Originally Posted by AndiR
Hmmm, is it possible your needle position got moved accidentally? If I could see it in person I could probably help figure it out. But KY is kinda far from SD....oh, but is it warmed than 6 below zero there??? Maybe I could make a quick trip and stay until the spring thaw!!! LOL
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Thank you everyone. The first try is always the tester or experiment for me.
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hmmm, it just looks like you took too large of a seam allowance when stitching the two sections together. rip, rip,rip and do 1/4 seam. good luck, it looks great otherwise.
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Did your first 2 seams cross each other 1/4 inch in from the edge? That is the only thing I can think of that would do this. You are not expecting this block to turn out a certain size so the extra for the seam allowance shouldn't matter at this point.
Other than the first 2 seams not in the right spot it looks like a large 1/4 inch seam on the final seam.... |
Originally Posted by cjomomma
I have my machine marked with masking tape at the 1/4 mark so all I have to do is butt the fabric against the tape and it stays even.
the same thread. Change one of these and it's a new game. You might want to check your 1/4" seam allowance again. AndiR did a very good tute on how do check that 1/4". I do this every time I start a new project. Trust me, it's worth it. |
I don't have a clue. and you may quote me on that.
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Originally Posted by stewyscrewy
Why do you need to make this with a Y seam?? sew piece into 2 pieces press seam open, then add on piece to each double section, then press open once again now you have two 3 piece sections now put them 2 section face to face matching the seam lines on both pieces. Now start you stitching from the middle and sew out and repeat to get the side done. I sure hope this will help you.
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Originally Posted by mommamac
Originally Posted by stewyscrewy
Why do you need to make this with a Y seam?? sew piece into 2 pieces press seam open, then add on piece to each double section, then press open once again now you have two 3 piece sections now put them 2 section face to face matching the seam lines on both pieces. Now start you stitching from the middle and sew out and repeat to get the side done. I sure hope this will help you.
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When you sew your sets of three together the point made by the center one should be pretty close to 1/4 from the edge of the fabric of the two outside ones. The cut point on the center diamond will be a lot longer. Then when you sew them together it should come out all right. Take it apart and try again. With diamonds if you sewed the 1/4 from the point and not the side it will come out wonky. I found, when doing these for the first time, that it helped if I used a ruler and a washout marker and marked my 1/4" with a V or X at each point.
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If I had to venture a guess, I'd say you cut on the sew line. Having never made one, I wouldn't know for sure...Maybe try again to make your diamonds, but add a 1/4". I'm thinking that your outside pieces on each half should meet at 1/4" from the end, and actually cross each other beyond that so that the points all meet together in the middle seam. I wonder if there is a block pattern online somewhere for this...now I have to look! lol
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