What a great tip! It is very frustrating and discouraging when seams don't match up. I'll keep this tip in my Tip Book. Thanks.

love the tip.

Hi what a great idea.... I just blame the machine when my seams don't match!!!!! :O) I have a walking foot, but don't know how to really put it to good use... Must try it again... ciao

Thanks for the tip!

After doing what felt like ten thousand half square triangles in my avatar quilt, I too have since started lining up intersections and only stitching afew stitches to make sure its aligned. Every so often I get bold and think: okay the last 40 were perfect, I stitch the whole block, and lo and behold, I tearout the entire seam, so now every seam that requires it, gets the 4-5 stitch alignment check.

Great tip!!

when my seams "flip" I just clip them alittle so they iron beautifully, hint from quilt teacher LOL

I sew at seams too but I set the machine to baste to make it much easier to remove the stitching. One tip I learned was to always fan intersecting seams. That really makes a difference. Using a tailor's clapper will make any seam perfectly flat. My clapper is as important as my iron.

What does a clapper look like?

I don't set my machine to a longer stitch, but have never had any problems removing the 4-5 stitches when needed. Knowing my luck, I'd set it to a longer stitch and forget to set it back when I sewed the entire seam! :lol: