Originally Posted by
Sephie
Have heard great things about the clapper, but not wanting to spend money on another gadget, I found a great tip on a blog (which I can't remember which blogger it was so I can't give credit, sorry!) that if you put a stack of magazines on a freshly pressed seam, it gives a super flat press once the fabric has cooled. I sort of assembly line mine, where I can usually press 3-4 seams and have piles of magazines on each, and then rotate to move them off one by one to my quilting table to continue being flattened until completely cool. It's working out pretty well!
I have read that too, using books though. I get the biggest ,thickest book we have and set it on top of my blocks and leave them until I work on them again, seems to help.
I press my seams to the side also because that's what I was taught, however for my next hand quilting project I will definitely press open to avoid bulk.