Stack 5
All of those narrow strips of color on this quilt top set in at a quarter of an inch. I really don't think I could keep a three quarter inch strip straight for any length, so I do them this way. I cut a one inch strip and sew it to the first side, press away from the one inch strip. Then sew to the second side by putting the one inch strip on the top and letting the left side of the presser foot determine the width of the finished strip. This leaves a half inch seam on the right side, which I then trim down to the correct size. If you have a machine where the needle position moves, you can make the strip even more narrow by moving the needle to the left. Does this explanation make sense?
Stack 5
All of those narrow strips of color on this quilt top set in at a quarter of an inch. I really don't think I could keep a three quarter inch strip straight for any length, so I do them this way. I cut a one inch strip and sew it to the first side, press away from the one inch strip. Then sew to the second side by putting the one inch strip on the top and letting the left side of the presser foot determine the width of the finished strip. This leaves a half inch seam on the right side, which I then trim down to the correct size. If you have a machine where the needle position moves, you can make the strip even more narrow by moving the needle to the left. Does this explanation make sense?