Strip piecing by hand?
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Hello all! Is it advisable to piece strips together by hand and then rotary cut across the seams? I know this is a great time-saving technique for machine piecing but it seems like hand-pieced seams might not be strong enough to withstand the rotary cutter. What are your thoughts? I'd like to do a "wonky log cabin" but I'm afraid to cut across my hand-pieced seams in order to "wonk" them.
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I would either make up templates for the size strips you want that start at one end with 1/2" and end at the other with 1" or whatever the dimensions you need are and use the template to cut them individually. I use regular printer paper to make templates. Or I would have the strips cut, lets say 2 1/2" wide and however long and just sew them together starting with 1/4" seam on one end and ending up with a larger seam on the other end so you get that wonky look. Don't know if I have made myself clear. I do regular log cabin by hand, have never done the wonky, to fussy by hand for me.
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