Sewing... finally.

One strip done.

I was finally able to sew today.  First I had to divide my neatly stacked and organized strips into 8 equal piles for 8 massive strips.  Then I developed a system to reorganize these mini strips so that they will attach to each other in randomly.  I had a true method and it seems to work well.  I'd like to tell you it is a secret, but honestly, it just isn't that interesting.  Once everything was in eight piles and the piles were "randomly" organized, I got to sewing.

Close up...

To sew one pile of mini strips into one long strip, I used a chain stitch.  I really like this technique as it saves time and thread (and $).  It keeps things very organized for me.  I sewed two mini strips together, one by one in a chain.  Then I took each pair and used a chain to sew two pairs together to make a strip of four.  This continued until it was all sewn together.  I have one strip of 8 done with one in process.  It really doesn't take long IF you have little interruptions and you don't have an active 18 month old sitting on your lap.  I was pleased with the results and look forward to seeing how the others come together.