Paper piecing bulk and precision question

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01-23-2015, 08:23 AM

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Suze9395

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Originally Posted by eparys

I also have a piece of wooden handrail about 18" long that I use (it is flat on one side and curved on the other and lays flat on your ironing board). I lay the seam on the curved top and from there can either pound or press the seam much better.

What a great idea!

01-23-2015, 03:37 PM

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Robin20

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Thank you all for the tips & suggestions. I will try them all. Thanks also to paper princess for the links. I'll see if I can get my pics post.

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01-23-2015, 05:24 PM

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Basketman

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Pins and the largest basting stitch to initially assemble the blocks ...then adjust the intersections that are off and sew again with a regular length stitch. I never leave the paper on but I do press a lot of my seams open.