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quilterj 01-31-2010 11:33 AM

I know some where here this subject has been mentioned.
Do you prefer to open and press your seams or to one side?

butterflywing 01-31-2010 11:36 AM

i like open, especially where a lot of seams cross.

CRH 01-31-2010 11:38 AM

I press to the side unless,as butterflywing says, there are several seams crossing.

BellaBoo 01-31-2010 12:08 PM

My seams match better if pressed open. I press to one side for large pieced blocks and open for small pieced blocks.

pam1966 01-31-2010 05:35 PM

For matching seams, to the side. Where a lot of seams will be intersecting, open. For border strips that are pieced together, open.

But you do whatever works best for you!

Loretta 01-31-2010 05:41 PM

I like to press to the side with seams opposite to each other when sewn together. (I can't think what that is called.

littlehud 01-31-2010 07:49 PM

I press mine to the side. Works for me.

GMA 01-31-2010 08:23 PM

I don't like pressing open cuz the seams don't want to make easily

amma 01-31-2010 09:08 PM

I played with pressing them open and to the side...
If you are pressing to the side and a seam feels bulky, then I repress them open.
As other's have mentioned, if there are going to be many seams in one area, it is best to press them all open...

Bearisgray has a PDA and she has shown a big variety of blocks that she has been working on. She shows the front and the back of them. You can really see from the back how and why she has pressed them as she did. It might benefit you to check this out... :wink:


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