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Old 01-01-2011, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by QM
That's a really nice quilt. I like the fact that you used partial strips in some places. Good for you.
My co-worker taught me to sew same-size strips together end to end as I finished projects, creating "jelly rolls" ... it makes stitching these string quilts almost a breeze since we don't have to handle so many pieces trying to find the one that will fit a certain place. You can really get a production going when you have prepared ahead of time + ! the rolls take less space, and the fabric doesn't get so banged up when they are controlled in that manner. <wave>
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