The first two sections -

On my Interweave Quilt II have been sewn - ;))

Slowly but surely -

The second section is ready to be sewn to the first section -

I'll wait until the entire center is sewn before I press the whole thing -

And then come these four - ;))

We all know to press the seams in alternating directions - one row up and the next row down - so that the seams "nest" properly -

But since every other row is pressed "up" - that row will be on the bottom at some point -

And when the "up" row is on the bottom - I have to "flip" all of the seams -

Which is hard to do when it gets big and bulky -

SO I do it MY WAY - ;))

It's easier for me to "flip" the seams when I'm sewing the "twosies" -

So when I press a pair of rows - I press the seams on the LEFT one UP -

And the seams on the RIGHT one DOWN -

So that they alternate like they should -

Then I flip the LEFT one in each pair right side up -

And put the RIGHT one on top of the LEFT one - ;))

The top row has the seams going DOWN -

And the bottom row has the seams going UP - ;))

It may sound counter-intuitive to start with the "flippy" row on the bottom -

But if I do it that way with the "twosies" - I get it over with -

The one on the RIGHT will be the one on the bottom for the next set - and the one after that - and the one after that -

ALL of the rest of the seams on the bottom rows will be going DOWN -

So I don't have to mess with "flipping" any more seams - ;))

Like I said - I get it over with -

So then all I have to worry about is matching the seams - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -