Infrastructure Week 4 - Row 3 & 5

I hope everyone enjoyed week 3 and making some flying geese, then some more flying geese and oh yeah, some more.  With Christa's Fast Flying Geese method it really wasn't bad.  This week's sewing is super easy and will leave plenty of time to finish up row 2, if needed.

There is also a SUPER exciting giveaway so don't forget to enter by leaving a comment, read on for more details.

Infrastructure Row 3 Fabric

This week we will be sewing rows 3 and 5.  Both are strip sets that span the width of the quilt.  I also want to mention that I switched to piecing with white Aurifil thread for row 5 and stuck with medium grey for row 3, both 50 wt.

Infrastructure Row 5 Fabric

If you're following along with Benartex Superior Solids please use colors, medium gray and gray for row 3 and turquoise, aqua and white for row 5.

Infrastructure Rows 3 and 5 Cut

After cutting for rows 3 and 5 you will have a set of strips.  When sewing long strips it's important to make sure you cut them very accurately, no knees or elbows on those strips please.  This will help the strips from bowing in the middle.

Infrastructure Row 3

Another tip when sewing long strips is to use a scant quarter inch seam allowance.  This will compensate for the thickness of the thread and give you a consistence width across the entire strip set.

Infrastructure Row 5

Finally, alternate the direction you are sewing the strip.  Just like with row one keeping the same color on top will automatically flip the direction of sewing for you.  That's it two rows done, now for our giveaway!

AccuQuilt GO! Me

The prize for week 4 is an AccuQuilt GO! Me and GO! 4" Triangles in Square Die!!  This is an amazing tool for cutting fabric quickly and accurately.  I can't tell you how amazing it is that AccuQuilt donate such an amazing prize and the die is a perfect match to the triangles used in the Infrastructure pattern.

AccuQuilt GO! Die

Leaving a comment below is the only way to be eligible to win.  This will be the same for each week's giveaway.  Comments made Monday through Friday will be entered into a random drawing so please be sure to leave your name and email address where you can be contact if you win.  Comments without contact information will not be eligible for prize(s).  The winner will be announced the following Monday in our weekly quilt along post.

 

**CONGRATULATIONS** to Chris for being our week 3 winner of a 6 month subscription to Make Modern Magazine!!

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