bulk in the middle of many joined seams
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When I did a Giant Dahlia where 8 wedges meet in the middle the directions had the last 1/4" of the pieces unsewn. When you join them you press all of the seams going one direction and it just swirled around the center. No bulk at all and I was very impressed.
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Originally Posted by barnbum
I'm making a block of four triangles that meet at the points. It makes a big ole knot there. Any way to alleviate it?
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I'm pretty sure the dahlia said to lock it. I used the LOCK on my Viking. It was only used in a few areas so it wasn't time consumming. Might be a whole lot different using that method all over a quilt.
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Originally Posted by tlrnhi
Originally Posted by barnbum
I'm making a block of four triangles that meet at the points. It makes a big ole knot there. Any way to alleviate it?
#18
There are pictures and directions of the same technique pictured above on greenfairy's blog http://greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com...lat-seams.html. It's the same, but the display is lighter colors and might be easier to see (it is for me anyway). I haven't tried it yet, but do plan to!
#20
If you leave the last quarter inch open, you can take a pencil eraser and turn it and it swirls the seams and spreads out the bulk a bit. Then whacking it with a mallet is a truly acceptable and worthwhile suggestion. I know it brings me to giggles when I read it, but it works! And whatever works is WONDERFUL! :lol:
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