Originally Posted by amma
Pressing to the side is not usually necessary with the strong stitches that our machines make. I press open a lot, due to not liking seeing a seam through my blocks :D:D:D
Many quilters quote this, "look at the strain the seams in our pants get,they are pressed open and they don't pull apart" :wink:
Amma, I just have to say this - I have one pair of pants that I have re-sewn the seam at least 25 times. It just won't keep together. I have tried different thread types & everything else that I can think of. I really like these pants, so I just keep re-stitching. It's not that they are too small, actually they fit with a bit of extra room - doubleknit poly, elastic waist. I usually sew at least 2 rows of stitching & this last time put in 3. I'm beginning to think that either these pants are possessed or they are cut just slightly off & therefore the tension of movement in them causes undue wear. I think next time I'm pulling out the stapler!!! :-)
Alex Anderson said several times on her show, Simply Quilts, that we should press to the construction of the block. I, personally, have experienced a block/seam that is going to lay the way it wants to & not the way I want it to! In my aged wisdom, I let the block win everytime!
Lori, your quilt really is beautiful!!!