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I decided the very best way is to use solid colored fabric. It's the best.
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Also, when you know that 1 piece is longer or shorter than the other, pin both ends and put the longer one on the bottom. Remember, baggy bottom, tight top. The feed dogs will take up the slack unless it is too much off. Marge L.
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Originally Posted by madamheather
I put a thin pin through the stitching line of each seam to put them together. When I come up th the pin, I use the hand wheel to walk it over the pin and then take it out. Never sew over pins! I find this way more reliable than the pressing one seem one direction and the other one the opposite. I like to press my seams open. It eliminates the bulk. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
Originally Posted by kraftykimberly
Dont know if the trick I use is "legal" but a alot times I will put in 3-4 stitches at each joint I want to match and then go back and sew the entire seam. That way I can nudge and fudge along the way but still have my corners matching. That many any sense?
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are you talking about the actual sewing to get a good angle or matching directional fabric.
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Thanks for the great ideas.
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I use the holding pin like madamheather and misseva but only when I am matching the point of a triangle. I sometimes use the fork pins. I sew over pins slowly. The holding pin comes out just before the needle is ready to come down in the same hole that pin is in. I have only hit the fork pins one time with my needle.
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Originally Posted by sewmorethings
Originally Posted by alikat110
Originally Posted by tlrnhi
pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, cross your fingers, pin, pin
Just take your time and don't rush it. It take practice and patience. Not all of my corners match all the time and when they are WAAAAY off, a little applique over the corners hides it very well. :) ali |
Thanks for the suggestion of placing applique over some out of kilter corners...lol
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I love the forked pins! Wouldn't want to sew without them!
Originally Posted by CompulsiveQuilter
Does anybody here use the "fork pins" that go on both sides of the seam at a time? I've often wondered ... but if you take out the pin before the first seam, what's the point of the second half of the pin?
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[quote=AliKat]
Originally Posted by sewmorethings
Originally Posted by alikat110
Originally Posted by tlrnhi
pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, cross your fingers, pin, pin
Just take your time and don't rush it. It take practice and patience. Not all of my corners match all the time and when they are WAAAAY off, a little applique over the corners hides it very well. :) Start with precise cutting, then accurate seam allowances. After that, try a little glue stick. If that doesn't work, then yes! What they said ↑↑ |
I posted this link the other day in "What Tips would you give a new Quilter?"
http://sew4home.com/tips-resources/s...n-finished-hem |
Originally Posted by alikat110
Originally Posted by tlrnhi
pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, cross your fingers, pin, pin
Just take your time and don't rush it. It take practice and patience. Not all of my corners match all the time and when they are WAAAAY off, a little applique over the corners hides it very well. :) |
The link below is from "Izy" her Easy Intersections
tutorial. Needs few pins and works well. http://static.quiltingboard.com/uplo...4be69_2513.pdf |
Thank you postal packin' mama for that great tutorial.
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Originally Posted by kraftykimberly
Dont know if the trick I use is "legal" but a alot times I will put in 3-4 stitches at each joint I want to match and then go back and sew the entire seam. That way I can nudge and fudge along the way but still have my corners matching. That many any sense?
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Thanks for all the advice. I despise doing blocks because I cannot get the corners to meet. I'm bookmarking this thread and will refer to it when I do another block quilt. If everything can't be perfect, there is still a way to make those corners meet. Brilliant!
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If hey don't match check your seam size. If the blocks are all the same and the seams are the same they should match up. I also pin just before the seam, not in the seam. Pinning in the seam seems to push them apart.
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The holding pin is perpendular to the fabric so it does not shift the pieces. But it does scratch the stitch plate as it passes over, so I have scratch marks on the clear plastic plate on my Janome and on the metal plate for my old Kenmore. It works for me and I know exactly where the needle has to go to get the point to match.
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