Tips from a dyslexic quilter

Calling all dyslexic quilters...

I'm not sure how many quilters this affects, but it is a real issue for me.  The number of times that I've been ready to throw in the towel over my dyslexic mistakes are too numerous to count.  Rows sewn in the wrong direction, patchs turned upside down...needless to say, my seam ripper and I are good friends.

Here's a suggestion for pressing seams when putting your quilt top together.  When I have all of my components on the design wall, and I'm ready to start sewing the rows and/or columns together I use a simple straight pin at the top of the column pointing in the direction that I need to press my seams.  I point the pin up or down depending on which way I need to press.  When I get to the ironing board, I know what to do, and I don't have to try to remember what I'm suppose to be doing.  This worked really well for City Scapes, not every row had matching seams, but where they did, they butted up perfectly.

Here's my kitty Stella...she's my sewing partner.  She's a Hurricane Katrina kitty from New Orleans.  The girls say that she has cookie dough paws.  I think Lizzy is going to write a book about all of Stella's adventures, and quirks...many of them involving wool. 

It's almost Friday - hooray!

Comments

[LakeHouseHolly]

I'm in love with your face Stella!

can I borrow you for my blog??? under the adorable things cat-a-glory?

maybe I'll just link you directly...even better.

chin rub & a big kiss on the forehead S,

H2