Originally Posted by
Beulah
I have pressed seams that did not quite match and with a little stretching or sewing in the opposite direction I could make it work. I stretch just a bit - pin - and press right before I sew. Usually you cannot tell and the result is close enough.
This is what I have done also. Thankfully, fabric is pretty forgiving. Also, Tartan's suggestion of putting the longer side down against the feed dogs works for me a lot of the time.
Pat