thimblebug6000

https://media.rainpos.com/5177/The_S...1231220514.pdf

in this year’s stash buster pattern she gives quite detailed photos, maybe it might help?

P-BurgKay

I too press my seams open about 99 % of the time. I starch and use a 1.5 or 1.8 stitch length and if I think it might open, I will also do a little back stitch.

Lena1952

Like tallchick, I press my seams open often and reduce the stitch length.

nanna-up-north

Thank you all so much for all your comments. I decided to press my seams open and am very happy how flat the blocks are at the center. So glad I asked. So glad my blocks are coming out well. As always you all have helped so much.

Kwiltr

In all of these comments, I don’t see any mention of trimming the HST square. I know you're talking about pressing open or to the dark side, here, but if you trim your HST's square, you end up cutting through your stitching often, which can cause the seam end to open and or defeat the backstitch efforts. I love HST quilts, but hate making HST's because of the trimming. Before I learned to square up my HSTs my quilts didn’t go together as easy, nor did the HSTs stay flat because there was that little bit of excess.

Onebyone

I cut my hst using the Go die cut. There is a die for every size I I have needed so far. No need to trim them up unless I veer from the 1/4 inch. In the past I use to trim each one and it sure wasted a lot of my time.

quiltsfor

I like trimming my HST's with the Bloc Loc ruler.

AngelaS

When I'm working with HST, I press some toward the light and the other half towards the dark so they nest properly.