VickyS

Some days you just have to do what you have to do! Boy, I'm there now and it's been hard letting my project stay in the WIP pile instead of the DONE pile. But the time off has helped and I'm falling in love with the pattern and the quilt all over again as I start back in on it.

Don't expect it to be resolved overnight. My issues have lasted almost a year but the time off allowed me to get my skills more fine-tuned and my patience back.

Good luck! Let us know when you do get back into that pattern. In the meantime, start something else that doesn't have matching seams, to get the bad taste out of your system :)

Holice

go back to analyze to find out why they don't match.
Is is because the pieces were not cut accurately.
Are you seam inconsistent.
Find out what is wrong so you can correct it.
Don't leave it to chance.
It happens and there is a reason

Lori S

Some days just are not meant to be sewing days, whenit happens just step away from the machine... its not personal!

booklady

tomorrow can always be better!

mamaw

Pin on both sides of each seam....works for me. Good luck!

debcavan

I use to use what were called "quilting pins". They were too thick and would throw my well matched seams off. I now use thin pins. I hope you have a better day tomorrow

Jingle

I pin so that the needle reaches the pin before it reaches the intersection. I don't pin on the seam, about 1/8" before it. Usually works for me. I try to get them to match, after the third time I give up.

hawk

I agree with the pin idea. I use long thin pins and pin right before the seam to make sure they don't shift, even when they nest together. Last night I cut 4 WOF strips, sewed them together, and realized I had made 6.5 inch blocks and they were supposed to be 4.5. Wanted to slap myself with my ruler! Time to take a break and start over. Happens to us all. Ah, the joys of unsewing. :P

JUNEC

Tomorrow is always a better day than the day before

alikat110

Chocolate helps them match better