Blogger wasn't playing nice last night and wouldn't let me load the rest of my photos. Here is another of the successful centers. There were quite a few that are a little off but there is so much going on in all of the blocks that I don't think it will be too noticeable. I have 8 columns sewn with 3 to go.
Last night as I sewed on this and struggled to press the long seams open with lots of bias edges and I wondered why not sew with a larger than 1/4" seam allowance and then it would be easier to press. Since I have another OBW cut out I think I'll sew with my regular presser foot that is more like 5/16". As long as I stay with the same allowance all through the project it should work fine.
I guess I sew mine a different way. I sew the pieces for the across rows together 2 rows at a time as leader enders. Then I sew the seams across the quilt which are all straight seams. I use a seam stick to sew the straight seams open which really helps. It still is a slow process.
Looks like a real garden.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was just me having a hard time sewing those seams!!
ReplyDeleteOMG Wanda, quarter inch seams with bias to cope with, you truly are a patient perfectionist. It is beautiful master piece.
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Those bias 1/4” seams are a pistol to press open. That looks really nice.
ReplyDeleteI guess I sew mine a different way. I sew the pieces for the across rows together 2 rows at a time as leader enders. Then I sew the seams across the quilt which are all straight seams. I use a seam stick to sew the straight seams open which really helps. It still is a slow process.
ReplyDeleteYour plan sounds like a good one.
ReplyDeleteI love the way the purple line in the original fabric adds so much movement to the different blocks. It dances your eye all around the quilt.
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