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"Extra" seam allowance?
Hi, as an on-again-off-again lurker this is the first place I thought to ask
when I had a question. My son's toddler quilt was my second quilt and though it had no triangles, only squares and rectangles, it had *lots* of seams and pieces. Now that he's about to turn three he's really grown attached to the quilt and has started to drag it around the house with him. That just tickles me pink. But, a couple of the seams that came out a little short in seam allowance when I was piecing the top have opened. I tacked them with fusible web for now and I'm more careful about washing and drying it - washing on cold/gentle and hanging to dry now instead of tumble drying. I expect it will eventually be worn out but I'm trying to prolong it! So here's the question that long-winded story is leading up to. My daughter is now 10 months old and I'm starting on her toddler quilt (her newborn quilt can be seen he http://www.quilterscache.com/images1...tarflowerA.jpg). I'm using the Butterfly paper piecing pattern from Quilter's Cache. Now that I've done three practice butterflies I'm ready to start the whole quilt. What I'm wondering though, is since I'm paper piecing and the seams are marked on the paper, I can trim the fabric so the allowance is more than 1/4" if I want to since the paper acts as my guide and the block size won't really change. Is there any reason, other than a little more bulk, to NOT make the allowances a little bigger, say, 3/8"? I was thinking it might make it a little more durable since I expect the quilt to take a lot of abuse, and I can be a little more relaxed about washing it. Opinions please? Thanks! Meghan |
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