Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by CompulsiveQuilter
How in the world do you join strips with a totally-directional stripe? Is there a tip here, ladies and gents? I have ripped and ripped. I always seem to be about 1/4" off. What am I doing wrong? Should I have cut it on the bias or would that help at all?
One way to achieve perfection or as close as the eye can discern, is to lay your rows of fabric on top of each other so the ends overlap and the stripes match perfectly, then with your rotary cutter cut through both layers, 45 degree angle works well here. Remove the scrap pieces and sew together, you should have a perfect match and with the angled seam it shows less in the final product.
Would you not need to allow for the 1/4" seam on each in order to keep the match?