So what we’re talking about today are sashing ideas and periodically I’m going to try and give you new sashing ideas and this one is so easy. That is a very good tip. Your way is obviously so much easier and more accurate. Attach the sashing to the vertical sides of the blocks. I could always do with some new learning when it comes to patchworking & quilt-making! Line up the edges of the fabric and the batting. 2. Easy peasy! Attach long sashing strip to bottom of first row. Your support enables me to maintain the content of this blog and I am truly grateful! Peel back the top row of blocks and check to make sure the sashing is lined up with the bottom row of blocks, before attaching the middle sashing. Quilters sometimes tend to toss quilt blocks into their scrap bins if they think the blocks aren't perfect. This gives us a sew line. Many patterns use sashing and cornerstones between the blocks. You’re going to love this. This allows for a bit more creativity in the layout, as those long rows can be shifted left or right, allowing the vertical sashing strips to stagger up and down the quilt. To cut the sashing strips, Jenny starts with a width-of-fabric strip the length of the sashing strips, then cuts that larger strip into the smaller strips. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Sew sashing units vertically between each quilt block in each row, and to the ends of rows if you've chosen that look. Using a small ruler, position its edge along the short sashing strip (between the blocks) and mark the edge of the long sashing strip on both seams. 1. On quilts that don’t have cornerstones, I still used them out of the same sashing fabric just to keep them straight. Using a walking foot when you sew will help prevent this, but the best way is good old-fashioned pinning. Well, there surely are other ways to make sure that your blocks line up when you put on sashing, but yours is obviously so much better than what I was doing. Sincerely Judy. When you’re the quilter and not the piecer, you know what a barrel of fun it can be if the sashing strips on a quilt don’t quite line up at the corners of the blocks. Nov 7, 2019 - I have some great tips on how to line up sashing strips so that your blocks stay straight and even. Once you’ve sewn your short sashing strips to the sides of each block and formed a row, you will join the rows together with a long sashing strip. After you sew a long sashing strip to the top or bottom of a row, draw registration lines on the unsewn edge of the long sashing strip. You will have to add sashing pieces from Step 2 to the top of each block that will be in the top-most row. The width and color of the sashing strips is determined by the quilter. Thanks Julie for your post. I admit to being a lazy quilter and my ros are frequently off. Start by folding your strip in half and marking the center with a pin. I googled "I can't get my quilt blocks to line up" and your post came up. So what you’re going to need to do this to make this piece of sashing… I've not seen that technique before and have a couple of quilts in the works that will require sashing. You will cut sashing strips of your desired width to this measurement to place between the blocks. . It seems so simple, thanks for the timely tip! This idea is brilliant in its simplicity and I’ll be using it the next time I make a quilt with sashing! From that I … Try quilting this motif both side to side and up and down and see what you like best. I too learned the hard way that sashing without the cornerstones can cause your rows to go a little wonky. When adding the second row to the front sashing, you have to match the front sashing seams. As I was working on the past couple of quilts, they both call for sashing strips to be attached to the many rows to form the quilt top. Sew each row together. Thanks for sharing it. The following picture shows me “testing” to see if my pieces are lined up: After you have determined the order of your quilts, we then want add a 2.5″ sashing to the inner edges of the t-shirt blocks. This is when you need to pay attention. Because this quilt had sashing around each block, it seemed like an opportune time to give you some tips on how to line up sashing so your blocks stay straight. What could possibly go wrong? Attach the next row to the other side of the sashing strip, lining up the pencil marked lines with the seams of the second row. Then join pairs together and repeat until the center field of quilt blocks is complete. Of course, having them in line is an option too - … For horizontal sashing, sew together as many strips as you have blocks in each row, with a sashing square.Use this sashing in between the rows. Repeat until all quilt blocks for the top row have a Step 2 … Once it is placed how you want it, you’re going to sew using a quarter inch seam. Pay attention to this step, it’s important to have continuous vertical sashing on the front of the quilt. blogherads.adq.push(function() { That’s so easy & makes perfect sashing sense. Thank you so much. This Ferris Wheel quilt not only did I need to line up the previous row of vertical sashing but I also had to line up the vertical seams in the quilt blocks. For example, if you are using two-inch sashing, cut out two-inch squares. Great tip! For the purposes of the tutorial we are going to focus on the three blocks that make up the center of the quilt: The pattern will tell you to join the 15″ x 7″ yellow striped block to the 15″ x 19″ pink lattice block using a 15″ x 2″ piece of sashing. It is often used to emphasize the patterns within the quilting squares. Thanks for visiting and lets have fun blogging! How to line up smashing and how to pronounce cacophony. Please pardon my hesitations on the video. }); blogherads.adq.push(['medrec', 'skm-ad-medrec-1']); blogherads.adq.push(['flexrec', 'skm-ad-flexrec-2']); Some of the links on this site are affiliate links and I may be compensated a small commission when you make a purchase by clicking on those links. Step 2: Sew the quilt blocks to the sashing strips, always pressing seams toward the sashing. I’ve had wonky sashing troubles too. It seems so simple and “easy” now. The first time I added sashing to a quilt, I had no idea that it mattered how they were sewn on. Great tip for making something we all struggle with easier. I love sharing creative ideas and tutorials. It gives the border a cleaner look, I think. . Sew the borders on top and bottom. I quickly found out if your sashing is too wide then it was difficult to align everything. I used to have crooked rows, then I started using cornerstones. Love this! Your blocks should line up perfectly, and be stacked neatly. Thank you for this post! I am buying the pattern today and looking for a nice selection of reds in a layer cake. Then pin a pieced row to one side of a sashing strip, sew and press. Thank you so much Julie. You’ll have a seam to match where the cornerstone is instead of a long piece of sashing. It’s an easy process, though, and doesn’t require a lot of extra fussing. You leave the bestest tutorials ever!! Have to match I only promote products and services that I … Prior to the. Require sashing always on the mark, Hello Julie, I know to... 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