Biggie Size Interweave -

 

 

Today I decided to sort and cut one set of strips - 

 

For my Biggie Size Interweave -

 

And I took a bunch of photos as I went along - 

 

So hopefully it will help those of you who want to make a larger version - 

Of the pattern - Interweave - 48" x 56" -

Designed by Marlous Carter -

Timeless Treasures - Free Pattern - HERE - 

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The larger version should come out to about 52" x 72" - 

My center strip came out to about 72" long -

 

 

So I think my math is "close enough" - LOL - ;))

 

You will need to print out the pattern as written - 

 

Since I don't want to plagiarize her instructions -

 

And the construction method is exactly the same - 

 

Only the fabric requirements - 

 

And cutting sizes and quantities are a bit different - 

 

So - 

 

Let's start at the beginning - 

 

And I will recap it all at the end - 

 

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS - 

 

One 40-strip jelly roll with 40 different fabrics - 

One MATCHING 40-square charm square pack with 40 different fabrics - 

 

 

 

VERY IMPORTANT - 

Make sure that each strip has a MATCHING charm square - 

 

 

MATCHING - 

 

Take one strip at a time and match it to its charm square - 

 

I folded the strip over onto itself a couple of times -

 

And put it "inside" the charm square - 

 

 

And made little piles -

 

 And laid them out - staggered - in two rows of 20 -

 

PAIRINGS - 

 

I didn't "overthink" the pairings - 

And separated the rows into two groups of ten - 

One from the top row - 

One from the bottom row - 

Should work fine -

 

Same with this group on the right - 

 

The only two that looked too "matchy-matchy" pattern-wise - 

 

Were these two GREENS and BROWNS -

 

 

But it was an easy fix - 

 

I just swapped the BROWN ones -

 

And put them back where they belonged -

 

Then picked up one from the top row - 

And one from the bottom row - 

For the "set" - 

 

And made some piles - 

Alternating "sets" horizontally and vertically -

 

CUTTING - 

Then I chose one pair as my "test" set -

I wanted to make sure that the charm square was "oriented" - 

The same way the strip was - 

So I found a "match" in the print - 

To tell me which way the charm square should go - 

You can see the group of flowers in the lower right of the charm square -

Are "oriented" the same way as the group of flowers in the strip -

 

Same with this one - 

 

I found a flower and some leaves in the strip to match to the charm square - 

And turned the charm square around to face the same direction - 

 

 

These two strips are lined up at this end -

 

But the top one is shorter than the bottom one -

 

I took them to my cutting mat - 

And BLUE one is 22-1/2" doubled - so 45" BEFORE I trim the selvage - 

The WHITE one is 22" doubled - so 44" BEFORE I trim the selvage -

 

BOB thinks that the strips in a jelly roll should ALL be the same length - 

But then again - it's probably just me - LOL - 

Anyway -

 

I used my LEFT-EZE™ Rule to trim the selvage on each strip - 

 

And stacked them "right sides together" - 

 

And cut FIVE squares at 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" - 

 

Then I cut ONE section - 2-1/2" x 18-1/2" - to be used for the "ends" -

 

Which left me with two extra pieces that will be used for "borders" later - 

Set those aside for now -

 

Then I put the charm squares "right sides together" - 

And made a vertical cut down the middle - at 2-1/2" -

 

And another cut - horizontally - down the middle - at 2-1/2" -

 

Giving me FOUR more squares for the "checkerboard" center -

 

I stacked them up - 

They are already matched - 

And ready to sew -

 

NINE sets of squares -

 

SEWING - 

 

Chain-piece the sets of squares -

 

I clipped them apart - 

And laid out the ones cut from the charm pack - on the top row - 

And the ones cut from the strips - in the middle row - 

And put the "end" pieces in the bottom row -

 

My CDO said that the end piece would match nicely - 

 

 

But it forgot that the BLUE end needs to be sewn to a WHITE square - 

 

To make the "checkerboard" -

And has to go on the other end - LOL -

 

And the WHITE end goes next to a BLUE square at the beginning of the "strip" -

 

So I opened them all out - 

And made sure that the WHITE patch was top - 

As I ran them through the sewing machine - 

So I wouldn't accidentally sew two of the same color together -

 

Laid them out as they were sewn -

 

 

And kept sewing the parts together - 

Until I got one looooooooooooooooong strip -

 

Which I folded over -

So there are four layers -

 

And it measures about 72" - 

 

The strip isn't pressed yet - 

So the 72" is approximate - 

 

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RECAP - 

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FABRIC REQUIREMENTS - for a 52" x 72" top

One 40-strip jelly roll

One MATCHING - 40 piece charm pack

Sort the strips per the pattern - WITH the matching charm squares -

Keep the sets together throughout construction.

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CUTTING - 

HINT - You can stack one pair of strips together right sides together - 

And cut two strips at a time - 

 

From each strip (or matched pair) -

Cut FIVE - 2-1/2" squares (matched and ready to sew)

Cut ONE section 2-1/2" x 18-1/2" (separate them and use them for the "ends")

Set aside the remaining length of strip(s) - for the borders (mine were 12" & 13")

 

From each charm square (or matched pair) -

Cut FOUR - 2-1/2" squares - 

OR - Stack the pair of charm squares together right sides together - 

And make a vertical cut down the middle - @ 2-1/2" -

And then make a horizontal cut down the middle - @ 2-1/2" -

You will have FOUR squares matched and ready to sew -

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SEWING -

Follow the pattern for block construction -

But sew NINE 2-1/2" squares alternately - 

To make a checkerboard strip 2-1/2" x 36-1/2"

 

Add the end strips for a LONG strip 2-1/2" x 72-1/2"

Do not press the seams

Make the center portion per the pattern

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BORDERS -

Sort the border strips into SIX piles of SIX strips - using 36 strips - 

You will have FOUR left over -

They may be cut in half for EIGHT "extra" pieces -

To be added to the SIX piles of strips to make the borders longer if needed -

 

Sew each pile of strips - end to end - to make SIX long strips about 72" -

Sew THREE border strips together - make TWO sets -

Then sew ONE set to each side - per the pattern - and trim as needed -

The top should measure about 52" x 72" - give or take - LOL - ;))

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If you have ANY questions about my "tweaks" - 

 

Please don't hesitate to ask - 

I think my math is correct -

 

Bu I could be wrong - LOL - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -