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Thinking of taking a road trip but now sure what to expect when traveling during the pandemic? Are you asking yourself a question, is traveling by car safe? What risks are involved, and how can I minimize them? One thing for sure, a lot has changed in the travel industry for the safety of travelers. … Continue reading TRAVELING DURING THE PANDEMIC – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE TAKING A ROAD TRIP

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GIFT IDEAS FOR A WOMAN WHO LIKES TO TRAVEL

Looking for gift ideas for a woman who likes to travel? The good news is that there are plenty of options out there, and for every budget. On the other hand, maybe too many choices to sail through the search effortlessly. This post comes to the rescue. You will find here a handpicked selection of … Continue reading GIFT IDEAS FOR A WOMAN WHO LIKES TO TRAVEL

FIRST TIME CAMPING TIPS – ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

If you are looking for first time camping tips, you came to the right place, but I can't promise you that this new adventure will be easy. After all, with tent camping, you will have to create a whole new household with all its functions, just far from comfortable. And you need to pack it … Continue reading FIRST TIME CAMPING TIPS – ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

HOW TO TRAVEL SAFELY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC – PRIMITIVE CAMPING WITH A CHECKLIST

For many of us, primitive camping may not sound like the most desired type of vacation, but during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is the safest choice. When camping, you can easily limit your social interaction to your own family and avoid touching anything that does not belong to you. Additionally, you are surrounded by nature, … Continue reading HOW TO TRAVEL SAFELY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC – PRIMITIVE CAMPING WITH A CHECKLIST

HOW TO PLAN TRAVEL AMID COVID-19 CRISIS WITHOUT FEAR OF LOSING MONEY

Ready for an adventure but not sure how to make travel plans amid the coronavirus crisis? If we want it or not, the COVID-19 pandemic will change the way we travel, just like 9/11 did. If the wanderlust is calling your name, you will have to face a new reality. No escape from the fact … Continue reading HOW TO PLAN TRAVEL AMID COVID-19 CRISIS WITHOUT FEAR OF LOSING MONEY

DEAL OR NO DEAL? IS BUYING CHEAP VACATIONS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC A GOOD IDEA?

The coronavirus pandemic hit the travel industry without mercy and discrimination. When travelers are looking to get their refunds for canceled trips; airlines, cruise ships, hotels, and tour operators are looking to stay alive while paying back to their customers. The chaos is real, and the possibility of positive changes any time soon is slim. … Continue reading DEAL OR NO DEAL? IS BUYING CHEAP VACATIONS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC A GOOD IDEA?

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The coronavirus pandemic paralyzed the travel industry around the world. Many of us are still frantically fighting to recuperate money invested in our trips. And it is not an easy battle. Individuals are left to themself to fight for their rights. But what rights? Actually, when you take a closer look, what we are left … Continue reading HOW TO GET YOUR REFUND FOR CANCELED TRAVEL DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

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People have been traveling for thousands of years, but if you look into the origin of the word travel, it has nothing to do with pleasure. On the contrary, it derives from words like: torment, labor, struggle, or even torture! If you ever got stuck on a highway or at the airport, you can easily … Continue reading BENEFITS OF TRAVEL EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT 

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Yvonne Fuchs: Relax With Slow Stitching

Today on the Stitchery Stories textile art podcast, Yvonne Fuchs shares her relaxing approach to slow stitch and creating mindful and contemplative textile art. Listen as Yvonne shares her textile journey and her world journeys and their influence on her work.

We are focusing on Slow Stitch today. Yvonne has combined her 2 worlds of Zen and mindfulness with her love of teaching textile art to create unique classes in Slow Stitch. Yvonne explains the backstory that led to the creation of this approach and the many benefits that combat our stressful and busy lives, including creating beautiful and very personal pieces of work.

