Originally Posted by
DOTTYMO
This is the pattern I'm using cheryl.thisbe.org/JapanesePuzzle2.pdf. It is me who is just not clicking with the joining. Instructions.
Thank you for your help as I am house bound at present due to operation.
Okay, I'm up.
That pattern is really well-written, and is what I call a real JP (you can see the faux ones done with squares at the end - they look too clunky to my eye).
She cuts and sews the patches together differently than I do, but that shouldn't be affecting putting it together, but we both end up with the same shapes.
(I've got some tips for cutting and sewing your next one, but we'll leave that for another time.)
Are you making a small one like in the pattern, or a bigger wallhanging/quilt?
So I gotta ask...
Are you sure each patch was in the correct position on your design wall before you started sewing?
(It is
so easy to swap or accidentally turn around the A's with each other within a block when laying out the pieces.
It's one of the only quilts I don't chain piece. Can you imagine??!?!!!!!)
Oy.
If I was sitting next to you, I'm sure I'd be able to see the problem.
Any chance for pictures?
Where on page 4 did you get to (which photo), and at which exact step is it not working for you?