After taking time out for some "other" stuff that is not quilting related -
And I have most of the first panel together -
And the strips from the second panel are ready to go -
Pinned in "twosies" to the ironing pad -
It's not fancy - but it's my "system" -
And it works for me - LOL - ;))
If you're wondering why it takes me so long to sew the strips together -
It might help to know that each strip has 41 pieces -
And I have to match/nest 40 seams -
On - E.V.E.R.Y. - S.I.N.G.L.E. - S.T.R.I.P. -
It's not as bad as it sounds -
But it does take some time -
And with 40 strips and 40 seams per strip -
If I'm a little off in the "seam matching" on a few -
I'm good with that - LOL - ;))
And I'm being really good on another front as well -
The Mosaic Bicycle Squirrel is still in the box - LOL - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
40 per strip? I now know why I will never make a bargello (even if I didn't know why until just now). But you do what makes you happy and what I see is beautiful. Good luck resisting the squirrel. I'm hoping to not find any more today as I be lazy and recover and, because I have a stupid smartphone, obviously peruse pinterest and blogs excessively!
ReplyDeleteYou just reminded me why my bargello kit is still in the bag. Matching all those seams is so Sloooooow. Maybe I will do mine as a half drop so there are No seams to match. LOL
ReplyDeleteWhen I sewed my OBW together, it had a lot of seams. I pinned every one with the fork pins and did not regret the time it took.
ReplyDeleteJust keeping those strips in the right order would be a big challenge. With my luck I would get the right strip and end up sewing it from the wrong end.
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