Originally Posted by
tallchick
Have you tried pressing your seams open? It should help with the bulk in the center, be sure to shorten your stitch length if you do. Kimberly Jolly of the Fat Quarter Shop has a great video, (you can skip to 3:27) for how she deals with bulk. Also, if you are going to remake your corner triangles don’t be afraid to oversize them a bit for more wiggle room when trimming down, you’ve got this, and either way, it’s gonna be a treasured gift and a labor of love for your nephew.
https://youtu.be/aYLIVgDaChU
I've been thinking about pressing the seams open as I rip the stitches, I think it's easier to align the seams better, plus I've noticed that my machine just doesn't like that much bulk and it did cause me some issues when I worked on this the first time. I hadn't thought about shortening the stitch length, I'll be sure to do that.
I like the idea of the corner triangles, I think I'll leave them the size they are now, attach them when it's time and then trim them down on the block. I think I may have to cut a few new corner triangles, but luckily I ordered a tad more background fabric than I needed.