Originally Posted by
Julie in WA
So glad to hear you are using the Y-seams! I think it is the 'old-fashioned' way to make the carpenter's wheel; like you, I prefer the smoother look and the harkening to a time when quilters did things the hard way!
So many patterns have simplified difficult blocks so they can be done by beginners or can be created quickly. It is a nice option, but I think that utilizing older techniques (like y-seams) creates great challenge for a quilter's growth (not to mention the benefits for the brain!). I hope you will post a picture when you have the quilt complete!
Had to chime in here - our forefather (and mothers) didn't do things the hard way because they wanted to but because that was the knowledge at the time. they also would have loved to use the HST method because of being abel to use smaller pieces of material - which is sometimes all they had to work with. JMHO. (and with background of a quilting Grandmother of 99 !)