In this helpful first episode of Technique Tuesday, Yvonne demonstrates essential pressing techniques that are key to achieving precision and accuracy in your quilt blocks:
- Learn the crucial but often overlooked step of "setting the seam" before pressing it open or to one side—a technique that locks stitches in place and prevents those pesky white thread lines from appearing in your finished quilt.
- Master the correct way to press seams by first finger-pressing along the fold, then using the side of your iron (not the point) to create perfectly flat seams without distortion or stretching.
- Discover the "webbing" method of chain piecing that keeps block units connected until final assembly, ensuring accurate alignment and nested seams for those perfect points every time.
Using colorful 2½" mini charm squares, this demonstration shows how proper pressing techniques combined with strategic seam direction creates beautifully flat blocks with perfectly matched points.
Yvonne also shares a helpful tip for keeping blocks flat by cooling them under a wool pressing mat—an investment that, along with a small iron by your machine, makes pressing more convenient and effective.
