Pressing quilt seams tips

Pressing quilt seams is a crucial step of any quilt-making process – not only will it make it easier to join blocks, it will also make a quilt lie flatter.

This is Week 4 of the Top 10 Tips for new Quilters - Pressing Seams For the complete line up of tips, please see this page. Just what does it mean to press the seams? Because your fabric pieces are sewn together with right sides facing each other, it is necessary to press the seams to enable those right sides of the fabric to both face up, like opening a book to see the pages. What is the difference between pressing and ironing? Ironing is used to remove wrinkles. Ironing yardage before…

Certain quilt blocks produce seams that are bulky and seem impossible to get flat. Today I have some tips that you are going to love for pressing bulky seams flat! These pressing tips are helpful

Match the patchwork seams in your work perfectly every time with this quilting tip - so simple you'll wonder why you didn't think of it yourself!

How to press a seam out

Pressing fabric for sewing seams and quilts is different from ironing. Learn how to press fabric correctly and what is a pressing cloth.

Working on a quilt and wondering if you should press your seams open or to the side? See why pressing quilt seams open can make for a perfect quilt!

Learn the methodology for pressing quilt seams in this instructional video from National Stitching Circle.

Pressing quilt seams is a crucial step of any quilt-making process – not only will it make it easier to join blocks, it will also make a quilt lie flatter.

This is the ultimate tutorial for making perfect Quarter Square Triangles. See the 2 critical tips to adopts and 2 pitfalls to avoid absolutely!