Working with White Fabric
 

I just finished up my first quilt using white fabric. I am very frustrated. I was focused so much on making sure I ironed everything correctly so the seems would join smoothly, when noticed that all my white seems show. I generally made a mess and am trying to iron everything so it lies flat, regardless of color. Some seems are twisted where I changed direction. So how should I have done this? I've attached a picture of what I ended up with. I am awaiting some white batting, but even with that, I can still see the seems. Maybe this is just the nature of sewing with white???!!

I anxiously await responses for this dilemma. For this very reason I try not to use white in a quilt. Of course, I usually press to the dark but sometimes a seam dictates which way to press.

Part of it certainly is just the nature of working with white fabric. I usually press my seams open so there is not quite as much show through. You will get some regardless. I think by the time you lay this over you batting it will be less noticeable.

I use lots of white - actually white on white prints - in my quilts and rarely have this problem .... and usually it disappears once the batting is behind it. Maybe it was the weight of the white fabric you chose? Hoping that the batting will ease the problem and your frustration.

same here. I don't buy white batting.

This happens to me as well. White batting does seem to help. I agree, try to gently unsew the twisted seam, correct the problem and resew. Good luck and hope the batting takes care of the problem.

I consider the seams showing as part of the design. Oma66 has said it well. White batting helps.

The batting and quilting will lessen the seams shadow so much you won't notice them. I wouldn't give it another thought.