Originally Posted by Kryssa
In my first quilting class I was told to iron seems in the direction of the darker fabric or toward the least bulk. But is there a real reason why I can't iron my seams open?
I'm not real experienced at quilting, but I guess it depends on what you're doing with the seam. If you're doing one of those star thingies, then open works best, less bulk, but if I am going to match blocks and want a perfect join, then I press seams to the dark, so that when I am matching the seams they just meld right together. Hope you understand that.