Folding seams in one direction
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Folding seams in one direction
I find that when I press seams in one direction it takes up a tiny bit of fabric because of the fold. As a result, one piece of fabric is a tiny bit smaller than the other. Over the construction of a block this results with the block not being exactly the correct size. Or in blocks with many pieces, they all don't line up properly. For example, in doing a block like Birds in the Air, when I go to attach the pieced side to the piece of fabric that has no seams, they don't match up perfectly.
Stitching the seams open helps some until you get a place where a bunch of corners come together. Nesting the seams helps, but not a perfect solution.
Does anyone use a techinque that takes into account this fabric shrinkage due the seam allow?
Stitching the seams open helps some until you get a place where a bunch of corners come together. Nesting the seams helps, but not a perfect solution.
Does anyone use a techinque that takes into account this fabric shrinkage due the seam allow?
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Have you tried to alter pressing directions? Here's an example of Bird in the Air.
You can see how she pressed her block.
http://chock-a-blockquiltblocks.blog...ds-in-air.html
You can see how she pressed her block.
http://chock-a-blockquiltblocks.blog...ds-in-air.html
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This may not make sense but I cut the width of the black line on my Omnigrid ruler and that has made a big difference. Yes, there is always the hump factor but you find what technique will help you overcome the problem. I also like to oversize my blocks or HST, then I iron them with starch and then trim them down to the perfect size.
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Here's another trick --- when you piece a block in sections, always do the most-pieces section/s first, measure, then piece the rest. Using a thinner/finer thread also helps; lots of quilters use a 60 wt. thread to piece.
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