swachterFeb 23

Quilters of Mastodon: lets say I have a bunch of equal-size rectangles that I want to piece into strips (actually, I want sashing on both short and long sides so I can make a brickwork-type pattern. Should I:

A) sew sashing on the short side, piece it into a long strip, and then piece a long strip of sashing to the long side of the pieced strip?

B) sew sashing to the short side of a rectangle, then the long side, then piece a bunch together into a strip?

C) sew sashing to the long side of the rectangle, then the short side, then piece together into a strip?

D) a secret fourth thing??

What’s going to be best for seam-allowance management, minimizing distortion, and general ease of use?

@artcollisions any advice?

#quilting #sewing #handmade #adviceWanted

Show threadBrody Berg
@swachter @artcollisions d) single sash, corner-folded at each corner, step to be completed after creation of strip of squares
Feb 23 at 10:59pmWeb
Show threadswachterFeb 23
@Brodyberg @artcollisions I’m gonna be honest, I am not really able to visualize what you’re saying here.
Show threadBrody BergFeb 24
@swachter @artcollisions I’m sorry, I mean maybe like this photo, from pg 44 Modern Quilting.
Show threadGranny Art (Shrimp) (Joni)Feb 24
@Brodyberg @swachter but that's for putting the binding on, right?
Show threadBrody BergFeb 24
@artcollisions @swachter this is a binding photo yes, but for attaching a ribbon a similar corner fold might work
Show threadGranny Art (Shrimp) (Joni)Feb 24
@Brodyberg Ah, she was not talking about attaching a ribbon, but what order to piece. @swachter