tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823830150304798670.post6294766186662624137..comments2023-06-03T12:05:12.701-04:00Comments on buttons quilts: 480 Pieces, 5 Rows, 27 Rows to GoLynn Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11430752556074920373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823830150304798670.post-62083853670944133922013-07-28T09:03:28.768-04:002013-07-28T09:03:28.768-04:00Your piecing looks great! I'd press the short ...Your piecing looks great! I'd press the short seams between blocks to one side and the long seams between columns open - which you're doing it looks like. Otherwise you have too much bulk at your intersections and it could be really difficult to quilt. To press the seams open more easily, split them a bit then run your fingernail along the seams and it will press easier. I'd also suggest sewing columns in pairs, then the pairs into 4s, then into 8s, etc - otherwise by the time you get to the end of the quilt your beginning columns have been handled a lot and they'll stretch/warp. Keep going!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581325002095215533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823830150304798670.post-67244811022804668772013-07-27T11:19:45.799-04:002013-07-27T11:19:45.799-04:00Looking good, Lynn. Great progress. I'm torn o...Looking good, Lynn. Great progress. I'm torn on the whole which-way-to-iron-seams issue. I waver between open and to one side. Open does lay a little better, I think, but it certainly does take more ironing time, which I don't always have or want to take.Anna @FreshDewDropshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333674941026135120noreply@blogger.com