Originally Posted by
eparys
My opinion (and I know that others will disagree) lots of seams pressed open are a weakness in the quilt.
Pressing to one side does nothing to add strength to the seam. You still only have two pieces of fabric joined by one line of stitching. Tug on the pieces and you are pulling on only the stitching either way. To add strength to the seam one needs to topstitch next to the original stitching so the stress is shared by two lines of stitching capturing both pieces