Originally Posted by
bungalow59
My first class totally skipped the importance of pressing direction for seams...
My life (and my quilt blocks) would have been so much better had I known about nesting seams.
Good luck and enjoy!
Nesting made a huge difference in the quality of my quilt tops. Another tip that I wish some had mentioned earlier is to reverse the stitch direction when sewing long stripes together to prevent curving. In other words sew from top to bottom on stripe 1 and 2, then when you add the 3rd stripe sew it from bottom to top. Hope that makes sense. I'm not sure if this has a proper name or not.
Welcome to the wonderful world of quilting, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.