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Posted by Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. on May 19, 2007, 7:47 pm
I'm laying in bed with hubby's laptop practising being a super gimp.
VBG I started studying the quilt on the bed- it's moderately worn,
all machine pieced with Coats cotton wrapped poly core thread and
made with medium quality all cotton fabrics. Not WalMart cheap and
not LQS nice, but in between. It's been washed a LOT. I noticed at
every seam there is a slight white-ish line on the side of the seam
that the seam allowance was pressed towards.
Do you think pressing the seams open would delay the development of
the white line or is this just a live with it kinda thing?
Leslie- doing a LOT better and getting ready to raise some heck in the
medical community & The Furbabies in MO.
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Posted by Marcella Peek on May 19, 2007, 8:13 pm
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> I'm laying in bed with hubby's laptop practising being a super gimp.
> VBG I started studying the quilt on the bed- it's moderately worn,
> all machine pieced with Coats cotton wrapped poly core thread and
> made with medium quality all cotton fabrics. Not WalMart cheap and
> not LQS nice, but in between. It's been washed a LOT. I noticed at
> every seam there is a slight white-ish line on the side of the seam
> that the seam allowance was pressed towards.
>
> Do you think pressing the seams open would delay the development of
> the white line or is this just a live with it kinda thing?
Yes, but people freak about pressing seams open for other reasons. I do
it anyway much of the time and my quilts are doing fine so far.
marcella
renegade presser
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Posted by Taria on May 19, 2007, 8:34 pm
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renegade presser? Now there is a title Marcella. <LOL>
Ok Leslie, I have pulled out a stack of older quilts. I found
one I had forgotten I had and it is my fall favorite. I see some
of what you are talking about with the line but not much. I am
not real consistent in what thread I use and a couple of the
quilts are from swap a blocks so I really have no clue about those.
I think my quilts may get more sun than yours though and there is
definitely fading on the older ones. Maybe if they fade you don't see
the line so much? I think I am too set in my ways to change my pressing
(although I doubt I fit renegade status) I wonder if the batting and
amount of quilting make a difference? Study that quilt some more. I
can tell you I probably don't wash mine as much as you do but do swap
mine out once in awhile. The one I forgot I had was covered in cat
hair. Yuck! I could wash a million times though and 5 minutes later
Maki would 'hair' any bed quilt up. I wouldn't admit it to DH but
Maki cat owns that bed!
You don't over do that practicing the super gimp because you need
to heal and get over it asap!
Hugs, Taria
PS-Leslie did you hear I got a new pooch? 18 months old small goldeny
girl that has been here 5 weeks and is a real big sweetheart. Georgia
can't figure out if she is happy or bothered but they are getting along
great!
Marcella Peek wrote:
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>>I'm laying in bed with hubby's laptop practising being a super gimp.
>>VBG I started studying the quilt on the bed- it's moderately worn,
>>all machine pieced with Coats cotton wrapped poly core thread and
>>made with medium quality all cotton fabrics. Not WalMart cheap and
>>not LQS nice, but in between. It's been washed a LOT. I noticed at
>>every seam there is a slight white-ish line on the side of the seam
>>that the seam allowance was pressed towards.
>>Do you think pressing the seams open would delay the development of
>>the white line or is this just a live with it kinda thing?
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> Yes, but people freak about pressing seams open for other reasons. I do
> it anyway much of the time and my quilts are doing fine so far.
>
> marcella
> renegade presser
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Posted by CATS on May 19, 2007, 9:20 pm
The ONLY seams I don't press open are FPP. No problems so
far with any of my quilts. All you need to do is remember
the difference between "press" and "iron" lol
Good to hear from you Leslie!
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Cheryl & the Cats in OZ
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: > I'm laying in bed with hubby's laptop practising being a
super gimp.
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: > VBG I started studying the quilt on the bed- it's
moderately worn,
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: > all machine pieced with Coats cotton wrapped poly core
thread and
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: > made with medium quality all cotton fabrics. Not
WalMart cheap and
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: > not LQS nice, but in between. It's been washed a LOT.
I noticed at
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: > every seam there is a slight white-ish line on the side
of the seam
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: > that the seam allowance was pressed towards.
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: > Do you think pressing the seams open would delay the
development of
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: > the white line or is this just a live with it kinda
thing?
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: Yes, but people freak about pressing seams open for other
reasons. I do
: it anyway much of the time and my quilts are doing fine so
far.
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: marcella
: renegade presser
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Posted by KJ on May 19, 2007, 8:48 pm
I would guess that mark is from the extra wear on the side of the seam that
sticks out a bit higher because the seam allowance is pressed that way. If
that's the case, it would make sense that by pressing the seams open, you
would have more even wear and any marks would be equal from side to side.
Personally, if I decided that I'm going to press all my seams open, I would
shorten my stitch length to avoid any batting from creeping out between the
stitches.
I'm glad you're feeling well enough to start raising some H***. That's a
good sign! It's good to hear from you Leslie!
--
Kathyl (KJ)
remove "nospam" before mchsi
http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz
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> I'm laying in bed with hubby's laptop practising being a super gimp.
> VBG I started studying the quilt on the bed- it's moderately worn,
> all machine pieced with Coats cotton wrapped poly core thread and
> made with medium quality all cotton fabrics. Not WalMart cheap and
> not LQS nice, but in between. It's been washed a LOT. I noticed at
> every seam there is a slight white-ish line on the side of the seam
> that the seam allowance was pressed towards.
> Do you think pressing the seams open would delay the development of
> the white line or is this just a live with it kinda thing?
> Leslie- doing a LOT better and getting ready to raise some heck in the
> medical community & The Furbabies in MO.
>
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> VBG I started studying the quilt on the bed- it's moderately worn,
> all machine pieced with Coats cotton wrapped poly core thread and
> made with medium quality all cotton fabrics. Not WalMart cheap and
> not LQS nice, but in between. It's been washed a LOT. I noticed at
> every seam there is a slight white-ish line on the side of the seam
> that the seam allowance was pressed towards.
>
> Do you think pressing the seams open would delay the development of
> the white line or is this just a live with it kinda thing?