I;m hiding in the shrubbery, I think the quilt Police are after me!
10-27-2011, 12:27 PM
#73
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Standing guard for you with my witchity broom. Just let those QP try to come back, I'll whack them good. You just go ahead and do whatever makes your little heart happy!!
Hugs and smiles!
Hugs and smiles!
10-27-2011, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by kwendt
I press to the side using this method:
1. Can I figure out which way to press the seam so that the next time I sew on this particular piece, the seams will 'lock'?
If "Yes", press the seam to the chosen side, celebrate, do a happy dance, imagine myself to be the 'great, all-knowing Quilter'.
If "No", give up trying to figure it out, tell myself it doesn't matter and move on to Step 2.
2. Can I figure out how to press so the bulk of the seam lies to the 'dark' side of the fabrics?
If "Yes", press the seam to the chosen side, celebrate my return to "the dark side", practice breathing through a black face mask, and imagine myself to be the most feared, dark 'Jedi-knight Quilter'.
If "No", give up trying to figure it out, tell myself I'm not a rocket scientist anyways and move onto Step 3.
3. Can I just figure out how to press the seam to one side or the other???? The voices in my head say, "Enough already, you've spent 30 minutes trying to press out ONE seam while exercising your imagination. Just press the dang seam!" Goto Step 4.
4. Realize that Quilting is exhausting. Turn off the iron, leave the quilting room, and close the door. I'm sure I can find "Star Wars" or "The Twilight Zone" reruns on cable somewheres...
1. Can I figure out which way to press the seam so that the next time I sew on this particular piece, the seams will 'lock'?
If "Yes", press the seam to the chosen side, celebrate, do a happy dance, imagine myself to be the 'great, all-knowing Quilter'.
If "No", give up trying to figure it out, tell myself it doesn't matter and move on to Step 2.
2. Can I figure out how to press so the bulk of the seam lies to the 'dark' side of the fabrics?
If "Yes", press the seam to the chosen side, celebrate my return to "the dark side", practice breathing through a black face mask, and imagine myself to be the most feared, dark 'Jedi-knight Quilter'.
If "No", give up trying to figure it out, tell myself I'm not a rocket scientist anyways and move onto Step 3.
3. Can I just figure out how to press the seam to one side or the other???? The voices in my head say, "Enough already, you've spent 30 minutes trying to press out ONE seam while exercising your imagination. Just press the dang seam!" Goto Step 4.
4. Realize that Quilting is exhausting. Turn off the iron, leave the quilting room, and close the door. I'm sure I can find "Star Wars" or "The Twilight Zone" reruns on cable somewheres...
Press your seams your way, put batting and a back on it, quilt it and no one will know which way you sewed them.
If they do, scream "Quilt Police" and run like H#%*!
10-27-2011, 02:37 PM
#77
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Florida
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I iron my seams open 90% of the time. It's much easier to match seams this way. Many think that covering the seam with the seam pressed in one directions keeps the seam from stress. If you use a quality thread and quality fabric, there isn't much of a worry about that. The quilt is quilted and that keeps the pull of the weight off the seams.
10-27-2011, 03:47 PM
#79
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Location: St. Louis suburbs
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I bought a quilt book recently (can't remember who wrote it) and she said she is also ironing the seams open now and recommends we all do it. Said that many major quilters are doing it now. Haven't tried it yet, but that's what we did for years in sewing.
10-27-2011, 05:09 PM
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Whatever makes you happy honey. By the way - I love your chicken. I made a chicken quilt like that for my sister - a pattern from Shar Jorgensen. She loved it and when she passed away her youngest daughter got it, because she loved it as much as my sister did. Come out of the shrubbery and hold your head up high, you've done nothing wrong.
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