Originally Posted by drivingsusan
Originally Posted by ellierae
And do you always press your seams to one side? I am pretty much self taught - so I read alot. I recently read that some press their seams open, which I think would be easier to stitch in the ditch if that's how I plan to quilt it.
I think......if you press seams open and then stitch in the ditch...you might be weakening the seams. I am not sure, but I believe that I read that somewhere!
I've heard the same thing about SID with open seams. I've not tested that though.
I do press after each seam, but I also chain piece so I'm not constantly hopping up and down from my machine - rather I'm pressing a bunch of sets at the same time.
I use a lot of starch and also of Best Press before starting to cut a project, which I think has helped somewhat with the accuracy of my seams.
Cheers, K