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Quilting Sewing Y Seams

September 14th, 2011 |

Author: ASH

quilting sewing y seams
How do you “set-in” the squares and triangles on a lone star quilt without causing the fabric to pucker?

I am making the lone star quilt. Each time I set in the square or triangle, the middle piece of fabric has a pucker in it and it will not lie flat. I am also having trouble sewing the “y-seam” intersections. I am quite frustrated, can anyone help? Only serious quilters need reply.

I used to do that too. Instead of quilt squares, I made bowls. The trick is to sew just to the right spot without going into your seam allowance at all. Here’s a good video that shows you how to make it come out right.

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1165010426&channel=416537421

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Bethany Reynolds, author of Magic Stack-n-Whack(tm) Quilts, details a “user friendly” version of the classic LeMoyne Star block. Step-by-step illustrations guide quilters in piecing eight-pointed star blocks without the traditional set-in “Y” seams. The book includes directions with complete yardage and cutting charts for two dozen quilt projects, each in 6″ and 12″ block sizes, along with a speci…