Save Time and Prevent Frustration While Piecing

No More Tangled Bird’s Nests!

Many quilts require repetitive piecing, which is great for finishing a quilt fairly quickly. However, some built-in pitfalls can slow down the process. In the following video, Robin Sruoginis shares tips for avoiding those pitfalls and saving time and frustration while piecing. 

She starts by showing us how she organizes pieces for stitching repetitive blocks together. It’s an easy method that will indeed save time when building a quilt top. It’s nice, too, for keeping yourself on track after taking a break.

Robin then goes on to show how to use a thread saver. This is a wonderful way to prevent your thread from popping out of the needle when you start sewing and avoid those tangled bird’s nests that often appear on the underside at the beginning of a seam. Plus, it leads right into chain piecing – a proven method for speeding up repetitive piecing. We love how she uses thread savers to keep different parts of blocks organized too.

Her tips can help quilters of all levels save time and eliminate some of the frustrations associated with repetitive piecing.