What did I do wrong?

It sure is hard to get into the habit of *pressing* those pieces instead of
ironing them.

After seeing some of your quilts Sharon it looks like you have been pressing
anyway or is that trick photography!!!

Dee in Oz


"Sharon Harper" wrote
Okay now I'm getting confused. What's the difference between ironing and
pressing?

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Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html

"Mary in Oregon" wrote in message
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Ironing could do it. I have a block with "bubbles" and think it's from
ironing rather than pressing. Could you wash the top and then press the
seams to get it looking correct?

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Eli" wrote in message
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I am soooo frustrated. I'm making a quilt. Square in a square. Inner
border. Outer border with mitered corners. I just finished putting the
outside border on and laid it flat on the carpeting. The square in a
square
part is "bunchy"... looks like there's excess there and doesn't lay
perfectly flat. It's like the inner border is too small. I measured
across
the middle when measuring for the inner border. I thought it might be
the
mitered corners. I took those out - no difference. Could I have
stretched
the middle? How? When ironing?

I'm not going to be quilting this project. I'm passing it off to
another
mom to quilt and then we're donating it. I'm embarrassed to give it to
her.

Is there any way I can correct this at this point?

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Gina in IL
http://community.webshots.com/user/dgelias

Howdy!
Btw, it doesn't have to include the steam, either way.
Ironing is pushing; pressing is sitting still. G

Ragmop/Sandy
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
Absolutely! Thankx

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Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html

"Mary in Oregon" wrote in message
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ironing is a back and forth motion with the iron... pressing is holding
the
iron in place while it steams a seam. Moving the iron pushes and pulls
the
fabric. Clear as mud??

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Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
...
Okay now I'm getting confused. What's the difference between ironing
and
pressing?

--
Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html

"Mary in Oregon" wrote in message
...
Ironing could do it. I have a block with "bubbles" and think it's from
ironing rather than pressing. Could you wash the top and then press
the
seams to get it looking correct?

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Eli" wrote in message
...
I am soooo frustrated. I'm making a quilt. Square in a square.
Inner
border. Outer border with mitered corners. I just finished putting
the
outside border on and laid it flat on the carpeting. The square in a
square
part is "bunchy"... looks like there's excess there and doesn't lay
perfectly flat. It's like the inner border is too small. I measured
across
the middle when measuring for the inner border. I thought it might be
the
mitered corners. I took those out - no difference. Could I have
stretched
the middle? How? When ironing?

I'm not going to be quilting this project. I'm passing it off to
another
mom to quilt and then we're donating it. I'm embarrassed to give it
to
her.

Is there any way I can correct this at this point?

--
Gina in IL
http://community.webshots.com/user/dgelias

LOL - No I'm guilty of ironing! And I should press seams more often than I
do. I'm learning.....

--
Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html

"D&D" wrote in message
...
It sure is hard to get into the habit of *pressing* those pieces instead
of
ironing them.

After seeing some of your quilts Sharon it looks like you have been
pressing
anyway or is that trick photography!!!

Dee in Oz


"Sharon Harper" wrote
Okay now I'm getting confused. What's the difference between ironing
and
pressing?

--
Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html

"Mary in Oregon" wrote in message
...
Ironing could do it. I have a block with "bubbles" and think it's from
ironing rather than pressing. Could you wash the top and then press
the
seams to get it looking correct?

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Eli" wrote in message
...
I am soooo frustrated. I'm making a quilt. Square in a square.
Inner
border. Outer border with mitered corners. I just finished putting
the
outside border on and laid it flat on the carpeting. The square in a
square
part is "bunchy"... looks like there's excess there and doesn't lay
perfectly flat. It's like the inner border is too small. I measured
across
the middle when measuring for the inner border. I thought it might be
the
mitered corners. I took those out - no difference. Could I have
stretched
the middle? How? When ironing?

I'm not going to be quilting this project. I'm passing it off to
another
mom to quilt and then we're donating it. I'm embarrassed to give it
to
her.

Is there any way I can correct this at this point?

--
Gina in IL
http://community.webshots.com/user/dgelias

I still have trouble remembering to press each seam LOL

Dee in Oz

"Sharon Harper" wrote
LOL - No I'm guilty of ironing! And I should press seams more often than
I
do. I'm learning.....

--
Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html

Dee wrote It sure is hard to get into the habit of *pressing* those
pieces instead
of
ironing them.

After seeing some of your quilts Sharon it looks like you have been
pressing
anyway or is that trick photography!!!

Dee in Oz

I took the quilt to the woman who's doing the quilting. She didn't think it
was so bad - said she has seen worse. I'm glad it's out of the house and I
don't have to look at it anymore. I'm not starting another project until
I'm over being frustrated with this one.

Gina in IL
http://community.webshots.com/user/dgelias