Originally Posted by
Onebyone
I read about using a hair flat iron to press open seams on block units. I have a lot of hsts to sew. I though may as well try it. ( found mine in the back of a bathroom drawer, hasn't been used in years) It works great to press open the seams. Fast and the seams lay flat. Just zip it through the iron and done. I never liked to take the time to press opens seams, using my fingers with an regular iron. I am very pleased with the results of the flat iron. Watch for a special quilter's seam presser coming on the market soon. LOL
I don't have such an iron, so I sew up all my hst s and take them to the easy chair and open them with a little finger press while I'm watching something on TV. I lay them all upside down in a stack on my knee. When the stack threatens to fall over, I make a new stack. Then I go to the ironing board and they are ironed in a very short time with no burnt fingers. Less time with a hot iron saves money.