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Old 04-03-2010, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jcarilyn
Hi everyone. I know I'm famous for doing things that are WAY beyond my skills, but I thought this would be easy.

I have 1 1/2" strips, sewing 6 of them together, then cutting them all 1 1/2", then sewing those strips so the block is 6 1/2 x 6 1/2. All of my seams are going the right way, but I just can't seem to get them all butted correctly. Could be because I've been sewing most of the day, so my visions probably a bit crazy....but is there a secret to these? I thought small would be good, maybe not so much.

Thanks!
Are you reversing the direction as you sew the strips? Sew the first 2 together, than when adding the 3rd one start from the bottom of the other 2. Keep reversing your sewing direction until you have sewed all 6 together. Clear as mud? Your strip set will be straighter.
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