Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
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. . .
Oh no! I sewed them all in the same direction! That's probably what's wrong.
I've made that quilt and sewed them all in the same direction with no problem. In fact, that's how Eleanor does it. Could it be your pressing?
It's a fun and quick quilt to make. In fact, right now I have one top finished and another in progress. Enjoy your class.
Each tube will have all of it's rows seams pressed in the same direction; if you have 12 tubes then you'll have 6 tubes w/all seams pressed up and 6 with them all pressed down. This way after you cut them and start putting it together the seams will butt up against each other alot easier.