Hi all! Today is the first post of my re-occurring Tutorial Tuesday! After thinking about different tutorials I've tried, I decided that the
Craftsy Block of the Month would be a great one to start off with. They have a series of how-to videos featuring Amy Gibson of
Stitchery Dickory Dock. The videos ranges from about 30 minutes to an hour depending on how difficult the block is. These are really great to watch if you happen to have a little time on your hands! You might learn something new like a little trick on how to cut something.
I actually do not sew up the blocks, but I have learned so many things that I've been able to apply to my current projects. One of which is how to nest your seams (I'm sure you already know how to do this XD). This is super helpful for needing to line up seams. You just iron down the seams of one row in one direction, then the seams of the next row in the opposite direction. When sewing the two rows together, you can now "lock" the seams against each, and, alas! The seams are lined up when you get done sewing :) If this was confusing, just pop on over
here, and watch the video for January. She does a great job at showing you how to do this!
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| See how my seams do not line up? The top row is too far to the right, and the bottom row is too far over to the left. |
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| If I had nested my seams properly, on the top and bottom row the pink seams would be all ironed down to the right. On the middle row, the middle square's seams would be all ironed to the left. |
The above are some pics of blocks from a Kaffe Fasset quilt I started a few months ago. These are pictures of why nesting your seams is sooooo important! I will probably redo the few blocks I have completed so that they don't look this bad.
