Eleanor Burns .Trip Around The World, quilt top.
It starts with 2 strips of five different fabrics. It says to press the seams away from fabric # 1 then cut the strips 4" wide and sew strip A to strip B. When you go to sew them together you can't butt the seams up against each other because they are both pressed going the same way. Should I stay with the directions or should I press row B the other way so the seams butt up against each other. Thank you so much for the help.

krafty14

Are you sure you are supposed to join them side by side? Or add b onto a?

Mattee

Pics might help, if you can.

thepolyparrot

Her Trip Around the World video is here:
http://quiltinaday.com/theater/3100/3101.html

Maybe this will show you how they go together?

judymay

you cut the long strips, of five fabrics, every 4" across . strip A starts with fabric 1, strip B starts with fabric 2 then then when you sew them together each square is moved over 1 square in each row. They match up fine it's just that the seams match up on the same side and I thought you should always be able to butt them together so they lay flat.

drivingsusan

Turn one strip around to the other end.

krafty14

Hi. As you can see I am kind of new here. I found these instructions online that have a lot of pictures. Perhaps they will help.

http://quiltville.com/tatw.shtml

Hopefully I haven't confused you more!! :?

davidwent

GREAT VIDEO!!! LOL Love the way she throws the scraps over her shoulder!
David

judymay

I watched the video and it is different than the older book I am using but Eleanor did iron all the seams so they nest together so that's what i'll do. Thanks everyone

judymay

Thanks krafty14. The quiltville sight was very good.