Does setting your seams with an iron after sewing really make a difference?
#12
Being a longarm quilter, I can always tell if the customer set the seam and then pressed or not. When the seam is set before pressing to one side, the "ditch" is always straighter and the fabrics lay much flatter. If you want a quilt top to look really nice after it has been quilted, always "set" the seams first. Otherwise, you may receive your quilt back with some minute pleats in the top.
#14
Same here - I always set the seams now and starch prior to piecing.
I know exactly what you mean about the stretching, janetter.
I know exactly what you mean about the stretching, janetter.
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After watching a Missouri Quilt Shop video I always set my seams, and feel happier with the end product. However, a word of warning -- it does make the seam harder to unpick! so check first that you have everything you want in the seam.
#19
Yes I set the seam and then press it open...of course noticing I didn't say the word 'iron'.
SET - put iron on fabric pieces as they were sewn (think about ironing a shirt - you'd smooth it out before really ironing it)
PRESS OPEN - open the seam and gently press the iron into the seam - don't iron it.
I think each seam looks pretty when pressed. and I think it makes a difference in my blocks.
SET - put iron on fabric pieces as they were sewn (think about ironing a shirt - you'd smooth it out before really ironing it)
PRESS OPEN - open the seam and gently press the iron into the seam - don't iron it.
I think each seam looks pretty when pressed. and I think it makes a difference in my blocks.
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