Somewhere I saw a tutorial on how to sew these strips together so it compensated for the sometimes inconsistant 2-1/2 inch. I think it involved measuring in 2-1/4 inch from the left side of the strip to your needle instead of the right. That way your strip sets came out the right size as it was the seam that was variable, such as the top strip had 1/4 inch while the bottom might only have 1/8 inch material. I know I am not explaining it clearly, but if anyone can understand my blathering, and remembers this tutorial, please put me out of my misery and remind me where I can access it. Thank you soooo much!

I have also read ....to prevent that "bend" or swerve when sewing strips together, as you are joining strips, start at opposite end as the previous strip. Hope that makes sense.

Wanted to add - I have tried this and it DOES work!!

we will surf and see if we can find the link for you

Thanks, I have read that too and you are right, it does work.

OH thank you soooo much!

http://www.bearpawproductions.com/us...May%20Vary.pdf

Give it a second or two to load.

OH my GOODNESS! That is it!!!

Thank you sooooooo much!

You guys are wonderful!

Wasn't this a tip that Debbie Umphress posted a few days ago too? :D:D:D

Thank you for posting this link, the visual really helps :D:D:D

Ahhhhh! So that's where I first saw it! 8-) Brain hiccup I guess.... :roll:

Thanks for posting this!

Thanks for posting this, it's great!

thank you i have strips planned will save me some unsewing

I haven't seen this before, but it makes perfect sense. Those Bali pops are beautiful, but I've avoided them because of the different widths. Saw some today at LQS.

Oh I'm so glad to see that. Wow,that makes a lot of sense. Yeah!!!!!!