02/09/2023
Stronger Together Week 2 sewing tips!!
This week we will be sewing strip sets, making little 4 patches, and then the horizon, mountain, and valley blocks. The next week’s blocks are made exactly the same as these blocks, but all the prep work will be done!
Make one strip set, press, and measure it. Make sure it’s the right width- 2.5”. If it’s too small then your quarter inch seam is too large. If your strip set is too big, then your quarter inch seam is too small. Having a consistent quarter inch seam will make your blocks so much more precise! So get that down first.
For the assembly, I like to lay out all the pieces for 4 blocks at a time and place them next to my sewing machine (pic 2). I will sew each row together until all the rows are completed (pic 3). Then will will press the rows (pic 4). I found this to be the most efficient way to work, but do what works best for you!!
These colors shown are actually the summit and ravine blocks for week 3, but the process is exactly the same!
Someone said that making this quilt feels like putting together a puzzle! I love puzzles so I hope that’s a good thing 😂 I’m here if you have questions so ask away!
