SEWING BARGELLO PATCHWORK

Help! When I’ve tried Bargello in the past, I often end up with the strips curving. What can I do about this?

This effect is called ‘bowing’ and can happen with any multiple). Pressing can accentuate this. To prevent it happening, every time you sew a strip to the unit, sew it from the opposite direction to the previous strip. Careful pressing will also help to correct this. Place the unit on a cutting mat to check if it’s bowed and if so, ease the seams into place with the iron.