Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I iron my seams open 90% of the time. It's much easier to match seams this way. Many think that covering the seam with the seam pressed in one directions keeps the seam from stress. If you use a quality thread and quality , there isn't much of a worry about that. The quilt is quilted and that keeps the pull of the weight off the seams.
I agree 'The quilt is quilted and that keeps the pull of the weight off the seams. I just took a class and they encouraged us to iron them open. Showed us samples of both (log cabin) and I was amazed at how the opened seams make the quilt flatter. Also, this eliminates the 'scant 1/4 inch'.