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Old 09-26-2017, 04:45 PM
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No big deal in the long run. Too many quilts to make. Stitch on.
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Old 09-27-2017, 02:44 AM
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I clip the few threads involved then re-sew the seam. Give it a once over while doing final pressing and catch last ones. Guess I have too much OCD. LOL
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Thanks for sharing this video Faintly Artistic. It's a great video and well worth watching.

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Donna Poster has a YouTube video on sewing tips. She puts a piece of clear tape over the joint in the machine bed right in front of the needle. Seems to work for her.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=--vIltDWpl0
It's about 3 minutes in, but the whole video is worth watching for all the tips.
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Old 09-27-2017, 03:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Faintly Artistic View Post
Donna Poster has a YouTube video on sewing tips. She puts a piece of clear tape over the joint in the machine bed right in front of the needle. Seems to work for her.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=--vIltDWpl0
It's about 3 minutes in, but the whole video is worth watching for all the tips.
Thanks for the link! Our guild has a popcorn and movie night in Dec. where we show sewing videos. I am going to share this with our guild.
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Old 09-27-2017, 03:58 AM
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I usually just leave them. I do try to "feel" seams as they approach the needle so I can catch any errant seams. I do go back and fix them if there is significant color difference between my 2 fabrics and it very obvious (think white and indigo blue). Then it's worth the bit of extra work.
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Old 09-27-2017, 04:13 AM
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"Flippies" are why I started pressing my seams open. They drove me nuts. I dial my stitch length down to 2.0 and press open. Now I don't have to worry about them.
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Old 09-27-2017, 05:21 AM
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Yes, it is a headache. I usually clip a few stitches and resew. What helps me a lot is I use one color pins for pinning my pieces and another color to show I have a seam I need to watch. So when that odd color pin comes up, I will lift my presser foot and check the seam to make sure it hasn't flipped.

Enjoyed watching Donna Poster video mentioned above a lot of great tips.
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Old 09-27-2017, 06:10 AM
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I loved her video, she is so knowledgeable and has great yet simple solutions to problems.
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Old 09-27-2017, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by psquared52 View Post
I usually just leave them. I do try to "feel" seams as they approach the needle so I can catch any errant seams. I do go back and fix them if there is significant color difference between my 2 fabrics and it very obvious (think white and indigo blue). Then it's worth the bit of extra work.
When you go back and restitch them do you backstitch at the beginning and ending of the "fix"? I use the "piecing" stitch on my machine, but when using that it won't backstitch so I'm assuming you're not supposed to backstitch when piecing, but I'm afraid not to.
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Old 09-27-2017, 07:05 AM
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A good pressing helps. But, if it happens, it happens.
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