Mia, great question! Most of mine still have a slight bump even with the seams going the same way. They seem to disappear with the quilting.
Mia, great question! Most of mine still have a slight bump even with the seams going the same way. They seem to disappear with the quilting.
Susan
Mia----I made a king sized pinwheel quilt top......not quilted yet. I have bumps on some more than others. I nested. Couldn't figure out the swirly thing, either. Pressed and pressed. Sorry.....can't help you.....but if you figure it out, let me know!
aww thanks Deb. I feel so fortunate to have you all to ask when I get confused (which is way too often). You make me feel blessed with your friendship.
~~ Hugs and Blessings,
Mia
...quilters come with strings attached
(boy aint that the darn truth !!)
Thanks Suz..... I still haven't gotten it all figured out because I'm having the same issue. Some have bigger bumps..... but maybe I can "quilt them out" lol
~~ Hugs and Blessings,
Mia
...quilters come with strings attached
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Hi Mia, I'm no expert but I have learnt to press as I go ... I pressed the seams open when joining the squares to eliminate the bulk. I still had little bumps, but it had no effect on the quilting. Keep at it, it will happen :-))
I too pressed seams open to keep that bump down. Also I put the pinwheel together in blocks. Two for the top and two for the bottom. Then sewed the top two together and then the bottom two together and then sewed top to bottom. That way it was like only four seams meeting instead of all seams. It makes a little difference.
Try this blogspot for photos and a good description about nesting seams and 'twirling' so you don't have humps:
http://laquilter.blogspot.com/2009/0...ing-seams.html
Now, if you can't master it you have to start calling your pinwheels dromedaries. (Actual camels have two humps.)
Be warned. I am BORED.
This could be dangerous.
When you get cold just go stand in the corner.
They are usually 90 degrees.
A giraffe's coffee would be cold by the time it reached the bottom of his throat.
Ever think about that? No? You only think about yourself??
Thanks Sandy ...... very much for the link.
I kinda like the name dromedaries for my quilts because some of them are a bit lumpy humpy...... lol
Have a great day
~~ Hugs and Blessings,
Mia
...quilters come with strings attached
(boy aint that the darn truth !!)
Here is a video that shows how to "fan" the center of the pinwheel so it will lie flat.... starts at about T = 5:30
You know you've had too much coffee when you can thread a sewing machine while it's running.
The Adventures of the Empress of the Universe... or how I learned to quilt on the internet!
Thank you Freda......I appreciate your help
~~ Hugs and Blessings,
Mia
...quilters come with strings attached
(boy aint that the darn truth !!)