Crossed sides of fence again
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Crossed sides of fence again
I have been pressing all my seams open. At a demonstration for a block at quilt guild they said "only finger press until done.". It goes against my grain not to press Big Time. So I stayed on my side of the fence and did it my way. The seams did NOT match up. So I jumped the fence and did it the way they said. THE SEAMS MATCHED PERFECTLY! I admit it "I am a fence jumper," and will probably jump back and forth any number of times on this issue.
This post was written because I was thinking about the post about 'which side are you on'. My comment then was if you only stay on your own side of the fence you miss the view from the other side and the opportunity to visit with the neighbors. Guess I should have added sometimes it's a good idea to at least try any advice offered by said neighbors.
This post was written because I was thinking about the post about 'which side are you on'. My comment then was if you only stay on your own side of the fence you miss the view from the other side and the opportunity to visit with the neighbors. Guess I should have added sometimes it's a good idea to at least try any advice offered by said neighbors.
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I have been pressing all my seams open. At a demonstration for a block at quilt guild they said "only finger press until done.". It goes against my grain not to press Big Time. So I stayed on my side of the fence and did it my way. The seams did NOT match up. So I jumped the fence and did it the way they said. THE SEAMS MATCHED PERFECTLY!
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So I hope we get an answer .... please SilverNeedle??
Ghostie ... one fo the quilting teachers I've had, always says to let the seams go the way they want to. I never understood her, til one time I was doing a block and discovered how, yes the block was very clear how the seams should be pressed!
Now that I've been doing more of my own quilting, I've taken more note as to the way seams are pressed and how they affect my quilting. So sometimes I determine the direction of pressing, according to the eventual quilting.
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