*Laughing at myself* It seems that my scant 1/4 inch was a bit too scant. Once i pressed the rows, they were considerably longer than 12 1/2 inches! I set those aside and stitched together a second set of 16 inch strips, cut them and pressed them. They were sewn with a less scant seam and am right on the mark, so far. I've only sewn 4 rows together as i was getting a bit bleary-eyed. i won't be able to stitch until next week now so it will just have to wait. maybe i can salvage the first block by ripping the two worst "scant" seams in each row and save it for myself. We'll see. Despite my mistakes, it's quite fun! i believe i'm going to love making these blocks.
Originally Posted by
Janice McC
Jaba, that's exactly what I did. I cut both the strips and the rows just a hair wider than 2 1/2 inches. Here's the unfinished result:
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