Does setting your seams with an iron after sewing really make a difference?
#73
i have learned that, yes it does make a difference, depending on what i am doing alsew,
i like to set my seams of HST, and yes, it may seam like an extra step, but it it sew worth it
to have it lay so flat, i use a Rowenta iron, with full steam ahead!! i have seen Eleanor Burns
do it many times and for her its no big deal, yes even my other idol Kaye Wood does it too.
so thats my opinion. good luck
katz
i like to set my seams of HST, and yes, it may seam like an extra step, but it it sew worth it
to have it lay so flat, i use a Rowenta iron, with full steam ahead!! i have seen Eleanor Burns
do it many times and for her its no big deal, yes even my other idol Kaye Wood does it too.
so thats my opinion. good luck
katz
#76
Just to add one thing that I have not read on other responses. Ironing (and clipping) is especially important on even a slightly curved seam. And like many have said, after you get use to ironing, it really isn't an extra step.
#79
I find that pressing between each step makes a huge difference. My students are always going on about how nice the back of my quilt top looks. It also improves the accuracy of your blocks, and that makes the finished product that much easier to quilt.
YMMV.
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