Originally Posted by
Pennyhal
It seems that whenever I sew long strips together for a project, they never lay flat. They get all wavy. I cut them carefully on the grain of fabric, so I don't think it's a bias problem. I'm thinking of doing a pattern that uses strips, but I need to solve this problem first.
I think you're supposed to alternate the direction you sew the strips; that is first strip sewed from top to bottom, second strip from bottom up and continue like that.u