Annie Pearl

I have read in many posts the words" easing in" What do you mean? I'm no seamstress that's for sure. All I can do is sew a straight line. Can you explain so I know if I'm doing it or not. Maybe I just call it something different.

Prism99

When two pieces of fabric are not exactly the same length, "easing" means sewing so that the extra fabric in the longer piece is distributed over the shorter length. When sewing a row of blocks together, for example, some blocks may be slightly larger than other blocks. You will see this as soon as you pin the rows together at the block intersections. Typically placing the longer piece underneath and exerting a little "pull" on the top piece results in the longer piece being eased in. This is because the feed dogs typically feed the fabric more than the presser foot; the presser foot "pushes" fabric ahead of it.

Clear as mud? It helps if someone can show you.

my-ty

"Easing in" - It's what we all do after major holidays, when we try to make our waists fit into our usual pants! (Sorry couldn't resist.)

Onebyone

If you have ever sewn a sleeve into an armhole opening then you are an easing in expert. I never understood why the sleeve had to be a different size then the armhole but never found a pattern where it wasn't.

M.I.Late

Annie pearl that is a great question.
Prism 99 gave you a perfect explanation and a super example.
That's funny my-ty.

DOTTYMO

Fudging.
As long as they are the correct sizes making them equal. If you are talking about the borders. After you measured down the centre of the quilt and go to put it on you find it is too along by half an inch. DONT CUT IT OFF. Pin the ends find the centre of border length and quilt side and pin together . You will find you have a slight loop on the border gently pin centre of each side again and keep until really no loop at all they are pinned equal ie eased in.

Now machine. Hope this helps.

bearisgray

Easing in - think of gathering that is so slight that it is barely noticeable.

PaperPrincess

Easing in is where you have 2 pieces of fabric that you want to join, but one is longer than the other. If it's 2 patches that you are joining, and the difference in lengths is small, you pin the 2 edges, sew with the longer piece is on the bottom (sew with baggy bottom) and tug a bit on the top piece. The feed dogs will ease the fullness in.
On longer pieces, like when joining a border to a top, you need to do a bit more. Locate the center of the top and the center of the border & pin these together. Next pin the 2 ends. Now locate the centers between the pins on both the top and border & pin those together. Continue finding the center spots between the pins and joining. This prevents all the excess fabric from the longer piece winding up as pleats.

AnnieSue

I do I LOT of pinning when I'm easing.

FroggyinTexas

Pay attention to Prism and DottyMo. They've got it together. froggyintexas