Old 01-28-2010, 01:10 AM
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Sheree from Chicago
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[quote=PatriceJ]if you're making small blocks ... say ... 6" finished or less ... you should consider trimming your seam allowances to less than 1/4".

if you do foundation piecing or plan to echo quilt close to both sides of the seams, a 1/8" allowance should remain sturdy throughout the years. otherwise, i'd recommend 3/16" or thereabouts.

the narrower allowances will leave more "quiltable" surface.[/quot]
I agree with Patrice in going 1/8 seam allowance.Next I have to decide if taking the paper off once the sections are domplete to put together would sits better eithout all the bulk of the paper. and no matter how perfect I pin where things have to line up, the bulk often has a tendancy to get thrown off kilter. Maybe less bulk from pasper would be work a try!
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