Originally Posted by anniep
Eleanor Burns Quick Trip Quilts. You sew 4 in. strips together (12 of them). Then you sew strip #1 to strip #12 making the tube. It doesn't hang straight or lay flat. That's what I'm worried about. I'm afraid to cut the tube into the 2.5 in strips because I'm afraid I've got the strips crooked.
I would take out the final seam (if you have made the tubes) and go back and measure between the actual seams on the individual strips. If you started with 4" strips, then using 1/4" seams the strips should measure 3.5" between the seams. It should be pretty close if not dead spot on for the seams.
Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
. . . Lay out one of your strip sets before sewing into a tube and check to see if it's square. . . . I'd try pressing first. . . .If it doesn't lay flat you won't be able to cut the strips straight.
quiltsRfun has some excellent suggestions/comments