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    Old 12-24-2017, 06:05 AM
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    Sometimes I sew a seam a little too narrow and have to redo it a bit wider, and I usually sew the new seam and then rip the old seam, but it's occurred to me that as long as I'm pressing the allowance to the side that it wouldn't cause any problems if I left the old stitches in. Does anyone leave these in? Does it cause any problems?

    Obviously if I'm pressing the seam open or if the initial seam is too wide then I have to remove the old stitches.
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    Old 12-24-2017, 06:26 AM
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    I’ve done that and left the original seam in. Didn’t notice any problems.

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    Old 12-24-2017, 07:22 AM
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    Thanks! It didn't seem like it would cause problems, but it's good to know that someone else has done this and I'm not going to run into something I didn't think of once I've got the whole thing sewn together.
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    Old 12-24-2017, 07:38 AM
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    Originally Posted by rryder
    I’ve done that and left the original seam in. Didn’t notice any problems.

    Rob
    i have, too.
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    Old 12-24-2017, 07:43 AM
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    I do enough ripping with out removing a narrowe seam.
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    Old 12-24-2017, 08:02 AM
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    i'm with the leave it in group
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    Old 12-24-2017, 08:12 AM
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    If I have to widen the seam and am planning to iron the seam to one side, I never rip. I consider it as an extra guarantee that the seam won't ever rip out. My thread is 50 weight so it doesn't add hardly anything to the seam. Now I might would have to rethink the ripping if I was using 40 weight thread.

    If I have fabric that is really bad about raveling, I have been know to sew a wavy extra seam within each seam allowance to stabilize the bad material. After one quilt like that, if I see the material raveling, I discontinue the use of it in a quilt unless I am going to sew 1/2" seams. And, I do that when piecing the back, then iron them open.
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    Old 12-24-2017, 08:32 AM
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    Good advice as always.
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    Old 12-24-2017, 09:26 AM
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    ​I only remove the old stitching if the seam allowances need to be pressed open.
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    Old 12-24-2017, 10:31 AM
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    Ditto to what everyone has said. The less ripping the happier I am.
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