Cutting strip sets
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Cutting strip sets
Does it matter, when sub-cutting strip sets, if you press them open first or is it ok to cut them before pressing? They seem to lay flatter before they are pressed open. Just trying to be as accurate as possible on this quilt. I am cutting them to make 4 patch sets, if that makes a difference. Thanks for your help.
Vicki
Vicki
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I press mine before cutting. If I have a long strip, I sometimes line them up with a yardstick, before I press. This way I know they are straight and not bowed. No movement sideways, just down. Try it, whatever works for you.
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I always try to buy a striped ironing board cover. That works too for lining up.
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I have found that if I press each strip to dark side as I sew then it seems to match seams easily. Also when cutting multiple strips stagger them instead of stacking them since this makes for more accurate cutting. I do not press my seams open.
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