My challenge the last week or so was how to join these seams on these log cabin blocks. I’m sure there are easier and quicker ways to join these Quilt As You Go Blocks but I don’t want any thick or bulky seams, so this is how I choose to sew them together. If I ever made my own Quilt As You Go blocks I would make sure I left a good 1/4 un-sewn seam at all ends of all the outer seams of the blocks this would save so much time when you come to joining the seams the way I have done.
First I have cut off 1/4″ of the wadding this has to be done around all the blocks but I’m only cutting away the wadding for the seams I’m about to sew.
Resewing the seams I had to unpick to be able to trim the 1/4″off the wadding.
Close up of the seams I unpicked.
Joining seam pined and ready to be sewn
Front seam sewn looking at it from the back
Seam needs to be pressed flat to the right
Close up of the seam laying flat under the wadding.
Wadding whipped together.
Right top fabric pressed over whipped wadding
Left fabric raw edge turned under and pinned ready for sewing by hand will use a slip stitch and you should not see it, doing the join this way is taking time but there will be NO bulky seams.
Thanks for dropping in, I hope the above helps some of you to join your own quilt as you go blocks.
Cheers Glenda
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