If you're new to patchwork and quilting, there's a chance you aren't yet familiar with the concept of "chain sewing". Chain sewing is one of my favorite techniques for quickly piecing many blocks at one time, and it's essential for beginner quilters to learn!
To put it simply, chain sewing saves time & thread! To chain sew, you simply sew a bunch of pieces one after the other without snipping the thread in between until you're done.
Quilters like me love chain sewing for a couple reasons, but mostly it's for the efficiency & time savings! You can make many blocks very quickly once you get into a good rhythm of chain sewing, and it helps mentally by only doing 1 step at a time.
Chain sewing saves thread too, as you have very little wasted thread in between each piece that you sew!
Read about these chain sewing tips on the blog: https://homemadeemilyjane.com/chain-sewing-tips/
00:00 Chain Sewing Basics
00:49 Tip #1 Check your 1/4" seam
01:05 Tip #2 Make a test block
01:31 Tip #3 Stack the piles, or pin
02:08 Tip #4 Check for directional prints
02:30 Tip #5 Use a leader
02:50 See chain sewing in action
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