tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post1178435875828648112..comments2024-03-27T20:05:01.726-04:00Comments on Rebecca Grace Quilting: Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Why I Should Have STARTED With a Pressing PlanRebecca Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-12916867282060085442017-07-26T14:14:17.301-04:002017-07-26T14:14:17.301-04:00Thanks, Diane. Those holes are my own fault and I...Thanks, Diane. Those holes are my own fault and I own them! I ripped them there on purpose, had to do it in order to release seam allowances that I had pressed in the wrong direction and then stitched over with subsequent seams. Live, learn, laugh -- and grab a seam ripper!Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-36776111820718094592017-07-14T21:40:25.292-04:002017-07-14T21:40:25.292-04:00I have learned to not always trust the pressing in...I have learned to not always trust the pressing instructions. I've found that they often create more bulk, or they sometimes result in seams that don't nest, and that drives me CRAZY! I use the instructions as a guide but go with my own instinct. Also, I usually press toward the dark, but other times towards the light if that helps the nesting. And sometimes I press to one side and sometimes I press open. And then sometimes I'll even open a few stitches with my seam ripper like Carrie Nelson. LOL have I confused you?!greg @ grey dogwood studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561583196359053680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-60149086070349417332017-07-09T12:08:49.462-04:002017-07-09T12:08:49.462-04:00Good grief, how did those little holes happen? So ...Good grief, how did those little holes happen? So frustrating, I understand. Wonderful that you had the patience to go back and fix them all. The top is gorgeous and well worth the work. Your pressed flat squares are ingenious solution. I struggle with pressing seam allowances to nest and keep points sharp too. So annoying to have to rip and resew seams to be able to press them flat.<br />Love reading your blog, it is the first place I go every morning, and all of your adventures: great ideas and inspirations in every post.<br />Diane in TXDiane in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444382766644136918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-54120731720252841732017-07-09T09:54:51.030-04:002017-07-09T09:54:51.030-04:00What a great idea to get non-quilty family members...What a great idea to get non-quilty family members to teach your class to! That ought to be interesting. Perhaps entertaining? And probably fodder for a whole other blog post! :)Janice Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803878601842686593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-40974774099974396812017-07-08T08:52:11.174-04:002017-07-08T08:52:11.174-04:00I feel your pain. I can design quilts all day lon...I feel your pain. I can design quilts all day long but getting the pressing directions right gives me fits. For some reason my quilty mind doesn't see pressing issues in advance.Podunk Prettieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703561153249594430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-84292263247829306842017-07-08T08:20:27.104-04:002017-07-08T08:20:27.104-04:00wow I'm supposed to have a pressing plan!! LO...wow I'm supposed to have a pressing plan!! LOL - I can tell I am a lot more casual about putting a quilt top together then you are . If I had seen those little holes after all the sewing was done I would have done a little hand applique hand stitch - I really rarely ever think in advance on how it will be pressed as I am putting a block together if I need to change the way I am pressing something I do but it all works out in the endKaren - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.com