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01-08-2011, 09:23 AM
#71
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Location: Edgewater, FL
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Ironing is as important to me as sewing - well, maybe not quite - but it does help reduce bulk. Usually you would press the seams to the lighter fabric. If I do a lot of triangles, I usually press the seams open because there is more bulk on them.
Just go ahead and sew enough squares together to make a lap quilt and finish it. That's the best way to learn. You'll love it!
Just go ahead and sew enough squares together to make a lap quilt and finish it. That's the best way to learn. You'll love it!
01-08-2011, 09:48 AM
#73
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Location: Wadesboro, NC
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Don't be discouraged! I too am mostly self-taught. I learned a lot from watching Fons and Porter on PBS. Check PBS online for local listings. I press my seams open and this works better for me. I was always taught to press my seams to one side (the darker side). But this was confusing for me. I learned that Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle of FunQuilts press their seams open. So I started doing mine that way. As I said, it works for me!
01-08-2011, 10:13 AM
#75
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Location: In Plain Sight
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I haunt the library and also request the local library get any thing I want with an inter library loan...keep on, keeping on. You are not alone....I'm in the same place...and you are part of a great group here. Best wishes.
01-08-2011, 10:23 AM
#76
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Don't be discouraged, type in quilt tutorials and I'm sure there will be plenty to watch and learn. Besides this site I use tutorials free on computer. And be ready to rip out seams alot, it's all part of quilting. If your upset, stop for awhile to clear your mind and than go back. Believe it or not that helps. Good luck, am pulling for you
01-08-2011, 10:24 AM
#77
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Don't be discouraged, type in quilt tutorials and I'm sure there will be plenty to watch and learn. Besides this site I use tutorials free on computer. And be ready to rip out seams alot, it's all part of quilting. If your upset, stop for awhile to clear your mind and than go back. Believe it or not that helps. Good luck, am pulling for you
01-08-2011, 11:29 AM
#80
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 33
What is with all of this ironing seams this way and that? i read the board every day.[/quote]
Others have answered the question as to why you press different ways but I want to emphasize that it is NOT ironing. Ironing is moving the iron back and forth while keeping the iron on the fabric. That can cause the fabric to stretch and your seams will not match up. Pressing, on the other hand, is placing the iron down on the fabric for a few seconds then lifting the iron up and off the fabric and then moving the iron to another place on the seam. Some people like dry irons and others like steam. It is your own preference.
Sandy in SE Indiana (near Cincinnati, OH)
Others have answered the question as to why you press different ways but I want to emphasize that it is NOT ironing. Ironing is moving the iron back and forth while keeping the iron on the fabric. That can cause the fabric to stretch and your seams will not match up. Pressing, on the other hand, is placing the iron down on the fabric for a few seconds then lifting the iron up and off the fabric and then moving the iron to another place on the seam. Some people like dry irons and others like steam. It is your own preference.
Sandy in SE Indiana (near Cincinnati, OH)
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