A Tip for Matching Seams
10-12-2010, 02:28 AM
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After doing what felt like ten thousand half square triangles in my avatar quilt, I too have since started lining up intersections and only stitching afew stitches to make sure its aligned. Every so often I get bold and think: okay the last 40 were perfect, I stitch the whole block, and lo and behold, I tearout the entire seam, so now every seam that requires it, gets the 4-5 stitch alignment check.
10-12-2010, 05:30 AM
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I sew at seams too but I set the machine to baste to make it much easier to remove the stitching. One tip I learned was to always fan intersecting seams. That really makes a difference. Using a tailor's clapper will make any seam perfectly flat. My clapper is as important as my iron.
10-12-2010, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I sew at seams too but I set the machine to baste to make it much easier to remove the stitching. One tip I learned was to always fan intersecting seams. That really makes a difference. Using a tailor's clapper will make any seam perfectly flat. My clapper is as important as my iron.
10-12-2010, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I sew at seams too but I set the machine to baste to make it much easier to remove the stitching.
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