Originally Posted by LoriEl
When I started quilting I read that the reason the seams are pressed to one side is because there is less chance of them opening up later. Made sense to me so that's how I do it.
This was the custom back in the hand piecing days. Since the hand piecing didn't make as strong as seam the seams were all pressed to one side for strength.
These days anything goes if you are machine piecing. Sometimes the quilt "talks" to you as how the seams will look the best.:)