Matching corners
08-19-2011, 08:09 AM
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Also, when you know that 1 piece is longer or shorter than the other, pin both ends and put the longer one on the bottom. Remember, baggy bottom, tight top. The feed dogs will take up the slack unless it is too much off. Marge L.
08-19-2011, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by madamheather
I put a thin pin through the stitching line of each seam to put them together. When I come up th the pin, I use the hand wheel to walk it over the pin and then take it out. Never sew over pins! I find this way more reliable than the pressing one seem one direction and the other one the opposite. I like to press my seams open. It eliminates the bulk. Good luck!
08-19-2011, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
Originally Posted by kraftykimberly
Dont know if the trick I use is "legal" but a alot times I will put in 3-4 stitches at each joint I want to match and then go back and sew the entire seam. That way I can nudge and fudge along the way but still have my corners matching. That many any sense?
08-19-2011, 10:46 AM
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I use the holding pin like madamheather and misseva but only when I am matching the point of a triangle. I sometimes use the fork pins. I sew over pins slowly. The holding pin comes out just before the needle is ready to come down in the same hole that pin is in. I have only hit the fork pins one time with my needle.
08-19-2011, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by sewmorethings
Originally Posted by alikat110
Originally Posted by tlrnhi
pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, cross your fingers, pin, pin
Just take your time and don't rush it. It take practice and patience. Not all of my corners match all the time and when they are WAAAAY off, a little applique over the corners hides it very well. :)
Just take your time and don't rush it. It take practice and patience. Not all of my corners match all the time and when they are WAAAAY off, a little applique over the corners hides it very well. :)
ali
08-19-2011, 11:35 AM
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I love the forked pins! Wouldn't want to sew without them!
Originally Posted by CompulsiveQuilter
Does anybody here use the "fork pins" that go on both sides of the seam at a time? I've often wondered ... but if you take out the pin before the first seam, what's the point of the second half of the pin?
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