Need Help with Spinning Seams
#1
Need Help with Spinning Seams
I have just completed my first Lone Star and while I thought I was being careful when I was pressing my seams, I still have too much bulk at the center where all the sections come together. I have watched several videos on spinning seams but most deal with four-patch. I am very visual so I was wondering if any of you have any good tips on how to spin these center seams or whether you could recommend a video or website. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
#2
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I've never spun anything but a 4-patch, but I imagine the dynamic is the same. Looking at the back of your unit, you put your thumbs on either side of the seam and twist your wrists in opposite directions This twisting motion should pop the seam open.
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I have just completed my first Lone Star and while I thought I was being careful when I was pressing my seams, I still have too much bulk at the center where all the sections come together. I have watched several videos on spinning seams but most deal with four-patch. I am very visual so I was wondering if any of you have any good tips on how to spin these center seams or whether you could recommend a video or website. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
This site (scroll down) shows you how to do the center points & press them out flat.
https://quiltnotes.com/8-point-star-center/
#6
I spin seams no matter how many points I've got. The key is you have to be pressing them all the same direction as you assemble, so that when you put the last pieces together, your seams will be all going the same way around the "circle". I also trim out bulk as I'm sewing each section. You only "spin" the very last seam.
#7
Thank you, all. I think I left asking this question too late. All of my seams are going counter-clockwise and I cheated by folding open one of those centre seams. It seems to have helped. I will know better next time.
Last edited by Sailorwoman; 05-04-2018 at 05:27 AM.
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