Bee Happy Quiltalong Step 3

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Time for Step 3 of the Bee Happy Quiltalong!

I hope you have all had a great weekend and are ready for the next step in the Bee Happy Quiltalong… today we will be cutting and sewing…

STEP 3 OF THE BEE HAPPY QUILTALONG

What you need to cut:

TEN 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ strips of background fabric

TEN 3 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ strips of background fabric

Remember the pieces of fabric we had left over from step 1? Start with these because they are already 12 1/2″ wide. You can cut four 3 1/2″ strips from each piece, with a narrow strip left over (fabric is double):

The rest of the strips can be cut from three 3 1/2″ strips width of fabric.

Once these are cut, we will start sewing them to the 9 patches we made in step 2, starting with the 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ strips:

Press seams towards the 9 patch and then sew on the 3 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ strips:

I like to use pins.

Press towards the 9 patch and you are done!

I did trim the scrappy 9 patches because they were a little bit out:

And they are patiently waiting at my sewing machine for their sashing, while I write this blog post…

In other news…

My circle wedge quilt is getting there…

When I took a quick break today, I covered them with a quilt.. just in case this happened:

She was very comfy….

What is it with cats and quilts?

SHARING IS CARING!

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See you back here on Wednesday!