Sandy wrote:
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"Polly Esther" wrote:

We've all heard the Quilt Police. Press this way; press that. Aim toward
the feed dogs, aim away. Pin before and aft and in the middle. Sew over
pins. Don't.
I've declared myself an 'expert'. For those of you who don't know, an
expert is someone 50 miles away from home with a briefcase.
Bringing forward my dress making experience and my heirloom sewing along
too - I have decided to ignore the rules and press my quilt piecing/block
seams open.
Yes.
I have.
Just in case that would make the seam endings weaker or more prone to
come undone, I've set my stitch length a little shorter.
Ta-Dah.
I've just make a quilt top of something so sweet: Tweetie Bird on
bright yellow combined with a batik of Blue Jay blue. Every ... need to
HOLLER he corner. Every one of them is pretty perfect.
Open pressing just works so much better for me. Conclusion? Let's all
go out and break some rules. After all . .. there's a full moon. Polly



I've done a little bit of the "shhhh ... don't tell, but the seams are
pressed open" thing, Polly. I usually do it where bulk is a
consideration, but I may begin doing it more often.


There are only 4 Laws of Quilting!

1: There are no quilt police!

2: If it works, it's right!

3: If *you* like the pattern/colour combination, then it's beautiful.

4: Finished is perfect!
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