How to press seams when quilting

Quilters wonder if pressing seams open vs. to the side is better. I share the pros and cons of each and my own preference (to the side).

How to press seams in a quilt – a simple tutorial that can be applied to any quilt. In this video I demonstrate by pressing strips for the Grow quilt pattern...

Disclaimer: I am totally embarrassed to show you the state of my ironing board cover…pretend it’s something cute and I haven’t scorched it. I had a question a few weeks back about getting quilt blocks to lay flat, so I thought I’d share with you my favorite pressing tip…I use it always. ...Read More

This is Week 4 of the Top 10 Tips for new Quilters - Pressing Seams For the complete line up of tips, please see this page. Just what does it mean to press the seams? Because your fabric pieces are sewn together with right sides facing each other, it is necessary to press the seams to enable those right sides of the fabric to both face up, like opening a book to see the pages. What is the difference between pressing and ironing? Ironing is used to remove wrinkles. Ironing yardage before…

Pressing quilt seams is a crucial step of any quilt-making process – not only will it make it easier to join blocks, it will also make a quilt lie flatter.

Certain quilt blocks produce seams that are bulky and seem impossible to get flat. Today I have some tips that you are going to love for pressing bulky seams flat! These pressing tips are helpful

Pressing quilt seams is a crucial step of any quilt-making process – not only will it make it easier to join blocks, it will also make a quilt lie flatter.

This is Week 4 of the Top 10 Tips for new Quilters - Pressing Seams For the complete line up of tips, please see this page. Just what does it mean to press the seams? Because your fabric pieces are sewn together with right sides facing each other, it is necessary to press the seams to enable those right sides of the fabric to both face up, like opening a book to see the pages. What is the difference between pressing and ironing? Ironing is used to remove wrinkles. Ironing yardage before…

I now have a video tutorial to walk you through this post! Sewing accurate 1/4" seams will make all the difference in your quilt tops!

One of the most frustrating things about trying to create perfect square quilt blocks is getting the corners to match up perfectly. It seems like no matter how hard you try, there's always a little bit of discrepancy, right? However, there is a simple trick that can help you get matched corners every time. You'll never have to worry about mismatched seams again when you use this tutorial. I'll show you how to do it quickly and easily, so your quilt will look amazing.