okay brain dead here I looked at the directions but I have to blind how wide are the strips ---- I tried to figure them out but God help me the brain is asleep I want thought 1 1/2 and 2 " with seam allowance added so that would be 1 and 1 1/2 stripes right????? just can not figure stuff out the past few must have froze the brain in this weather...lol PLEASE HELP