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First are they cut accurately? Do you sew a series of 2 patches first? If so, sew the seam, then press and make sure the edges line up. If you start with them a little bit off, it will only get worse. If you can press the seams in opposite directions, that helps to nest them. Use pins or glue. Not sure what your pattern looks like, but I have better luck if I piece in smaller square chunks rather than long strips.
#3
First are they cut accurately? Do you sew a series of 2 patches first? If so, sew the seam, then press and make sure the edges line up. If you start with them a little bit off, it will only get worse. If you can press the seams in opposite directions, that helps to nest them. Use pins or glue. Not sure what your pattern looks like, but I have better luck if I piece in smaller square chunks rather than long strips.
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Yes, they line up perfectly with each other. I sew a row of 4, then attached those 4 rows in a block of 4x4. I do 5 times, then sew the 5 blocks together to make a row. I tried to use pins, but the blocks are so small I couldn't feed them into my machine without getting poked. I'm working on a pattern than a fellow QB wrote. I'm testing it for her.
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This was just on Fons and Porter today. Liz Porter was the guest and Mary Fons was the host. Liz showed Mary a trick. She said make sure the top seam is pointed towards the machine and the bottom seam pointing towards you. That way the machine pushes the seams together forming a perfect point. She had Mary sew several together in chain piecing and all the points were perfectly snug together. They were sewing little four patches.
#7
She said make sure the top seam is pointed towards the machine and the bottom seam pointing towards you. That way the machine pushes the seams together forming a perfect point. She had Mary sew several together in chain piecing and all the points were perfectly snug together. They were sewing little four patches.
#8
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When you sew the four patch, have the raw edges of the seam on the top facing away from your body and the raw edges of the underneath seam facing your body. The machine pushes the top against the bottom one and the seams butt nicely making a perfect corner. Are you pressing all seams before they are crossed with another? My mother used to say'You sew with your iron, talking about apparel, but I think it applies to quilting, too.
#10
When you sew the four patch, have the raw edges of the seam on the top facing away from your body and the raw edges of the underneath seam facing your body. The machine pushes the top against the bottom one and the seams butt nicely making a perfect corner. Are you pressing all seams before they are crossed with another? My mother used to say'You sew with your iron, talking about apparel, but I think it applies to quilting, too.
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