I join 2 patches together to form a segment
For each segment, with wrong side facing up, I press the seam allowances in 1 direction
In the example shown in Diagram 1, I pressed the seam allowances towards the dark fabric
Then I turn the block right side up and press from the front along the join (Diagram 2), ensuring that there is no overhang along the join (Diagram 3)
When I press right side up, I make sure that I press the seam allowances in the same direction that I pressed with wrong side up
If there is an overhang along the join, a pleat will be formed, making 1 patch the incorrect size
In the example shown in Diagram 3, the dark patch is larger than the light patch
I join 2 segments together to form a block
For each block, with wrong side facing up, I press the seam allowances in 1 direction
In the example shown in Diagram 4, I pressed the last sewn seam allowances towards the left
I was careful not to disturb the seam allowances of each segment pressed under Step 1
As a result of using the ‘pressing to one side technique’, the dark fabric on the bottom right-hand side is pressed towards the light fabric
Depending on the fabric, there is potential for shadowing to occur
Then I turn the block right side up and press again along the join (Diagram 5), ensuring that there is no overhang along the join (Diagram 6)
When I press right side up, I make sure that I press the join in the same direction that I pressed with wrong side up
If there is overhang along the join, a pleat will be formed and the block size will be incorrect (Diagram 7)
I join all of my blocks together to form my quilt top
In the example shown in Diagram 8, I press the last sewn seam allowance downwards
I am careful not to disturb the seam allowances pressed under Step 1 and Step 2
In this Step, I could not press only towards the dark fabric, so there may be shadowing that shows from the right-side
Then I turn the quilt top right side up and press again from the front along the joins (Diagram 9), ensuring that there is no overhang along the joins (Diagram 6 and Diagram 7 above)
Your work will be beautifully flat (Diagram 10)
