rryder

I routinely sew smaller bits (less than an inch) together for crumb blocks and have never had a problem with too much bulk, but I heavily starch and press until the seams are very flat and if necessary I pound them with a hammer (tailors trick). Not sure if you’ve seen some of the “inchies” posted on the internet, but if you do a search for inchies you’ll see a lot of interesting work.


edited to add- I do my own quilting so am not as concerned with bulk as a long armer might be.

Rob

atsip

I did the grid with 1 1/2” and 2 1/2” squares and hated it. I hate to do so much squaring up. Thankfully there was plenty of “sky” parts I could. I’d rather sew individually next time.

Peckish

I used the grid and it worked great, but was a little stiff. It was a wall hanging so I didn't care, but might be worth considering if you're going to make a bed quilt or a throw.

Sew Freak

your quilt is awesome!!!

redstilettos

Wait...like the hammer my husband has in his tool box? THAT kind of hammer??

MarionsQuilts

This is what I was looking for!!!! Thank you so much!

You have given me hope and inspiration!

I will not use a 1/4 inch seam, because like Tartan mentioned, it would just meet up with each other on each side. I won't be "quilting" it much when it's done. I'll just do some straight stitching.

I think I'll do blocks of 10x10 (so 100 1 inch squares) and then either join them with sashing or just join them.

I do have the fusible grid, so that makes my life much easier ... if I didn't have the grid, I wouldn't even think about it!

Thanks so much everyone!

rryder

Yes, I use a hammer and a block of wood that I lay the offending seam on. LOL

Rob

oksewglad

I would suggest making a quarter inch seam and trimming it. I find I'm more accurate at 1/4 than 1/8th.

Kitsie

And I just finished making a piece! What fun! Wanted to buy the fusible from them, but it seems they no longer sell it? I looked everywhere. I know there are others available. The pellon I marked was old and thick which made it more difficult but it worked. (If you decide to draw you own, make sure to draw your squares a little bigger! Like perhaps 1/16th inch.

I will take a ruler to the store to measure when I buy. Would be great for jelly roll strips to make 2" squares!

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PS - even with the heavier fusible, I followed the directions on the video from Ten Sisters and had absolutely no problem with seam bulk. One trick if fusible is heavy - I have an old broken, small sized knitting needle that I score freezer paper with for paper piecing and it work super well for these folds, too!

Thanks MarionQuilts! Always love to try something new!

Blue Bell

OK, Your mini quilts are marvelous.