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I use Elmer's washable glue stick. I just dab a little on one piece seam and match the other seam to it then pinch them together. I'm a pinner so I also put in a pin but you shouldn't have to. They match perfectly.
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I press to the darker side. Just Press!
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I use Elmer's Washable School Glue to spot glue my seams. I iron seams in opposite directions, nest them together, dab of glue on the intersection, iron the glue dry. This works great for me, no pinning and no unsewing!
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Press don't iron, this will help with the stretching. Use a walking foot to prevent the shifting. It's all trial and error and believe me I have some great trial quilts. I look at them and think well it gives others something to talk about. They're just as cozy as the perfectly aligned ones.
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
(Post 6624222)
I don't press my seams open, I press to one side. I am careful that one row is pressed to the right, the next to the left. This way the seams nest, minimizing slipping. Also, if it's possible, feed the row so that the loose edge of the seam on the top gets fed into the presser foot first. The feed dogs will pull the seam on the bottom butting it closer to the one on the top. It's not always possible to do this, but I try!
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Originally Posted by athomenow
(Post 6624290)
They're just as cozy as the perfectly aligned ones.
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So I already have about half my blocks complete with the seams pressed open, will it mess it up if I start pressing seams to the side halfway through?
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Not to minimize encouraging you to strive for perfection, but the old adage goes "can you see it from a galloping horse?"
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When I am sewing rows of blocks together, I pin them together at the seams and then I pin again about a finger width on each side of the pinned seam. That way I know if there is any extra that needs to be eased in. I also press to one side and nest the seams but sometimes I screw up and don't get a row pressed the right way. The 3 pin method works well for me.
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I press one each way.. and then I sew only that spot first to be sure its going to line up. I sew each spot where the blocks need to line up - - sometimes I have 10 or 15 spots that are tacked in place. Then when I am happy I sew the whole seam
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