Originally Posted by
origamigoldfish
I am putting the center stars together now, and running into difficulties. Despite careful pinning, both of my machines are sliding the seams out of alignment when I am sewing, and I am having to do a lot of ripping to sew the long seams again. A couple of the fabrics in my kit are old (one of them was dated 2002) and they are tearing along the seams when I remove stitches. I am trying to figure out what I can do to keep the seams aligned so I quit tearing fabric.
How frustrating! I feel your pain. Whenever I have trouble keeping seams together, in any project, I run a thin line of Elmer's glue where the seam should be, do a quick press to set the glue, and then sew. The glue should hold your pieces together while sewing and will wash out later. This method however would require you to make sure everything was lined up before pressing the glue to dry. Ripping out would not be a good option afterwards. I would continue to pin for added support. I hope you find a solution soon that works for you!