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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
(Post 6639844)
I feel you are over-thinking this. :) It really is okay; I promise people will be seeing the overall look of your quilt, not individual stitches of the piecing. (And if a quilt police shows up, remind them you have no prior 'history' and can walk away from them this time :p)
Try a gray thread, as DakotaMaid suggested, if you want to, but I've been quilting for over 30 years and have used an ecru thread for about 80% of all my piecing for all that time. I also use a looser stitch length that you have here. Jan in VA |
Ditto on trying different color thread. But.....oftentimes I have patchwork that looks like this and it's all fine/not noticeble in the end. We're just so close to it while we're sewing that almost everything glares at us! And great job on your block.
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Your block is beautiful, if I could get my points that nice I wouldn't care if ever stitch showed :cool:
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Don't know the size of the needle you're using, but if it's a 12 or 14 try using a 10 or 11. The larger needle makes a bigger hole and sometimes lets the thread show through when you press your seams.
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A question for you. Do you set the seam before opening it up to press? I have found that this really makes a difference. Also, are you pressing it or ironing it back & forth? I never iron mine. I just press it with one swipe & then up & down motion. I never move it back & forth on the seam as this will cause the seam to separate just a hair. Although, after your quilt is finished & you wash it, all should fall back into place.
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