The previous photo is where I got up to yesterday. Today I finished joining these two:
Meanwhile I am still making an x-plus block a day, and now there are twelve:
Friday, April 3, 2020
Joining Strips
Yesterday I got to the end of the pile of scrap rectangles I had cut for the broken herringbone quilt. I ended up with six arrow strips, each of 38 rectangles. Here are two of the strips, ready for sewing together:
Here are the same two strips, sewn together down to the orange and yellow tiger stripe:
The arrow strips were created using partial seams, so joining them involves lots of short seams completing those partial seams. If you are interested there is a video tutorial here: Sew Broken Herringbone Patchwork. I haven't found any written instructions, so I had to re-watch parts of that video as I got to each step.
The previous photo is where I got up to yesterday. Today I finished joining these two:
Hooray! Four more of those to get the whole thing joined together. It is not quick, but once you get the hang of it it isn't difficult either.
Meanwhile I am still making an x-plus block a day, and now there are twelve:
The previous photo is where I got up to yesterday. Today I finished joining these two:
Meanwhile I am still making an x-plus block a day, and now there are twelve:
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8 comments:
Those strips are beautiful--when I made mine I made them on muslin strips so there was a straight edge for joining...I have never even tried partial seams--good for you;))
the X+ blocks are so pretty...
~ ~ ~ through the rain here...Julierose :)))
Loving your X-plus blocks!! The colors are wonderful. And thanks for the video. I was having a hard time wrapping my head around that piecing.
What challenging sewing. I love the result, you must be feeling very pleased with yourself for getting all those partial seams complete.
The more X-plus blocks you add, the better the collection looks.
Your X blocks look great together... & I love the herringbone runner.
I feel a finish is just around the corner...xox
Well done. One of the ladies had something typed for us but the tutorial helped.
Both scrappy projects look fabulous ..
I like both projects. A nice color scheme will support the designs. Marie
I like both projects too. Your x-+ blocks look so orderly and clean. I'm really intrigued by the herringbone. I guess I'll have to watch the video!
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