Pressing seam allowances to one side not necessary.
I read this in APQ magazine: “Pressingseam allowances to one side was important years ago when quilts wereonly pieced and quilted by hand,” “There was more stress onthe pieced seams, and quilting through the ironed-over layersstabilized the quilt. Today, a machine-pieced and machine-quiltedquilt is so sturdy there is little stress on the seams and no need topress the seam allowances to one side.”