Originally Posted by
Lisas
I am making my very first real to me quilt (I've only done a flannel rag quilt) a rail fence quilt with honey buns. Some of the strips on my finished blocks are curved. I thought it was my seam but the lady at the quilt store said my 1/4" seams were perfect! Yeah me! She said the problem was the way I was ironing. A little bit of the fabric from the strip next to it was covering the seam. So, how and when do you iron, set, press, etc? Do you press open or to one side?
Pressing can be your problem . . . BUT ~ When I read that your blocks were curved, what came to my mind was - how many 'rails' and were the all sewn in the same direction? When you have multiple strips, it is suggested that they are sewn in opposite direction. Down, up, down up . . . not down, down down.
If the 're' pressing does not cure the problem, then you might (sorry) want to un-sew and try again.