I had the BEST quilt teacher when I first learned to quilt. Besides looking at those sites, there is one other tip that is not mentioned. I iron one seam one way and the other seam the other way and then when I go to place the two seams together "you feel for the two seams to butt up together" then pin the seams on either side. It takes a little practice but I guarantee you will see that you have perfectly matching seams every time! Hope this helps.
I do this too. I also found that, when you can, if you have the seam allowance on the top facing away from you (towards the needle on your machine) the pressure foot helps the seams butt up together as they feed through. If you have it the other way, the seam allowance facing toward you, then the join pulls apart. I saw this tip on a Simply Quilts show years ago and it really seems to help.
BellaBoo
01-07-2010 07:51 AM
Always pin perpendicular to the stitching line. I learned that in Home Ec. and later in industrial sewing.
