Week 3 - Round Trip Quilt Sew Along
May 29, 2024 - 9:14pm
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Welcome to Week 3 of the Round Trip Quilt Sew Along.
This week we are continuing to make blocks, or as some of you have already finished a quilt top (smarty pants) you might like to start another one.
If you have just joined the SAL, welcome! Be sure to grab the pattern, read up on all the details and choose your fabrics soon so you can catch up and join in the fun!
Don’t forget to post a pic of your Round Trip blocks to IG and be sure to the use the #roundtripSAL and #roundtripquilt hashtags to make it easier for me and others to find your photos.
There might be a prize for the final week, not from a shop or sponsor, just from me. So keep posting those photos to be in running to win!!
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PIECING
There's a fun little video on instagram showing the method I use for sewing on the corner flip blocks. It's sped up, so it might be a bit hard to understand if you haven't tried this method before.
Sewing Video on Instagram
After you have marked and placed the corner squares in the correct positions, start sewing along one of the drawn lines. When you get to the end, don't cut the thread, just pull it so there's enough length in the thread to get to the next square.
The photo below was taken on a black background so you can see the threads looping from a stitched line to the next stitched line.
Then when it comes time to trim the triangles, you can also trim the looped thread, making a nice neat block ready to sew into a quilt top.
How easy is that!
