Sewing long strips

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01-18-2016, 11:19 AM

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Pennyhal

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Thanks everyone with your replies! Those were fantastic suggestions that I've never thought of before. I now feel more confident about strip piecing!

01-18-2016, 01:24 PM

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matraina

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Originally Posted by Pennyhal

It seems that whenever I sew long strips together for a project, they never lay flat. They get all wavy. I cut them carefully on the grain of fabric, so I don't think it's a bias problem. I'm thinking of doing a pattern that uses strips, but I need to solve this problem first.

I think you're supposed to alternate the direction you sew the strips; that is first strip sewed from top to bottom, second strip from bottom up and continue like that.u

01-18-2016, 03:02 PM

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fozzie

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Thanks for the tip Jan, so helpful.

01-18-2016, 03:31 PM

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IBQUILTIN

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All of this is god information and I would only add that when I cut long strips, I like to cut lengthwise of my fabric. It seems to keep that waviness from happening.

01-19-2016, 03:55 AM

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citruscountyquilter

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I alternate the direction that I sew and that helps a lot. To help me remember which direction to sew I always put a pin the the end I've just finished that way I know where to start the next one. This allows me to have some interruptions in my work and still remember. All I have to do it seems is to set something down and then wonder what is what when I pick it up again.