Meeting seams of a multi-seamed block
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Meeting seams of a multi-seamed block
I made lots of the disappearing four patch blocks and at the point to join the squares for a top.
Do you make all the seams mesh or let them fall where they land? If the seam is ironed oneway to suit a previous seam, do you let it twist the other way to suit the next seam? This sounds confusing!
Do you make all the seams mesh or let them fall where they land? If the seam is ironed oneway to suit a previous seam, do you let it twist the other way to suit the next seam? This sounds confusing!
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I use the "pinwheel" method for my seams. (Unstitching 3-4 stitches inside the newest seam allowance and pressing all seams as if they were going around a pinwheel, ie. clockwise)
But if that alone doesn't let all seams nest into one another, I don't twist them.
But if that alone doesn't let all seams nest into one another, I don't twist them.
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I just saved this to my Pinterest board last week. http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/cut...-tricks-tools/
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I like it when my seams nest but it doesn't always work out. If the inner seams in a block need to be pressed a certain way, I don't change that just to get nesting seams when sewing the blocks together. When piecing a quilt, if I have a twisted seam though, I do go back and fix it before making my quilt sandwich.
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I do the pinwheel where I can JennyPenny, but this different! I tried to go to your link Aunt Piggy, but it said "unhandled excemption." I think Tartan's is the way - I just tried to change the directions of the way I had pressed the seam, to get the seams to nest, and I had a real mess. Plus, I repositioned some of the blocks all together and now I am just ripping along! Me and my best friend!
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I had no problem with the link per Aunt Piggylpn but all things are different. I think sometimes one can combine different tips to make things work well.
I do the pinwheel where I can JennyPenny, but this different! I tried to go to your link Aunt Piggy, but it said "unhandled excemption." I think Tartan's is the way - I just tried to change the directions of the way I had pressed the seam, to get the seams to nest, and I had a real mess. Plus, I repositioned some of the blocks all together and now I am just ripping along! Me and my best friend!
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The link from auntpiggylpn is very good except I'd rather take out 3-4 stitches than stretch the fabric. I just used this technique for the night and Day quilt when I joined four blocks to make a 12" block. It worked beautifully except where I altered joining the seams on one row of the seven. I nested the seams and stitched but in the wrong direction so that when I joined the rows, I could not nest the seams because they were going in the same direction. I had to rip out a little to fix this. The seams are all now beautiful and I think it all has to do with the nesting of the seams. Hope you understand what I'm saying.
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When I need to Match I use a pin and open seam. By pinning in the very centre of the seam on both sides I find it works everytime to a thread difference. For four sections would do two together then two then four pin and sew over centre first with large stitch check then sew over again with small stitch.
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