Originally Posted by
charsuewilson
The only thing that hasn't been mentioned so far is that you usually press the seams in every other strip in the opposite direction - strip 1 press downward, strip 2 press upward, strip 3 press downward,.... Then the strips lock together and make the seams match better,
I did see that somewhere when I was reading ... also read the I should sew them in opposite directions to stop the "rainbow effect" ... that was VERY helpful ... not just for the bargello, but for all the time when I'm sewing strips!