Tip of the Day
As I was setting my blocks together tonight, I realized that I was using a technique that I learned a few years ago and you may not know about. I only watched Fons and Porter on TV a couple of times, but this was a tip I learned that really makes a difference for me when setting a quilt with sashing and cornerstones.
As I finish my blocks, I go ahead and add the sashing and a cornerstone to the bottom and righ hand side of the block.
Then, when I put the blocks on the design wall, I only have 12 units to shuffle. If I move blocks around, I can move a whole sashed unit. As you can see, the sashing and cornerstones have yet to be added to the left hand side and top of the quilt. I will add those as I put the blocks together. Another benefit to pre-sashing is that I can put the quilt together in segments, instead of long rows. I hate sewing long seams, and I tend to put quilts together in quadrants to minimize sewing long seams.
Here's the body of the quilt all sewn together.
Tomorrow I'll pick out borders.
posted by Susan @ 10:41 PM
7 Comments:
Thanks for the tip. Anyone who is planning on making a Dear Jane should take note...it really helps when it comes to putting thos blocks together!
Love the red, white and blue! Perfect for July!
Siobhan
Clever trick - putting the sashings and cornerstones in can be a real turn off and encourage ufo's - looking lovely
Ohhhhh, I really like this one, both the woven looking block and the diagonal line of the little squares!
Neat trick for sashings too! Thanks!
Oh very cool trick! And you get to see what it is going to kind of look like before you get it all done! I LOVE this quilt! What a fun pattern!
Thanks for the tip - I'll remember it next time I use sashings and cornerstones.
Thanks for the tip - I'll remember it next time I use sashings and cornerstones.
I like sewing tops together that way too...figured it out on my own a while ago and boy does it make it easier! love this top...
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