Originally Posted by roselady
It is so beautiful! I am ready to start sewing on mine. I've been cutting for awhile now, yuk! I have read a few different ways to sew them, some say not to sew all the ways to the center of the points, what do you suggest? Thanks so much.
Weeeellll... I figured out a way to do it that worked for me when I did Kayak on the Lake, then I read the book that came with the rulers and found out I was doing it nearly the opposite way the ruler person says to. I even do things she says NOT to do. Sigh. :roll: I tried it her way with this top--but the squares came out bad. So--I went back to my idea.
I lay out the eight larger triangles first--then pair them up and sew and iron. Then I lay those pairs out and sew them and iron. I iron all these seams going the same direction. Then I sew the two halves together and iron that seam open. Then I add the outer smaller four triangles and iron out. I asked my quilter if the centers gave her any trouble on Kayak-and she said "not a bit!" I like how they look--they have a kind of swirl in the middle (well, when everything matches up nicely).
I'd love to see what you're doing! What colors?? Good luck! :-D
Boston--Rachel liked the last one best!! Whew!! :lol:
Farmer Girl (love that name!)--I did something similar before (barn quilt) and you are so right--it was a pain! But--I think it's best for this, so I shall pursue and endure. :lol: