On YouTube they had a show of a group of women making this quilt. It was a race. It was so fun to watch. It went so quickly. The winner jumped up and threw her hands in the air and then, one by one, each other woman did the same thing. I watched the whole thing. (They had already sewed the 2 1/2" pieces end to end before the start of the show) It was amazing at how fast this procedure went. Looked like a fun night at a "Quilting Bee" or something. I would love to do this with a group of women and race to the end.