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Practically Perfect Points Every Time!

July 8, 2018 by Judy

How do they do it? How do people get perfect points? Well, it starts with cutting correctly and measuring correctly, but we all know that. How about a few pointers (ha ha, get the pun?) on how to do this yourself? The secret is to not start at the very edge of the piece–well, that is, for triangles. Here, let me show you what I mean.

Here’s a sample of what I have been sewing as of late. I am doing another book for C&T Publishing, so I can’t show you the whole thing. Suffice it to say that it involves a lot of little points, and triangles that are sewn together to create a hexagon.

If you start 1/4 inch away from the very top of the triangle instead of sewing across the top, you will have greater success. I have a video for this very technique here on my website.

Here’s the block, and yuo can see how perfectly the points come together at the center. That is accomplished by using one very simple trick. Don’t sew at the very start of the triangle. Start 1/4 inch in.

 

Doing this, and pressing all the seam allowances in one direction, gives you this result. You will have a perfect little hexagon at the center that you can press flat. Check out the video. I have also uploaded it to Facebook and my you-tube channel, Bungalow Quilting and Yarn.

Here’s to perfect points!

 

 

 

 

About Judy

Judy has been sewing for most of her life, starting at about age 9. She is the owner of Bungalow Quilting and Yarn, and the author of “Quilts for Scrap Lovers: 16 Projects Start with Simple Squares”. Her second book, "Rainbow Quilts for Scrap Lovers" is a best seller for C&T Publishing. She is also the author of Sew Cuddly, Tantalizing Table Toppers and Sensational Quilts for Scrap Lovers, all from C&T Publishing. She has also been published in many other publications, including Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine and American Quilter. She has created a line of fabric for Ink and Arrow Fabrics, and now designs for Studio e Fabrics.

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