Originally Posted by
Jcarpentier
Good morning,
I have a quilt block I am making that has numerous seams and it says to press the seams to one side. I prefer to press my seams open, especially with so many, to reduce bulk. Will this matter in the end? Thanks.
I am a press to the side gal but on occasion I do get a pattern that suggests open seams and I follow the directions of the pattern. Now, last year my guild was doing exchange blocks and we did find that the blocks measured differently when the seams were open and when they were pressed to the side. The difference was slight, but slight difference over say 6 seams (within the block) makes a difference in the final size of the individual block. We were directed to press seams open to create a more flat final block that would fit together well....and they did.
