Okay, talking process here - part 2

I am almost finished piecing this top together.

I have just LOVED this process.

It is like a big puzzle and I found that there is a great strategy to proceeding with the piecing.

First, I realized that the "Y," or pivoting seams as Victoria suggested, were just too

stressful for me. I couldn't keep the fabrics lined up correctly and I was getting puckers.

I started using partial seaming instead and that worked beautifully.

The partial seaming became like a game of chess. "If I sew this seam halfway here and that other seam halfway there, I can get a full seam over here."

I haven't had any puckers since. I have had to add in strips of fabric here and there where I thought things would meet up and they haven't, but it just adds to a scrappier, (if that's possible) look.

This top has been really fun to work on and I can't wait to do another.

I guess that means I need to make about 15 more quilts so that I can have a whole new set of orphan blocks!

What a shame! ;)