I've been sewing the Plaid Bricks together over the last few days. I first sewed them together in pairs. Then I sewed the pairs together.
When I got about two thirds of them sewn together I noticed the top four rows were longer than the rest.
I let the whole thing sit for a few days while I figured out what to do.
I finally decided to unsew a few of the rows and 'fix' them.
I hadn't pinned or worried about the how the rows were going together when I sewed them into pairs and subsequently that led to the length differentials, probably because the fabrics are so 'stretchy'.
Only a few rows had big problems and I needed to adjust and even replace some of the bricks.
Then I measured each block and marked the center so I could line it up with the seam on the previous row. That worked. The rows were now the same length.
And I finished it.
There's something very satisfying and comforting to me about some of these 'traditional' quilts, especially the ones made with plaids.
