Y bother, an easy approach to piecing woven blocks.

Today's post is really aimed at some of the ladies doing the 'Sew Intertwined Quilt Along'.  Judith in the group gave a great explanation on how to finish your woven blocks without the dreaded Y-seam,  She calls it a 'partial seam',  that sounds a whole lot less scary.  I'm going to say this tutorial is a joint effort since the words are mostly Judith's and the pictures are mine. Ready do do this with me now?  Lets Gooooo!

People, FORGET "Y" seams!!! LOL Just the thought is causing all kinds of stress right??
Think PARTIAL seam.

 OK, start sewing about a whole inch away from the edges. Never mind that 1/4 inch stuff. Sew, press away from the center square. 

I marked my 1/4" lines because I don't have a 1/4" foot.

 Here you can see where I stopped sewing about 1" from the edge of the center square. Partial seam :o)

 

Pressed away from the center square.

Line unit B up on top, sew, press.

 Line unit C up on top, sew, press away from that square. I didn't take a picture of this one, sorry, but it lines up nice and pretty Like unit B did above.

Now lay that sucker out nice and neat. See that gap between the square and unit A? Fold unit A down to expose the raw edges of that square. Line D up on top, sew, press. 

Then fold in half, start sewing in the middle where that partial seam is on the square piece. Sew to end. Open, press. 

I started sewing from the center square out on all my blocks to avoid puckers or bunching.

 The back of my block. Isn't it pretty?  Don't mind where I forgot to trim my paper piecing and had to sneak in and snip my seam allowance.

Admire your awesomeness!!!

I hope this helps those of you who need a 'visual'.

If you have not joined the Sew Intertwined Quilt Along, please do, it is lots of fun, and there will be a prize awarded at the end.