Piecing frustration - how can I avoid it?
#1
Piecing frustration - how can I avoid it?
Hi everyone,
I wondered if anyone else experiences this -
I have been working on a new quilt top that has a lot of seams and I tried to double- up on some of the process.
I cut long strips, sewed them together, then cut the length that I needed of the pairs.
The problem is that once I cut the two-piece sections, the seam is open at the cut - so there's no backstitching on the pieces.
Then, when I go to sew them to the next piece, the open seam then is really open and I have to re-sew it.
frustrating!
I'm sorry if that is confusing -
I can't figure out how to post a photo yet....
I wondered if anyone else experiences this -
I have been working on a new quilt top that has a lot of seams and I tried to double- up on some of the process.
I cut long strips, sewed them together, then cut the length that I needed of the pairs.
The problem is that once I cut the two-piece sections, the seam is open at the cut - so there's no backstitching on the pieces.
Then, when I go to sew them to the next piece, the open seam then is really open and I have to re-sew it.
frustrating!
I'm sorry if that is confusing -
I can't figure out how to post a photo yet....
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I agree with everyone else about shortening your stitch and I wanted to ask you about the dog in your avatar. Is that a chocolate lab? My wonderful chocolate lab, Hershey, passed away a few years back at the age of 14 yrs. Whenever I see a picture of a chocolate lab it makes me smile.
#9
Thanks, everyone, for your tips/comments/suggestions.
I've been going over every open seam and, well, I think I'm learning a lesson!
I will most definitely shorten my stitch length!
Yes! I do have a chocolate lab in my avatar.
Her name is Stella (and loves when we scream it like A Streetcar Named Desire - we're hoping to never lose her in the rain!)
She hates sewing days - she'll stand at the doorway of the studio and whine. Poor thing! She'd rather go hiking!
Thanks again, everyone, for the support and commiseration!
Lesson learned!
I've been going over every open seam and, well, I think I'm learning a lesson!
I will most definitely shorten my stitch length!
Yes! I do have a chocolate lab in my avatar.
Her name is Stella (and loves when we scream it like A Streetcar Named Desire - we're hoping to never lose her in the rain!)
She hates sewing days - she'll stand at the doorway of the studio and whine. Poor thing! She'd rather go hiking!
Thanks again, everyone, for the support and commiseration!
Lesson learned!
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