Is there a seam pressing tutorial here somewhere?
07-23-2010, 11:10 AM
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I was floating around the site yesterday and someone mentioned pressing seams in opposite directions helps to make points match up. I've got all my fabric cut for a quilt for kids kit and wanted to make sure I understand this before I start the four patches. Thank for any help!
07-23-2010, 01:05 PM
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yep away press to the dark side when doing 4 patches!
Since I know someone will have the answer how the heck do ya press to get flat pinwheels? I don't get the "put a pencil eraser in the middle and give it a twist" or the give it a tug in either direction until it pops"!
Since I know someone will have the answer how the heck do ya press to get flat pinwheels? I don't get the "put a pencil eraser in the middle and give it a twist" or the give it a tug in either direction until it pops"!
07-23-2010, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
Since I know someone will have the answer how the heck do ya press to get flat pinwheels? I don't get the "put a pencil eraser in the middle and give it a twist" or the give it a tug in either direction until it pops"!
Interested in this too!
07-23-2010, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
yep away press to the dark side when doing 4 patches!
Since I know someone will have the answer how the heck do ya press to get flat pinwheels? I don't get the "put a pencil eraser in the middle and give it a twist" or the give it a tug in either direction until it pops"!
Since I know someone will have the answer how the heck do ya press to get flat pinwheels? I don't get the "put a pencil eraser in the middle and give it a twist" or the give it a tug in either direction until it pops"!
07-23-2010, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by KellyK
Thank you Sadiemae!
Good thing I'm starting with 4 patches, pinwheels can wait from the sounds of things!
Good thing I'm starting with 4 patches, pinwheels can wait from the sounds of things!
for everyone watching I am going to try pressing the HST seams to the dark side, and then press the other three seams OPEN! maybe this will work. I dunno at this point but I need to figure it out I have 340 of them in my near future!
07-23-2010, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
ha ha, actually they are really easy, and I love them. I just hate the build-up of seams in the dead center where all the points (seven different seams) meet.
for everyone watching I am going to try pressing the HST seams to the dark side, and then press the other three seams OPEN! maybe this will work. I dunno at this point but I need to figure it out I have 340 of them in my near future!
for everyone watching I am going to try pressing the HST seams to the dark side, and then press the other three seams OPEN! maybe this will work. I dunno at this point but I need to figure it out I have 340 of them in my near future!
07-23-2010, 08:10 PM
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If quilts are machine pieced, it doesn't matter if you press to one side or press seams open. I've tried the open thinking it might be easier to match the seams, but, I didn't think so, with the seam going to one side and matching seam pressed the opposite way, butting them up really matches the seams easier.
Making a tube quilt I found you couldn't press to the dark side as the allowances went the same way.
Making a tube quilt I found you couldn't press to the dark side as the allowances went the same way.
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