About Darlene Sweetwood Expertise I can answer most questions about fabrics, quilts and quiltmaking. I work in adult education quilt classes. I used to own a quilt shop and now own an internet quilt shop.
Experience I have been sewing for 30 years, and quiltmaking for over 20 years. I have made both hand and machine pieced quilts, both machine and hand quilted. Organizations belong to Sunshine Quilt Guild. Education/Credentials,Teaching Credential in High School Home Economics
I am a begining quilter and am working on a block with y seams. I am currently working on a "quilt of the month" type quilt. I am on the last block-which has y seams. I have never done this before, and my quilt block doesn't seem to be aligning properly. Do you have any advice? I think my problem is with the open seam allowance. Thank you, Victoria
Answer Hi Victoria,
It is very important with a Y seam to mark a dot where the 1/4" intersection is on all pieces. When You sew, start sewing in the middle where the dot is and then sew out to the end. Sew the first time with a larger stitch length so if you have to rip it out it will be easier. Then once you have it correct, you can resew with a regular stitch length over the previous stitching. Repeat this with the other side of the Y. Hope that helped!
Darlene
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