The Great Pressing Seams Debate, Podcast Episode #32

LeahDay

Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

5 Responses

  1. I had been pressing seams to the side but on my last project I pressed them open and it was so much easier! I didn't have to remember which side I pressed the seams. So OPEN from now on ~

  2. Norma Dieterle says:

    I loved this podcast! Looking forward to my next project and changing stitch size and pressing open. I appreciate your sharing. It’s the best video I’ve seen that explains the pressing debate. Thank you.

    • LeahDay says:

      Wonderful Norma! It’s good to remember that there is no “right” or “wrong” methods in quilting. All of these things are down to personal preference.

  3. Lynda says:

    That was a very thorough explanation. Thank you! I do have one question though, my machine will only go down to a 2mm stitch length. Is that too long to press seams open? You seemed to really stress that the small stitch length is what allows you to press open.

    • LeahDay says:

      I would check your machine Lynda. Most likely that lowest stitch length is 0.02. That is way too small. The length you need is 1.5 mm and all home machines should be able to be set to this length.

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