Holiday Quilt

[Jane P.]

Made a few tweaks...

[Jane P.]

Made a few tweaks....

[Jane P.]

Made a few tweaks and added the pinwheel in the middle.

[SueGee]

Nice Ms Jane.

[kelly u.]

Yes my star is Tilda fabric !!

[kelly u.]

Yes they are tilda

[Sondra17]

This is the first time I've attempted something with so many small HSTs. Does anyone have any suggestions for pressing? The seams are awfully thick -- I've tried pressing them to the dark side and also have tried pressing them open. Open seams seem to be a little flatter, but I'm not really happy with either. Help, please?

[Rhondi R.]

Use Quilters’s Select 60 weight thread for piecing. Made a huge difference in ironing.

[Sondra17]

Thank you, Rhondi. I'll try that, and 80 wt. in he bobbin. However, I wasn't very clear when I wrote about the seams -- the seams themselves are flat, it's the 1/4 inch seam allowances that are awfully thick. Maybe I should get a rubber mallet and pound them :-)

[karonray]

This is the first time I've attempted something with so many small HSTs. Does anyone have any suggestions for pressing? The seams are awfully thick -- I've tried pressing them to the dark side and also have tried pressing them open. Open seams seem to be a little flatter, but I'm not really happy with either. Help, please?[/quote]

SONDRA
Alone the seams may seem thick but when you piece them together those seams will be the same thickness and everything will look correct.

[Helen W.]

This is the first time I've attempted something with so many small HSTs. Does anyone have any suggestions for pressing? The seams are awfully thick -- I've tried pressing them to the dark side and also have tried pressing them open. Open seams seem to be a little flatter, but I'm not really happy with either. Help, please?

Sondra17, One thing you might try that was a tip from Sally Collins, wrote the book Precision Piecing, is to first set the seam, then press to the dark, while still hot lay a heavy book on it until it cools. She does it assembly line like. She has several books on a table near the ironing station and that allows her to iron the next while one is cooling. I have tried it and it works well. Usually I am in too much of a hurry
to take the time but you might want to give it a try. HelenW

[kelly u.]

This has been so much fun! I’m making a spring one in hopes of renewal from this pandemic soon!!!

[Sondra17]

I certainly hope it turns out! It looks OK, but where the seams cross, it's just so thick!

[Sondra17]

Thank you for taking the time to share this suggestion. I've been doing that for the last 5-4 projects and it's wonderful! However, the places where the seams cross are thick -- as in 6 layers of fabric thick. It may be because the HSTs are so small that I really notice it. We'll see how it is to quilt when I finish the top.

[Rhondi R.]

My Holiday Star in process, I just love it!
Thanks Alex