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Join us on a new 12-month journey as we bring you bring you another spectacular quilt designed especially for TQS by Sue Garman. The 2017 TQS BOM Halo Medallion Quilt features a stunning variation of a feathered star surrounded by multiple scrappy borders. As icing on the cake she has included flying geese rings and delectable mountain blocks. Once again Sue has created a quilt for you that is sure to be a family heirloom in your home.

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TOPIC: Pressing

Pressing 18 Jan 2017 20:00 #139351

PtboGrandma OFFLINE Posts: 56 Thank you received: 50	I agree that sometimes it made sense to press the seams open to reduce bulk and at other times I let them go to the point of least resistance. I finished mine today and did fiddle with perfecting a couple of the diamonds.
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Pressing 18 Jan 2017 19:34 #139347

bean53 OFFLINE Posts: 47 Thank you received: 36	After messing up my sample block because of printer problems, I finished the "real" block today. Pressed all the seams open because of bulk and just to be consistent.
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Pressing 18 Jan 2017 18:51 #139346

jponeofthegirls OFFLINE Posts: 5	Love your color choices.
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Pressing 09 Jan 2017 07:24 #139218

durstgirls OFFLINE Posts: 112 Thank you received: 67	I pressed mine open as well because I felt there was quite a bit of bulk in some of the sewed seams.
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Pressing 04 Jan 2017 23:10 #139107

BarbCA OFFLINE Posts: 1134 Thank you received: 380	Becky - Beautiful star and wonderful fabric choices too. Barb
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Pressing 04 Jan 2017 21:36 #139105

ladyquilter OFFLINE Posts: 754 Thank you received: 37	Georgeous!
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Pressing 04 Jan 2017 19:39 #139099

beckyfiedler OFFLINE Posts: 61 Thank you received: 89	Thanks, Beverly. I struggled with the choices but one of the ladies at the shop showed me a line of blenders that I hadn't noticed. That made all the difference!
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Pressing 04 Jan 2017 19:04 #139097

bean53 OFFLINE Posts: 47 Thank you received: 36	I agree with Becky, check your printer settings again. I always do a sample block and this time mine came out at 16 instead of 16.5. My friend Brenda said check the printer - turns out that was the problem!
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Pressing 04 Jan 2017 18:27 #139096

NanaPie OFFLINE Posts: 702 Thank you received: 219	Becky, the colors you've chosen are beautiful!
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Pressing 04 Jan 2017 15:57 #139091

seattlebarbara2003 OFFLINE Posts: 65 Thank you received: 8	Becky Oh, that looks beautiful! Really like the colors. Thanks for the inspiration. Barb
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Pressing 04 Jan 2017 15:02 #139086

beckyfiedler OFFLINE Posts: 61 Thank you received: 89	Barbara, Here's a picture of the front. I see a couple of places where I didn't match the seams. I'm trying to decide if redoing those will make things better or worse. I'm a little reluctant to fiddle with it. Becky Attachments: IMG_0194.jpg (168KB)
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Pressing 04 Jan 2017 14:50 #139085

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My first thought would be to triple check the scale on your printer. It should be 100% or full size or whatever your printer dialog calls it. My only other thought would be that your seam allowances were too wide. As I sewed my subunits together, I kept reminding myself to make the seam allowances scant. There's a lot of bulk in some of them so pressing to one side makes quite a bit of difference. I tried to make my block as flat as possible which meant pressing quite a few of my seams open.

Becky

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Pressing 04 Jan 2017 14:36 #139084

seattlebarbara2003 OFFLINE Posts: 65 Thank you received: 8	Great picture of the back Becky. I'm sure that will be helpful. How about a picture of the front too please?
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Pressing 04 Jan 2017 14:33 #139083

highdesertquilter OFFLINE Posts: 87 Thank you received: 72	Becky... I can't quite figure out what I did wrong. Mine measures 15 1/2". The paper piecing printouts were to scale. Any ideas?
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