I place one pin staight in (at 90 degrees) through both blocks at the exact place of the points. Keep that pin at that 90 degree angle - don't make the 2nd entry into the fabric. Then I place one pin on either side of the first pin - very close to the first pin. Those two pins are inserted perpendicular to the fabric, coming in at a very flat angle - insert completely. Then I remove that first pin. If you insert a pin at a 90 angle, then flatten/tip it to make the 2nd stick, you immediately shift that top fabric, and your points will not line up. Hope can follow this verbal-picture.
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Personally I think your blocks look great.Relax! but that's just me :-)
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I don't think they look all that bad. Keep trying.
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Originally Posted by Loretta
That happened to me and I put buttons over the ones that were really bad.
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Originally Posted by Tiffany
I stick a pin through both points, lining them up together, then I pin on both sides of the points. By doing this I end up with perfect points about 98% of the time. (The other 2% is operator error, lol.)
Also, I'd use a very long basting stitch to sew about a two-inch seam at the center (i.e., not all the way across the block) ...checked it out and if okay, sewed the whole seam with a regular length stitch. After a while it seemed to get easier and I could even omit the basting... Good luck with this! So far it has been my biggest challenge. |
I Do my seams that way and it is almost foolproof. That is, I press the seams in oppisite directions and then fit them together as I sew.
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I know people talk about pressing to the 'dark side' in most cases but I've found when trying to match points, pressing 'open' works best for me. I get almost perfect points that way!
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I know people talk about pressing to the 'dark side' in most cases but I've found when trying to match points, pressing 'open' works best for me. I get almost perfect points that way!
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It's possible to I wasn't leaving 1/4 inch of fabric at the ends to help make the points, I was trimming down the fabric before sewing it together, then trying to line the seams up.
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I like your blocks!!
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