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    rebeccas-sewing's Avatar rebeccas-sewing is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: Has anyone done a block like this?

    If you do this block make sure you actually mark where you need to stop sewing in order to add the second and third strip. You need to secure the seam so it doesn't pull out before you attach the next strip. Fons and Porter don't actually backstitch. They sew 'til they get to the mark (1/4" away from the edge of the fabric). They leave the needle in the fabric. Turn the fabric in the opposite direction and sew a few stitches rather than backstitch. They say (I agree) that you can't really see where to stop when sewing backwards. It's more accurate to turn the fabric.

    Great block. Love those fabrics! If there a pic of the full quilt? I'd like to see it to get the full affect.
    Last edited by rebeccas-sewing; January 31st, 2012 at 07:23 AM.
    Rebecca in Baarn, Netherlands by way of Orange County, CA.

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