Getting seams to match up. Will I ever master it?
06-20-2010, 11:31 AM
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Rachel, I can see the seam allowance in your pic and it looks good. At first I thought perhaps you went down to 1/8 inch while sewing. However, I now wonder if that block was cut too big. Measure it on both ends to see if the width is the same.
06-20-2010, 11:37 AM
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Rachel,I have been using Sally Collins book Mastering Precision Piecing. She make tiny quilts that have toline upaccurately. Her book and video are wonderful guides to sewing accurately. I know how frustrated you are when you want your blocks to come together accuartely. I struggled with this while making stars. Oh my gosh, I had to be precise in order to not cut off those points.
06-21-2010, 04:25 AM
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In fact, there is kind of a magic tip to it and a few others have explained it. It's a very easy tip to put into practice but somewhat difficult to explain in words. If you have access to the internet, you can search for a tutorial for matching sewn seams and the pictures will help explain it. When you get the hang of it, you'll probably be saying, why didn't I think of that! Good luck.
06-21-2010, 04:54 AM
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I put together another block yesterday after working on my scant 1/4". I also worked on pinning, pinning, pinning and pinning some more. :) I was pleased with how this block came out. I still have a few seams a little off, but they're off less than what my previous seams were. So I'm improving!
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