Your opinion on clipping seams?
#15
Somewhere awhile back, I read about someone using a rubber mallet to pound bulky seam intersections down.....so a rubber mallet became a new "sewing tool" in my sewing room. I have tried it and it seems to work, and have been able to sew thru that intersection without any problems. I was concerned about tearing the stitches by pounding but it did not appear to damage any of the sewing.
#17
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There is a correct way to sew intersecting seams so they will swirl right every time. Sometimes you get one that won't swirl so the seams will be opposite each other. Bonnie Hunter explains it the best:
Scroll to Tip#2 http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2011/...a-re-post.html
Scroll to Tip#2 http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2011/...a-re-post.html
#18
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I also spin the seams & haven't had any issues with them even after many washes. Here's the video from Fat Quarter Shop that I learned from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajw2PqcFLs0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajw2PqcFLs0
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