Need help sewing 1 inch squares or mini quilts
02-18-2018, 05:23 PM
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Need help sewing 1 inch squares or mini quilts
Any suggestions for sewing very tiny pieces would be helpful. I have successfully made my zigzag
needle hole into a single hole (thanks to help from this forum). That has helped.
I shortened my stitch length to 2.0. Any other ideas of how to sew accurately?
needle hole into a single hole (thanks to help from this forum). That has helped.
I shortened my stitch length to 2.0. Any other ideas of how to sew accurately?
02-18-2018, 05:52 PM
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Mini quilt tips
1.) starch your fabric heavily for accurate cutting and stitching
2.) measure the block, 1", when stitching, not the seam allowance. I know it seems odd to ignore the seam allowance amount, but it is irrelevant in mini quilts.
3) Use very thin thread, size 60 or 80 if you can find it. (You lose less accuracy when pressing seams open)
4) Press seams open to reduce bulk. Don't be afraid to trim seams smaller than 1/4" after stitching, use fray chek or elmers washable glue to reduce ravel until the quilt/block is built
1.) starch your fabric heavily for accurate cutting and stitching
2.) measure the block, 1", when stitching, not the seam allowance. I know it seems odd to ignore the seam allowance amount, but it is irrelevant in mini quilts.
3) Use very thin thread, size 60 or 80 if you can find it. (You lose less accuracy when pressing seams open)
4) Press seams open to reduce bulk. Don't be afraid to trim seams smaller than 1/4" after stitching, use fray chek or elmers washable glue to reduce ravel until the quilt/block is built
02-18-2018, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tartan
I think true miniature quilts are sewn with 1/8 seam allowances instead of 1/4 .
02-19-2018, 01:26 AM
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I recently came across this method of working with small squares using thin fusible interfacing.
I haven’t tried it but it looks interesting -
https://weallsew.com/postage-stamp-p...p.XQCyCuNPnOVg
I haven’t tried it but it looks interesting -
https://weallsew.com/postage-stamp-p...p.XQCyCuNPnOVg
02-19-2018, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Jane Quilter
Mini quilt tips
1.) starch your fabric heavily for accurate cutting and stitching
2.) measure the block, 1", when stitching, not the seam allowance. I know it seems odd to ignore the seam allowance amount, but it is irrelevant in mini quilts.
3) Use very thin thread, size 60 or 80 if you can find it. (You lose less accuracy when pressing seams open)
4) Press seams open to reduce bulk. Don't be afraid to trim seams smaller than 1/4" after stitching, use fray chek or elmers washable glue to reduce ravel until the quilt/block is built
1.) starch your fabric heavily for accurate cutting and stitching
2.) measure the block, 1", when stitching, not the seam allowance. I know it seems odd to ignore the seam allowance amount, but it is irrelevant in mini quilts.
3) Use very thin thread, size 60 or 80 if you can find it. (You lose less accuracy when pressing seams open)
4) Press seams open to reduce bulk. Don't be afraid to trim seams smaller than 1/4" after stitching, use fray chek or elmers washable glue to reduce ravel until the quilt/block is built
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