fence rail
#1
I am making my first fence rail quilt. I cut my strips 2 1/2 inches,sewed them at 1/4 inch and when you lay them side by side you can see they are the same size which is 8x8 but when you turn the second block to start making the fence rail the size doesn't match. What am I doing wrong? When I watch tutorials on this the I do according to the instructions. Please help. Thanks
#2
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Maybe some of your seams weren't 1/4". They must have been just a smidge smaller. This is what's neat about this quilt. You can trim a smidge on each side to even them up.
If you were making a whole quilt of these fabric strips alone you can sew 2 1/2 x 44" strips together and then measure the width, then cut your blocks to match. Chain sewing like that can make the project go a lot quicker.
Good luck.
If you were making a whole quilt of these fabric strips alone you can sew 2 1/2 x 44" strips together and then measure the width, then cut your blocks to match. Chain sewing like that can make the project go a lot quicker.
Good luck.
#6
Originally Posted by msawicki64
I am making my first fence rail quilt. I cut my strips 2 1/2 inches,sewed them at 1/4 inch and when you lay them side by side you can see they are the same size which is 8x8 but when you turn the second block to start making the fence rail the size doesn't match. What am I doing wrong? When I watch tutorials on this the I do according to the instructions. Please help. Thanks
#10
Originally Posted by donnajean
Strips should be 8 1/2 long if your making them 2 1/2" wide. You did not allow for seam allowance when cutting the length to get an 8" block.
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