Vertical or Horizontal block piecing -- Help!
02-03-2011, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
I chain sew in vertical rows and never clip the threads. The threads act like pins for the horizontal rows. This is how Eleanor Burns does it and I copy off of her a lot.
02-03-2011, 01:48 PM
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I've tried both ways. I think I'm with scissor queen about less bulk that goes
through the machine when you do by 4 patch and keeping everything square.
I press all my seams open then I don't have to worry about direction. :)
I'd say there is no right or wrong...just whatever works for you.
through the machine when you do by 4 patch and keeping everything square.
I press all my seams open then I don't have to worry about direction. :)
I'd say there is no right or wrong...just whatever works for you.
02-03-2011, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I don't sew rows at all. I sew the blocks into giant 4 patches and then the giant 4 patches together until I have the quilt in 4 quarters. Then I sew the top quarters together and the bottom quarters together. You only have one full width seam that way. Plus the quilt comes out squarer overall.
02-03-2011, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I don't sew rows at all. I sew the blocks into giant 4 patches and then the giant 4 patches together until I have the quilt in 4 quarters. Then I sew the top quarters together and the bottom quarters together. You only have one full width seam that way. Plus the quilt comes out squarer overall.
02-03-2011, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I don't sew rows at all. I sew the blocks into giant 4 patches and then the giant 4 patches together until I have the quilt in 4 quarters. Then I sew the top quarters together and the bottom quarters together. You only have one full width seam that way. Plus the quilt comes out squarer overall.
02-03-2011, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
I chain sew in vertical rows and never clip the threads. The threads act like pins for the horizontal rows. This is how Eleanor Burns does it and I copy off of her a lot.
If I have to stop before I finish joining all the blocks, what I have finished goes on the design wall and I take that opportunity to double check placement.
Works for me.
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