I always come up short...why?
01-18-2013, 08:19 AM
#21
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I just finished a doll quilt top for the Jan DQ swap. I used the twist pattern. To make sure everything turned out okay. I measured after every seam. Then I measured again. AND a third time, just to be sure. (I am really good friends with my seam ripper) Then I squared the blocks. Measuring and squaring have helped me so much in matching seams and getting the results I want.
01-18-2013, 08:38 AM
#22
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I have made several rail fence quilts. I use Marti Mitchell's book and have had no problems. I don't remember which book it is. You have gotten some good answers here. I have a problem sometimes sewing exact size seams together. I perfer the strip method, when possible.
01-18-2013, 01:08 PM
#24
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Originally Posted by luciab
I absolutely love the Quilting Board. It is the best quilting resource of all times. I have learned so much here and continue to learn something new every day. To me it's better than going to a class. It is a class! My sincere thanks to everyone for your expertise and knowledge that you so willingly share. I love the article on achieving an accurate quarter inch seam and can't wait to try it. You ladies are the best teachers of all!
01-19-2013, 06:21 AM
#25
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
The long edge of the horizontal will stretch, the ends of the strips do not stretch hardly at all. Be very careful when pressing the strips and try not to press the edges, just the seams. Even holding the strips when sewing can stretch them. The last strip block I made I cut the strips lengthwise and had much better results.
01-20-2013, 05:26 AM
#28
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I used to have that problem doing cival war blocks (61/2 in) and my teacher checked my seam allowances and they were good. She suggested using Aurifil thread because it's a strong cotton thread with only two ply. What a difference one less ply makes when you have lots of seems in a block.
01-25-2013, 05:35 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by joym
Thanks for ur response. It is not the seam allowances.........there are only three pieces sewn together...each block is cut and sewn the same.....one goes horizontal and the other vertical....but when I turn the vertical one around to sew it to the horizontal one, it is always short....
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