Originally Posted by
jljack
Linda, it works best if you cut off 18" of the first strip. Otherwise you end up with each strip starting on one side of the quilt and ending on the other side, next strip doing the same, etc. so you end up with just strips basically sewn together. Taking off the 18" makes it so the the strips "wrap" to the next row. Am I making this clear? :-)
Janice thank you! I forgot about that step! Yes, after you sew your very very long strip together - you must cut off about 18''s of "one" side so your seams are off set! You don't want any seams lining up together!
Nancy