Any tips for y seams?
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Any tips for y seams?
After all this time I'm finally tackling the art of Y seams. I've made one block using this method. It turned out ok, but I'd just like to hear from those of you who are experienced in this crazy art in our sewing world. Any tips or thoughts are definitely welcome. It's really great to be able to ask for input. Thank you and have a great windy March day!
#4
You do not need to stitch right to that marked point. And absolutely do not stitch past it. If you are a stitch off the marked point, the pressing is actually easier. If you stitch right to the point in both directions, sometimes you get a bit of a bump when pressing. I machine pieced a throw with 4 inch hexies and became very familiar with those pesky Y seams. They are not as annoying or intimidating as I expected.
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When I made my hexie quilt I found it best to not sew fully edge to edge, but leave open 1/4in at each end, and don't worry if your seams when joining blocks don't meet exactly. Makes pressing the back much easier.
#6
Y seams are one reason when i do hexagons, i do them in half's. Then sew them into rows and then the rows together. In some patterns ways have been given to get past Y seams. Now i still mark my 1/4 stopping point when doing binding corners on quilts and many more. marking can't always be avoided.
#7
I was doing a Krista Moser pattern that used Y seams and after following her instructions for sewing Y seams I found a video on YouTube by Kate Wood on sewing a Y seam and I finished using her method and never marked a 1/4" dot again. Just search Kate Wood Y seam on YouTube.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10YysHZSK44
OMG! Just watched her vildeo! She sure makes Y-seams so easy! 3 dog...thanks kfor the suggestion.
OMG! Just watched her vildeo! She sure makes Y-seams so easy! 3 dog...thanks kfor the suggestion.