I finished sewing the squares together. I still need to trim strings and bind it. I just haven't gone through the bins to find something to use.
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We'll see if I have to put something under it to keep it from sliding around.
Things I learned while doing this....
1. Jerry's Jelly Roll Jig... it makes the strip making a piece of cake. Just put the fabric, batting, the rough side of the plastic strips toward the materials and shove it through. It take the ironing, folding and clipping steps out of the strip making process. Just sit down and sew. pull on the jig, fold and sew some more. I LOVE it!
I also found that if I pulled the batting strip a little before it went into the jig, it made the strip a little narrower than the fabric strip and it didn't twist as bad.
2. Sort the strips into 4 sets of 10. It gives you an idea of how you want the strips to line up. I tied them together with a ribbon so I wouldn't mix them up.
3. Cutting the squares... Use a weight on the ruler to help hold it still, and a new blade is a must!
4. Those squares, even if they're a little off, there's enough play you can stretch the blocks that are 'across' to meet the long wise blocks.
5. It takes a lot more thread than I thought I would. I had enough, but make sure you have a big spool. I was starting to sweat when I had to fill that last bobbin!
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We'll see if I have to put something under it to keep it from sliding around.
Things I learned while doing this....
1. Jerry's Jelly Roll Jig... it makes the strip making a piece of cake. Just put the fabric, batting, the rough side of the plastic strips toward the materials and shove it through. It take the ironing, folding and clipping steps out of the strip making process. Just sit down and sew. pull on the jig, fold and sew some more. I LOVE it!
I also found that if I pulled the batting strip a little before it went into the jig, it made the strip a little narrower than the fabric strip and it didn't twist as bad.
2. Sort the strips into 4 sets of 10. It gives you an idea of how you want the strips to line up. I tied them together with a ribbon so I wouldn't mix them up.
3. Cutting the squares... Use a weight on the ruler to help hold it still, and a new blade is a must!
4. Those squares, even if they're a little off, there's enough play you can stretch the blocks that are 'across' to meet the long wise blocks.
5. It takes a lot more thread than I thought I would. I had enough, but make sure you have a big spool. I was starting to sweat when I had to fill that last bobbin!
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