Originally Posted by gaigai
Originally Posted by Treasureit
OK - all you who have done this fun quilt. I have put all my hexagons on the design board and started making my strips that will then get sewn together.
My question is...do you cut off the points after you make the strip? I know I wasn't supposed to cut them while sewing, but now I have long strips with ears sticking out on each side?
Second question...if the strips aren't perfectly straight do you keep taking them apart and redo or do you straighten them by cutting?
That is all I need to know for now...thanks.
I don't cut off my points, but I don't know what the K-Queens (k3n & katrine) do. K3n has a you-tube tute about sewing the strips together you should check out. Whatever you do, don't cut anything. They may not seem straight because the bias has been stretched. You may be able to starch them back into submission.
No, don't cut the points off in OBWs. They are helpful for matching up - actually the books say "don't" as well.