Originally Posted by QuiltinLee
Steve,
When I did my DI, I made sure to press my seams so that the rows went in opposite directions and could butt each other up. Used 2 pins (1 on either side of the seam). Then I held my breathe and did an ancient Inca warriors prayer, spun in my chair 3 times for luck and did it :lol:
Good luck!
Lee
Lee has the right idea. When you make your checkerboard squares, every other strip is pressed a different way. When you cut it up and reverse the strips end to end, they will interlock. Pin well before and after the intersection. I then took my my Elna and set it for the longest stitch. I sewed a 1/8 seam across the point where two seams came together. Just an inch or two. I turned it over, checked, if it was OK, it went over to the Bernina where the final seam was sewn @ 2 1/2 1/4 inch seam. I then easily pulled out the original basting seams.
Lot of work?
Yep.
Worth it?
Good Luck.
tim in san jose