Originally Posted by
Peckish
It took you 3.5
days??? Wow, you're way more patient than I.
For future reference: I attended a Ricky Tims seminar. He demonstrated (and had all of us try it with much success!) how to rip such seams within seconds. You rip the first couple of inches, then grab the fabric, one in each hand, and quickly pull it apart, as if you were ripping yardage. It works!
It works better for me to rip like that if I use a 2.5 (about 11 stitches per inch) metric stitch length. Problem is, I prefer a 2.0 (about 13 stitches per inch) metric stitch length so that the blocks won't come apart while I am handling them. It's not much difference, but it does change the dynamics of ripping.