Coping strips...I can't find the newsletter which is irksome as I thought I saved it.
Basically, in my QFH, I am making strips that will end up going diagonally across the quilt. All of the pieces are supposed to be 5 1/2 inches square. Well, the corners of all my flying geese are 5 1/2 inches apart, but the sides are horrible. Of course, I didn't realize that until AFTER I started to sew the rows together.
Well, my rows instead of all being even like this ____________ they look a bit more like this l___________l there is definitely something amiss. Coping strips are small strips of fabric that you make and then sew to the uneven edge so it makes it all even like this _________. If I square all of my pieces DOWN, then I've cut off all the tips of the triangles and the SIAS units would look horrible. With coping strips, it's a bit more work, but it means I don't have to cut all of my pieces down. I can shove these fabric strips in the uneven spots and see if I can selvage it that way. I don't how it will affect the overall pattern yet, but I really don't care anymore. If I can ever finish the stupid thing, I'll tie tack it and since I promised hubby when I started I wouldn't give it away, it'll go on the bottom of the stack of quilts. I hope it never sees the light of day again.
I hope that made a little sense. I'm going to keep trying to find the newsletter.