Need border help...
#1
Need border help...
I am going to put a piano key border on my newest quilt and was wondering if I should press all the seams open to cut down on the bulk in the border. You ladies are so knowledgeable and I know you can help me. TIA *Ü*
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I ironed some seams open on my Spiderweb quilt. When I quilted the quilt, the thread showed. I hated the look and ended up sharpieing all the seam lines. I won't iron open again but it would be okay if the thread matches the piano keys.
#6
Yes this is what I do. I do not like pressing them open unless I really have too because I do not like it when my needle hits the pressed open seam when quilting.
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I've done so many piano-key borders, too, but I usually make them by sewing longer strips together then cross cutting them to the width needed for the border.
So, naturally I press all the seams in one direction, all the same. That also makes it easier to apply to the body of the quilt as I can place it so all the seams are going in the downward direction.
Jan in VA
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