bulk in the middle of many joined seams
#31
Eleanor burns shows all of the time removing those few stitches so that the center of the block "swirls" around in a pinwheel on the back side of the block :wink: I think that was what the pictures were showing....
#33
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I sew each seam from the outside toward the center and stop sewing 1/4 '' from the middle. Lower your stitch length for the last few stitches. Press all the seams the same way and it will "swirl" in the middle and lay perfectly flat.
#34
Bear, You have been given all the right answers to the bulky seam dilemma. If you are machine quilting. the quilting in the areas surrounding this particular meet will be holding the quilt together and taking the stress off the intersection. If you feel there is a chance of it coming apart, you can stitch right over that area at least once in your quilting design.
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#35
Originally Posted by tlrnhi
Originally Posted by barnbum
I'm making a block of four triangles that meet at the points. It makes a big ole knot there. Any way to alleviate it?
#37
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Sigh--I stopped pressing open--takes too much time and I like the swirl I see when seams go to the side. I've pulled stitches out in several places but I never get a nice little 4 patch like you all do. So--I'm opening the last seam--and that seems to be good enough. Nothing else has to go through that center anyway....
Does someone want to come over and show me how to do it? I'll let you kiss a horse! :wink:
Does someone want to come over and show me how to do it? I'll let you kiss a horse! :wink:
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