tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post8942672750426585883..comments2024-02-22T10:38:27.403-05:00Comments on Pursuit of Quilts: Half Way to a TopMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14045447993210042025noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-58258602925678232862011-07-30T05:45:27.581-04:002011-07-30T05:45:27.581-04:00WOW! I just love the little triangle-top!!!!WOW! I just love the little triangle-top!!!!ria vogelzanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06995000697033471422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-61577528834962484592011-07-19T21:08:48.800-04:002011-07-19T21:08:48.800-04:00your quilt (half) looks gorgeous there hanging in ...your quilt (half) looks gorgeous there hanging in the tree with the dappled light falling on it~!!~<br /><br />the seams open v seams to one side is an interesting conversation to read . . . i tend to iron mine to one side but sometimes choose open in order to reduce bulk.<br /><br />:-)<br />libbyQlibbyquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03360109482795842401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-27758215151479726892011-07-18T00:02:12.662-04:002011-07-18T00:02:12.662-04:00Having just finished a HST quilt, I wish I had pre...Having just finished a HST quilt, I wish I had pressed the seams open. I was taught to press to one side and have just always done it that way without considering the possibility of change. What is the Jo Morton collapsible seam method? Sounds intriguing. I'll have to google that.lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965043838288712362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-29228804730289828532011-07-17T01:28:35.154-04:002011-07-17T01:28:35.154-04:00I like to iron my seams open, especially when ther...I like to iron my seams open, especially when there are a lot of them. Your HST quilt looks wonderful.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896742507330800956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-23398897254878224312011-07-16T21:10:07.066-04:002011-07-16T21:10:07.066-04:00Your HST quilt top in progress is looking wonderfu...Your HST quilt top in progress is looking wonderful!!! I always press to one side, so I'm fairly traditional like that, I suppose I feel as if the seam were stronger that way and not reliant on just the thread to hold it together without fabric under it, I guess it all depends on how dense you intend to quilt it. I also use the Jo Morton method of collapsing the seams in the centre of four pieces to lay flat! I probably wouldn't use the open seam method myself!<br />Love the pic of your dogs too, yes I have one that loves to be groomed and one that loathes it LOL!!!Merilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07017362688960778176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-78594078785501752562011-07-16T08:28:32.021-04:002011-07-16T08:28:32.021-04:00what a great quilt! I love diagonal furrows.
OH, ...what a great quilt! I love diagonal furrows.<br />OH, your pups are zoo cute!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-89732712568826427692011-07-15T10:10:40.192-04:002011-07-15T10:10:40.192-04:00Maureen.....your quilt is wonderful! And I press ...Maureen.....your quilt is wonderful! And I press open seams depending on the block. Sometimes it just 'needs' it! But most times I am pressing to one side. And I remember ages ago someone saying that pressing to one side made the seam stronger, but I think the strength of a quilt is going to be determined by the quilting and the fabric used....so who knows! Do what you like to do....it totally works on this one! Its gorgeous!<br /><br />And how did I not know that you were a Harry fan, too! Cripes, we could have spent that whole afternoon just talking Potter! lol Can't wait to see the movie, but we wait as well....I hate crowds!reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822110311373036914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-19330348008049978792011-07-15T09:55:55.628-04:002011-07-15T09:55:55.628-04:00I love your hst quilt!! I press seams open quite a...I love your hst quilt!! I press seams open quite a bit depending on the block.<br />Skype is so cool! How nice to see your dd although she is so far away.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-71590759282425669522011-07-15T08:08:42.739-04:002011-07-15T08:08:42.739-04:00I still press to one side, but then I press open a...I still press to one side, but then I press open as needed also. I use my pressing to help my blocks "lock" together, and then I use Jo Morton's technique of collapsing the seams. I am a little old fashion in that way, but know many wonderful piecers who press open all the time. It is working for you...your quilt is stunning.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-9415269918533574322011-07-15T00:47:10.312-04:002011-07-15T00:47:10.312-04:00I was always told to press toward the dark side so...I was always told to press toward the dark side so your seams wouldn't shadow through on the light fabrics. Your half square triangle quilt is just gorgeous. I am seeing way too many things tonight on blogs that I'd love to start.LuAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805705253087258631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116074259919602763.post-88441776280966948132011-07-14T19:45:54.201-04:002011-07-14T19:45:54.201-04:00I wonder about the reasoning behind pressing seams...I wonder about the reasoning behind pressing seams "to the dark side" (sounds rather Star Wars-ish). Years ago I recall being told that a big reason for doing so was becasue otherwise the batting worked its way up between the seams as the quilt was used and you had this "bearding" effect--little wisps of batting wafting up through the seams. Battings have come a long way since then, so I wonder if that counsel could now be considered obsolete?. I'll be interested to see what others have to say.<br />The quilt looks scrappily fantastic!Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com