Do you have problems keeping a quilt square? Are all your blocks perfect, and then once they are in rows and you join the rows… well it all goes wonky? Don’t stress you are not alone.
So what about column quilts? Column quilts are fun to make but… there is always a but! … they can quickly become a parallelogram shaped quilt very quickly. (More quickly than row built quilts, or is that just me?) Sort of sliding away to one side, not at all the aim of the game. Rather than a lovely square or rectangle quilt, you have something that looks like it belongs on a maths investigation questionnaire!
So how do we have a lovely square edged quilt rather than the maths investigation problem?
My best tip is to sew the columns together alternating the start point. Clear as mud?
So let’s pretend we are making a quilt with 4 columns.
First we will sew column 1 & 2 together, starting from the top going down to the bottom. Repeat for Columns 3 & 4. Iron seams. Then I would join Column 2 & 3 together BUT sew from bottom to top.
The logic behind this is the slip (or stretch) that you get (as much as we try, there is always a small amount) when you join the columns (or rows) together is counteracted by sewing in the opposite direction.
Worked for me with my Geo Heart quilt, hope it works for you too!
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Happy sewing
Anita : -)
P.S.: Geo Heart quilt pattern available here
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