Originally Posted by
Tartan
I also press to the dark because threads from the dark seam can really show up in a light fabric. I do go back and fix any twisted seams when I find them in my final pressing. Twisted seams can cause a thread nest when you try to quilt the quilt. I just snip the few stitches at the problem seam and restitch the seam so it will lay flat.
If I can't untwist the seam, this is what I will resort to.
If I do clip, I clip each seam allowance separately so that they are not in the same place and I will reinforce the cuts with fray-chek.
A twisted seam bothers me as much as underwear put on backwards.