Originally Posted by lillybeck
Even though I have been sewing and quilting for many years I learned some great details on here. The one that has most helped me is pressing. I press before I cut, after each seam I press the seam to set it and then open and press seam to one side. I am amazed at how much easier this makes things.
DITTO !!! and use either spray starch or sizing or Mary Ellen's best pressed - if your fabric is stiff - it won't stretch and then you wont' have a tendency to lop-sided - don't ask me how long it took me to believe it - but that really works!!