penski

i am starting a new project a quilt pattern by darlene zimmerman i am makingafour path and a pinwheel block i noticed she says after sewing the 4 oieces together to make the block to twist it together in the middle to loosen the stitches anyone ever here of this before and why ??

thank you

penski

that is suppose to say a four patch im sorry it is late and i have been cutting my 3 in squares

tlrnhi

maybe so the middle wont pucker when it's all sewn together? I dunno, only thing I can think of.

Barb M

I think i read that recently for pinwheel and other patterns that have a lot of seams coming together in the centre, i haven't heard it's to loosen the stitches, i heard it's to help the seams kind of spiral together so they lay nice and flat in the centre.

reneebobby

:roll: interesting I'll have to remember that and see the difference.

wilma osmond

I think Barb.M is right its to keep your seems lying flat and all going the same way Wilma

penski

Thank you everyone i will try it wow i learn something new everytime i come to this forum
and that is a good thing !!!!!!!

bj

Eleanor Burns is the one I've seen do it, especially on a pinwheel block. It really does help the center lay flatter. You do have to loosen the threads down to the intersecting seam or it won't work though. It will make a little pinwheel on the back where you mush it flat, then all the seams will press in a spiral to the left (at least that's the direction mine seem to go). On a 4-patch it forms a little 4-patch on the back.

retrogirl02

good tip. I made the pinwheel and had a lump in the middle, so practiced and practiced & still couldn't get rid of it. Needless to say, I don't have a quilt top out of that pattern LOL.

penski

than you BJ so do i just twist the intersection ???