cutting the little bit of selvedge off the end of each piece ... always trim selvedges

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a better look at how the strips appear when they are chain stitched together

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and, when you cut them apart

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cut the last strip added in half

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and, again ...

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opened the roll up and this is when I discovered that I hadn't read the small print!

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I separated the strips into like stacks and tried to arrange them so the colors "flowed"

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my container of 2 inch squares, waiting to be the leaders and enders (courtesy blocks)

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put the ends of two strips, right sides together and stitch through the machine

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Two squares ready to be sewn together ... I keep matching pairs at the beginning and ending of my chain piecing

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start chain piecing the strips together through your machine. It helps to have a container on the backside of the machine to catch your work off the floor

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have completed the first joining of all strips ... note: another set of 2 inch blocks .. leave the courtesy block in there .. saves thread and time. Just cut the strips loose and bring to front of machine

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cut the strips apart ... good idea to have another container to let the strips fall into as you work them from the back of the machine to the front

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right sides together --start sewing the first strip end to the last strip end, down the long side

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this is NOT what you want the "loop" to look like when you get ready to cut the strips in half, after having sewn the complete length. I hadn't made sure that I had the ends, right sides together

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but, it worked out okay ... it could have been better, however

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You now have a long strip of two ... you need to go back and find the other end of your long strip and fold it in half, bringing the starting part up to the ending part ... stitch down the long side

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make sure you cut the long strips in half BEFORE you get to the end ... having sewn two strips to two strips, you will now have

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