Since we're going to collect some Chinese Coin sections for the months of April and May I thought I'd share how I make my sections for those quilters who haven't made these before. They're very quick and easy.
First, just to review the guidelines.
- This is a short term project just for April and May
- Sections should be 5.5 inches wide by however long you choose
- For AUS participants they should NOT be pieced on a foundation; US participants can either piece them as shown below without a foundation or may use a muslin foundation.
First I pulled out some of my short strings - these happen to be about 6-7 inches but as long as they are an inch longer than I need to trim my section I'll use them.
second, I sewed the strings into pairs
then I sewed two of these pairs together and had 4 strips, then sewed 2 of those and had 8 strips - last I added an additional pair. (As I'm sewing my pairs together, I'm careful to keep my left edge fairly even so that when I go to trim the section I won't end up with a shorter strip not being long enough to square up.)
When the section was as long as I wanted it, I ironed all the seams in one direction
and trimmed the section to 5.5 inches wide - trimming some off of each side to get straight edges on both sides of the section.
I keep my sections shorter than my ruler so I can trim them without having to scoot my ruler along the edge but other than that I don't worry about how long the sections are.
Any questions? Email me at mmcjohnson@gmail.com
These sections will be mailed to Megan in AUS and to me in the US. If you are sending some in, email me for the mailing addresses.
2 comments:
mary, what a nice little tutorial you have put together. i have been doing stuff like this for years and tossing in a bin - comes in handy for different size borders. you could even use the leftover cut-offs for mile-a-minute blocks. :-)
patti
HI Mary, I am a beginner quilter, so this is great info. Thanks. Also checking out your other patterns.
Ruth
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