A blog about quilting and using the LEFT-EZE Rule - my HST/QST Ruler designed for LEFT-HANDED Quilters -
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Thursday, July 2, 2020
Webbing with a twist -
You've all seen the "webbing" technique before -
And there are umpteen gillion videos on YouTube if you haven't -
So here's my little "twist" on the whole thing - ;))
I simply "reverse it" -
I start at the BOTTOM -
And take the blocks off the wall in ROWS - not COLUMNS - ;))
Can you see the little stickers on the first block in these two bottom rows? -
The bottom row is Row #5 -
And the row above it is Row #4 -
The stickers are on SIDEWAYS -
Because when I take the rows down -
Starting with the bottom Row #5 - and stack the blocks - in order -
They will be on my ironing board like this -
The labels are at the TOP now -
Row #5 on the left - and Row #4 on the right -
Sew the blocks together - chain piecing -
Flip the top one of Row #4 over on top of the top one of Row #5 -
Sew the blocks in the one stack to the ones in the other stack -
Keeping the thread "webbing" intact -
The first two blocks of Row #5/4 sewn together - ready for Row #3 -
With the rest still under the needle on the sewing machine -
Row #3 - ready to go -
And stacked to the right of the two rows of blocks already sewn -
Flip the top one of Row #3 over on top of the top one of Row #4 -
And sew the blocks in Row #3 to the Row #5/4 blocks already sewn -
Add Row #2 - to the mix -
Then add Row #1 -
When I take it out from under the needle -
I'm holding the TOP row of blocks -
Now I have FOUR columns with FIVE blocks in each column -
All "webbed" together -
And all I have left is to sew THREE vertical seams -
I don't know about you -
But I don't like sewing the LONG seams -
So if I can sew THREE vertical ones -
Instead of FOUR horizontal ones -
That works for me - LOL - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
I don't care if it is three seams or four seams. I don't mind the long seams. I just want the weight distributed as evenly as possible.
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure tomorrow we will see a completed top - yaay!
It is looking really good. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHmm, some good ideas for thought. I will try the next one that way and see how it goes. I have a bunch coming up. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI usually sew them together that way but pin the numbers on, rather than try stickers. In all the moving, those would probably be lost in a hurry.
ReplyDeleteI've not webbed blocks before. I like how you reversed the order. Watched how to do it on YouTube. Reckon I'll give it a go your way. The other blog I saw it on had a "tutorial" and it was so convoluted it seemed like too much work.
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