but when ironing the finished block it just seemed too bulky.
so i thought i would share with you what i did.
prepare your three rows as usual. and follow along:
press seams as shown on LEFT.
top and bottom towards center.
middle away from center.
sew rows and press as shown on RIGHT.
away from center.
unpick stitches in seam allowance of middle square.approx. 2-4 stitches.
do not cut threads.just unpick them.
then take your finger and pull down seam as shown.
move this seam towards center.until each corner of middle square looks like a four-patch.
finger press and carefully iron.
i learned how to do this making a four-patch on pg. 38 of Victory Quilts. and accidently discovered it could be done for a nine-patch. surely i am not the first to have discovered this. let me know. the heavier fabric in above photos is Kona cotton.
6 comments:
Pretty and functional!
Thank you for sharing. That technique is the best.
I haven't done that particular pressing, but I have opened the whole seam along the row... I blogged about it in my little tutorial:
http://mumsyblossom.blogspot.com/2009/03/mini-nine-patch-tutorial.html
That's a great idea!
that technique does work!!
Super tip!! Thank you for sharing!
You make it look so easy -THANK YOU!
Paulette
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