tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994852479738617308.post4985880598083963422..comments2024-01-01T21:32:28.112-06:00Comments on Tops to Treasures: Precision PiecingCindy Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04694393041670847676noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994852479738617308.post-2165194919084328792014-10-24T22:50:23.144-05:002014-10-24T22:50:23.144-05:00Press carefully and often using a really hot iron!...Press carefully and often using a really hot iron! (I know I'm too late to contribute but just wanted to add my "two cents worth"!)Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994852479738617308.post-89328754908028741322014-03-13T02:37:02.171-05:002014-03-13T02:37:02.171-05:00Wow! Fab quilts! I'm not a precision piecer e...Wow! Fab quilts! I'm not a precision piecer either. I think it's easiest to foundation ir paper piece if you need perfection, otherwise you need to be really accurate with cutting, but mostly I think that you shouldn't aim for perfection - apparently the native Americans, when making their traditional beaded clothing, would deliberately put a single bead in the wrong place to ensure their would wasn't perfect, as only God is capable of perfection snd we shouldn't try to copy God! If I have a student who is stressing about matching seams or wanting to unsew, I show them s couple of publications I have collected where a block is clearly not as it should be, we discuss the 3 yard rule, and I explain things are never "wrong " it's just an unexpected design outcome!!!!!Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com