Type ( basket weave quilts) into Google search engine, then choose the * pinterest* option. Scroll through the pictures & see if you can determine what went wrong ( if anything) without a picture we really can not determine if there was something else you could have done. When I made mine I sewed my strips into tubes so I did not have raw edges, then I used a lightweight fusible stabilizer, wove my strips on the stabilizer, pressed it so it was held in place then stitched it. I followed the woven pattern, so did not sew across ( under) sections. I did a queen sized quilt, working in sections, weaving ends into the next section as I went along. I remember at the time thinking ( there is probably an easier way) but it turned out great