Originally Posted by
bearisgray
If/When I am sewing long pieces together that I am reasonably sure that I cut the same length, I pin each side into halves and then fourths - and then match and pin the sections/sides/seams together - and then I sew "section to section" - this seems to minimize the "creeping" -
I can deal with about 1/8 inch unevenness on one edge - if it's a long seam - but that does not work well on tiny blocks.
I meant to say "I divide each side into halves and then fourths - - -" I usually use pins as markers - and then line up the pins.
I'm sewing bags - that start out like I'm going make pillowcases - and this method seems to be working fairly well - especially if I have one cut edge and one torn edge.
(I don't like to rip/tear - because it does "injure" the fabric - but sometimes it seems to work "well enough" for what I'm doing. I do press the torn edges to flatten them down and try to get rid of some of the ruffling that occurs.)