Setting seams with an iron
#41
Originally Posted by greaterexp
Originally Posted by smtdrt01
Hello everyone! My name is Sheila and I live in Alabama. My grandmother taught me to quilt 30+ years ago. She was a little "rustic" and made her patterns out of brown paper grocery bags. Things have changed alot and I have learned so many tips since those days. Initially I never ironed a seam and wow!....is there a big advantage to doing so but I need clarification please. Do you press the seam to one side THEN open it up & press to lay flat? I always just pressed to one side but would like to know which way is better. Thanks!
#42
Originally Posted by cjomomma
Can someone please explain how you set the seams?
#44
Originally Posted by Picklelady
I looked at the link for the steady betty,but I'm not sure exactly wht or how the steady betty works?? Is it a hard surface like a pressing sheet?? Sorry for being dense, but don't get it.
thanks
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#45
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Originally Posted by JanieW
I've been quilting for quite a few years. Until recently I was unaware of the practice of setting the seam with your iron before you press the seam to one side.
I don't know why we are supposed to do it, but I am convinced that I am having more luck with accuracy since I started setting my seams.
Anyone know the rationale to setting the seam?
I don't know why we are supposed to do it, but I am convinced that I am having more luck with accuracy since I started setting my seams.
Anyone know the rationale to setting the seam?
#47
Originally Posted by JanieW
I've been quilting for quite a few years. Until recently I was unaware of the practice of setting the seam with your iron before you press the seam to one side.
I don't know why we are supposed to do it, but I am convinced that I am having more luck with accuracy since I started setting my seams.
Anyone know the rationale to setting the seam?
I don't know why we are supposed to do it, but I am convinced that I am having more luck with accuracy since I started setting my seams.
Anyone know the rationale to setting the seam?
When you stitch through fabric, you are usually leaving a sizeable hole, even though you are using a smaller sized needle. The result of pulling thread through the hole to create the stitch also puts tension on the sides of that hole.
So, you take the iron, put hot steam to it, and in effect, it makes the fabric pull together tighter, and possibly makes the stitches pull closer through the layers.
Finger pressing will also accomplish good results. <wave>
#50
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I just found this explanation online , "Before you press a seam allowance to one side, put your iron down on it flat, just as it was sewn. Don't move the iron back and forth--let its weight do the work for you. This step "sets" the seam, flattening puckers that occurred when it was sewn."
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