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Last pressing before layering
I press the back of the top - one last time before layering it.
I almost always find a few crooked seams, seams that got really skimpy on one side, a few twisted seams, occasionally one where the stitching came out - It's a humbling exercise - because I thought I "did it right" the first time. Then I press the front of the top - and then check the back of the top one more time to see if the seams are still flat and to flatten them if I need to. |
i usually do the same
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sure....got to be done..............
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You are so right. I don't worry about twisted seams as much as folds and holes.
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Never do that. I look each row over real good as I go. No mess ups yet.
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Yes, I worry about the back being flat too.
I view the seams that go in the wrong direction as a sign that I am supposed to "let it go". My blood pressure is much better for it, I am sure. |
I press as I go and don't worry about twisted seams. I can't tell they're twisted after the quilting is done. I don't press again after the top is done, but I might if I were sending the top out to be quilted. If the back is wrinkled I spritz it with water after it is loaded on the longarm and stretch it between the rails. I let each section dry before rolling on to the next section. That seems to take care of wrinkles much more effectively and efficiently than pressing with an iron.
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You're inspirations to us all!
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I don't worry about twisted seams because I do my own quilting. I press each block then each row seams. That's all the pressing I do.
I go to a lot of classes with national teachers. I ask them about what they do for twisted seams. All but a very few have said leave them as they are and press the twist. |
Yes, it humbles me to iron the back of a new quilt. I thought it went together soooo easy and a lot of fun. Then whoops! Look at that! I just do my best to fix what I can and go on. It is soon forgotten and just enjoy the fun!
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