Piecing with fine polyester thread
Ive been working on a quilt with 1 1/2” finished half square triangles that make up a 12 1/2” block. It really is a pretty, sparkly block but all those seams were so bulky I just had to press each one open and carefully pin to match seams. Slowing down has helped as well, but my accuracy really improved when I replaced my 50wt cotton thread with 80wt polyester. Now my blocks are turning out almost a perfect 12 1/2”. Of course I’ve heard the horror stories about the abrasive nature of polyester on cotton fibers and I’m sure they are true. Im also sure some of you experts out there have done what I’ve done to get that perfect sparkly look you were after. So do you have any advice as to how I should quilt and treat the resulting finished piece. (It will be about 70” x 80”). Thanks