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ckcowl 08-19-2012 01:04 PM

i actually like the pinked ones- i don't have any problems lining them up & feel that i get a straighter, better seam when the pieces have a a pinked edge. also i don't have all those raveling edges on the back of my finished blocks to trim away/clean up later. Maybe because i've been sewing for so long and started constructing garments- i am used to the benefits of pinked edges so do not find them (strange) at all-

tulip43 08-19-2012 02:23 PM

either way is Ok for me

Marilynsue 08-19-2012 02:59 PM

Straight for sure!

irishrose 08-19-2012 03:35 PM

Either is fine for sewing, but for storing, I'd prefer pinked. They stay so neat.

auntpiggylpn 08-19-2012 03:51 PM

It doesn't even phase me when I am sewing charm squares with the pinked edges. I just sew my 1/4" from the hills. I just worked on a strip quilt that I used a Robert Kaufman Jelly Roll and strips that I cut myself. I didn't have any problems lining up the edges because the hills of the RK strip fit perfectly to the straight edges of my self cut strips.

QKO 08-20-2012 05:07 AM

Thanks everyone, for your input!

QuiltnLady1 08-20-2012 06:24 PM

I definitely prefer the straight ones I cut myself to the pinked ones. I have bought a couple of charm packs and stored them. Fast forward a couple of years and they had to be trimmed down because the little points had raveled.

justflyingin 08-20-2012 08:55 PM


Originally Posted by Tartan (Post 5452003)
​Hate pinked edges!!!

Ditto! 100%


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