Furled seams
 

Morning Folks

I have some questions about furling seams. The quilt I'm working on calls for the seams to be furled. It's a modified pin wheel block. Having trouble doing it but I do understand the concept of furling the seams.

How often do you see this in patterns? Do you do it?

I have no problem with the little bit of extra work but I can't get them to lay nicely. Any suggestions?

Andrea

Never heard of it..I'm 'looking it up' right now!

Didn't know it was called that. I thought it was stacking seams.

I've never heard the term in reference to quilting, and had to google it to figure out what was being discussed. I'm not sure "furling" is the best term to use, since it means to roll up. I don't want my seams rolled, I want them flat, lol.

Most of the time, I've heard it referred to as "spinning the seams" or something similar, as Bonnie Hunter does here.

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/spin-those-four-patch-seams.html

John Flynn also has a video showing how to do this, maybe that will help you.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzbKc1lie0E

I hadn't heard it referred to as furled. Here is a good tutorial about it. It really makes for a nice flat intersection!

http://www.greenfairyquiltsblog.com/...lat-seams.html

I've always heard it called 'twirled' seams. Anyway, whatever it's called, I always try and press so I can do this on all my seams. It makes the quilt block lay so much flatter! If your intersection is not matched pretty closely, however, it will be difficult to do. If you are happy with the way you normally press your seams, you don't have to do it this way.

That's a word you don't hear often. I think I'll start using it instead of spin or twirl my seams. LOL. It takes time to do the fluring but it's worth it.

Eleanor burns does this all the time. I don't remember if she has a term for it

When I first started reading this thread, I was wondering if that is what Eleanor Burns does with her seams. This technique really does make pinwheel center lay much flatter. I have been quilting for over 30 years and never heard the term before.

I have done this with 4 patches or pinwheel blocks for a long time. It not only makes the block lie flatter but it helps to get your seams going in the correct direction to nest with the adjoining blocks.