Originally Posted by Honchey
Thanks Darcene, I needed that little pick me up. I'm off to do Corn and Beans-just have to find the fabric for it.. When you paperpiece where do you actually start the sewing for the seam? Do you leave the ends open like hand-piecing? I'm finding that I have to remove the thread ends to fold back the paper to trim the seam. Am I doing it right.
Anne, I always try to sew at least 1/4-3/8 inch beyond the end of the seam....when I trim I hold the sewn unit down with a magazine ad insert card which is lined up even with the seam line, then I hold the sewn unit down while folding the paper back over the card--it helps to "pop/snap" the paper while folding back--this will cause it to come free of the stitching and fold over the card...I do not cut or trim the stitching..it could come loose and cause a gap..I then place the add-a-quarter ruler against the folded paper line and trim the seam allowance to 1/4"....by stitching beyond the end of the seam line the points where the pieces meet will lay flatter and help to avoid humps at the joins and the stitches will not come loose...this is about as clear as mud... :lol: