Originally Posted by Onebyone

. I learned to sew long strips by having the top strip pulled up from the needle and only meeting the bottom strip when under the foot. I keep the top strip on my shoulder and use my hand to keep it lifted before the needle. A sewer for a fashion house showed me this way. They could not have mess ups or redos on hundreds of dollars a yard designer fabric so it had to be done right the first time. I sew my borders this way cut across the width of fabric. If the quilt edge is 60 inches long and I cut my border 60 inch long the bottom edges always meet perfectly even. Something to do with the easement of the top strip on the bottom strip. It works.