Help! I pin and my blocks shift
#1
I am having some trouble keeping my blocks lined up. I pin in various directions etc. and sometimes my blocks shift a bit so that the seams don't line up. Any surefire tricks out there?
#2
Take smaller bites of fabric with the pins and pin in more places. Keep the pins lined up with the intersecting seam lines...perpendicular, angled, etc...
I prefer to glue baste instead of pinning...when the bottle runs out, you can refill it with Elmer's brand school glue.
http://blog.fabshophop.com/blog/?p=1649
I prefer to glue baste instead of pinning...when the bottle runs out, you can refill it with Elmer's brand school glue.
http://blog.fabshophop.com/blog/?p=1649
#4
Thank you all. I keep hoping to figure it out. I'm getting too close to my seam ripper. My latest quilt has 156 blocks and I'm almost finished. I feel like the old dog that can't learn new tricks.
All goes smoothly for several blocks, then I have one that "moves." It looks like the feeddogs are pulling the bottom layer just a bit. Basting or gluing the beginning stich-line would stop the fabrc from moving. Thanks again.
All goes smoothly for several blocks, then I have one that "moves." It looks like the feeddogs are pulling the bottom layer just a bit. Basting or gluing the beginning stich-line would stop the fabrc from moving. Thanks again.
#5
When seams match up exactly, I use Clover Fork Pins. You can see what they look like here:
http://www.amazon.com/Clover-Fork-Pi...6449121&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Clover-Fork-Pi...6449121&sr=8-1
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here is al ink on "easing seams in".. scroll down a bit to find it..
http://www.patternsfromhistory.com/b...t/beginner.htm
http://www.patternsfromhistory.com/b...t/beginner.htm
#10
This topic came up awhile back and someone said that they pin on both sides where blocks meet and then place a pin just a hair before those 2 pins. I tried it and it works for me every time. No more shifting and moving as you sew down the row.
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