go together fast. You can start with seven 5 1/2" strips of width of fabric that you think with go together. This will make a 35" square quilt. The fabrics can be grouped by color, theme, etc. - your choice.
Next placing them in order you would like them to be stair stepped. In the one above as our sample, the first fabric is actually the light blue fabric - quilt held by a side. The dark blue is second, etc. Sew the first two strips together, then keep sewing strips to the right side of the ones already sewn til you have all seven sewn together. Now sew the first and last strips together to make a tub. Once the tube is made you will cut it into 5" segments. Locate your first fabric and pick out the seam between the first and last. Do this for the other 6 segments, removing the seam between the consecutive fabric order you decided on before you sewed them together. Then sew the vertical rows together alternating the order the seams lay so you can abutt the seams as you come to them. And there you have it - a tube quilt top assembled. At the meeting we can sandwich and tie, then someone will take home to bind.
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