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Old 02-03-2011, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by k3n
You could shorten your stitch length slightly but I always press my seams open when making my kaleidoscope quilts with my normal stitch length and I've never had batting poking through. I think this advice comes from the days when everyone hand pieced...
I do the same thing, I have never had a problem either. I usually think if they tell you to press one way or the other that they have a reason for telling you that. I found that out when I did my first stack and whack pinwheel quilt. They lay so much nice if pressed open. :thumbup:
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