A Zig and A Zag : First Sewing Instructions

This post is part of an ongoing series of posts for A Zig and A Zag Quilt Along I’m hosting here on my blog. Β You can join in at any time! Β You will find the links to all previous steps in my sidebar.

A Zig and A Zag : First Sewing Instructions

In what I hope is not THE most anticlimactic quilt-along ever, I give you the oh-so-exciting next steps of the ZZ quilt along. Β ( Ha! Β I just realized I should have named this quilt ZZ Top!)

Ready? Β It’s complicated. Β It involves sewing long strips of fabric together. Β Can we handle it?

Please….you all can do this with one hand tied behind your back! Β Drum roll please…

Sewing Instructions:

β€’ Separate your colored strips into groups of two strips by color. Β You should have 4 strips per color, so you are just subdividing this into 2 groups of 2.

β€’ Place (1) white strip with each group of (2) colored strips (of the same color!)

β€’ Sew along the long edges of the strips, placing a colored strip on either side of the white strip. Β Take note of your fabrics if they are directional and you care about that. Β For instance, if you are using a fabric like Tufted Tweets, you may want your chairs to lay in the same direction.

A Zig and A Zag : First Sewing Instructions

β€’Pressing your seams: Β I don’t want to tell you how to press your seams, open or to the side…I think that is very much a personal preference. Β However, I tend to press mine to the side unless I need to press them open for a particular pattern. Β Either way works with this quilt. Β  If you do press your seams to the side, then you will want to press all of the light-colored fabric strips in one direction and all of the dark-colored fabric strips in the other. Β This will allow us to lock the seams together later on and eliminate bulk. Β (Pressing all of your seams open will also let you do this.)

So, I will press all of my light-colored strips down and all of my dark-colored strips up. Β This is where you may want to pay attention to the direction of your print…again think about those tufted tweets chairs….do you want them upside down or right side up?

A Zig and A Zag : First Sewing Instructions

And that is it for this week! Β Hold tight and we’ll start some fun angled cuts next week.

And if you are just joining us, Β you can feel free to make this quilt at any time. Β You can find the links to the posts about the quilt along in my sidebar. Β And let me know if anything is confusing. Β I always respond as long as I can find your email!

And once again, for those who would like it, here is the code for the blog button for the quilt along!

A Zig and A Zag Quilt Along
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And come over and join us on Flickr in my group Cut To Pieces and share your progress!

8 thoughts on “A Zig and A Zag : First Sewing Instructions”

  1. Is sewing with one hand tied behind my back required, because if it is, I'm going to rethink this QAL πŸ˜‰ I still need to get my solids… ahhhhhh falling behind.

  2. I so wish I could do this along with you. Alas, so so so so so many projects on the go. I've got a rainbow of fabrics set aside though, just in case I find some time, somewhere to start my millionth new project ;D

  3. Eee! Now I just need to get my strips all cut up. I've never sewn a quilt this way so I'm excited to learn something new. πŸ™‚

  4. Yipee! Get sewing away πŸ™‚ I'm at least caught up on one QAL – hehe! Forget the others at the moment- I'm all about the ZZ Top quilt- that's the best!

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