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.
This sounds great,.. now if I can only remember to do it LOL