Continue reading to discover the highlights of our chat and to see examples of  Yvonne’s Slow Stitch work … 

Susan Weeks chats with Yvonne about:

• The inspirations from our travels
• Embroidery in different places and cultures
• Stitching as a core aspects of life
• Relaxing with stitch and mindfulness
• Why our lives resemble the back of an embroidery – knots and all!
• Meditation and slow stitching as a way of being calm
• So what is Slow Stitching
• The influence from Japanese boro
• Stitching in silence… is this really possible?
• Reflections on life and passions bound together by stitch
• Appreciating our skills and uniqueness as we journey through life
• Brewing up natural dyes
• The delights of ‘mono-tasking’

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Stitch and Flip Pressing Tip

• April 23, 2024
• Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
• pressing tip , sewing tip , stitch and flip
• 27 comments

Have you ever made a stitch and flip unit only to be disappointed to find that it is undersized? Because I do not pre-wash my fabric, this happened to me all the time , and I got frustrated enough by the undersized units that I avoided patterns with stitch and flip piecing. When I wrote the pattern for Star Pulse (my quilt along for this year), the piecing method that made the most sense included some stitch and flip units, and I figured that I was going to make sure that I was successful once and for all. I shared this tip during the quilt along, but I wanted to document it more carefully, so let’s take a look at my stitch and flip (SNF) pressing tip.

SNF Pressing Tip – Step 1 – Base Unit and SNF Square

There are lots of different shapes that can be used with the stitch and flip method, but for the purposes of this quick tip, I chose to cut the base unit to 4″ square (the navy print) and the SNF square to 2¼” square. So that I can demonstrate different pressing methods, I made two units at the same time.

SNF Pressing Tip – Step 2 – Mark and Sew

I marked a diagonal line on the wrong side of the SNF square and sewed the square in the upper right hand corner of the base unit.

SNF Pressing Tip – Step 3 – Trim ¼” Seam Allowance

Then I trimmed a ¼” seam allowance.

SNF Pressing Tip – Step 4 – Press

I pressed each unit with a different technique. The unit on the left was pressed using steam. The unit on the right was pressed with a dry iron. Lining the two SNF units back up on my cutting mat after pressing, I can already tell from the grid on the cutting mat that something looks off on the right hand edge of the unit that I pressed with steam. Because I pressed the unit on the right with a dry iron, the SNF square is not laying flat on the cutting mat. So let’s get out an acrylic ruler and take a look at how the units measure up.

SNF Unit Pressed with Steam

Ideally, after adding the SNF square, the completed SNF unit will be the same size as the base unit (4″ square in this example). As we could see in the previous photo, the SNF unit pressed with steam is now less than 4″ square. And for years, I pressed all my seams with a healthy amount of steam and was disappointed by my undersized SNF units.

SNF Unit Pressed with Dry Iron

Taking a close look at the SNF unit pressed with a dry iron, we can see that it still measures the same size as the base unit, 4″ square.

If you are a quilter who prewashes fabric, I’d love to have you repeat this quick experiment and let me know if you see a difference in using steam and a dry iron when you make stitch and flip units. I suspect that with prewashed fabric the difference between pressing with steam or a dry iron will make a much smaller difference (if any at all!).

Happy piecing!

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27 thoughts on “ Stitch and Flip Pressing Tip ”

To ensure I have the correct size after I have flipped the piece, I sew a thread width away from the line on the side that will be cut away. Central Florida Modern Quilt

I stopped using g steam some time ago, but will lightly spritz a final block when all the patches have been constructed. I do as Rebecca does as well, and then I do one more thing: before I trim, I flip the triangle onto the original square or rectangle to be sure that it matches that original shape. If it does, great, if it’s off, I will resew if necessary.

Interesting experiment. I tend to avoid this method too but for different reasons – those little leftover bits trimmed away seem to tempt me to hold onto them with the thought I’ll actually do something with them. 🙂

Opps – above comment from me, not the guild!

Start saving them in a bag. Can be used as stuffing. I am a little anal about things like that. It makes me feel good that it was put to use even though the amount I had didn’t amount to a hill of beans. It was repurposed.

This is a brilliant tip! I never would have thought to try it with a dry iron, but it makes sense if the fabric isn’t prewashed. I also sew just to the outside (toward the point or away from the center of the larger square) of the drawn line then trim just a bit if needed.

SNF is probably my least favorite technique. I have better results using a ruler to trim the the piece on the diagonal first rather than sewing on the line. My favorite ruler is a bit complicated and works best with an even number of SNF units as you cut oversized squares in half for the flipped triangle portion. I generally try to avoid specialty rulers but this one has been cost effective for me. There are other folded corner rulers that are less complicated & simply cut the corner. I’d rather sew with an edge than sew on a line. I only use steam to press out wrinkles in fabric, not when piecing.

I stopped pressing with steam years ago because I realized that it was making my blocks come out wrong, and my piecing improved after I stopped using steam. I never actually did a side-by-side experiment, though, so thanks for that, now I know it wasn’t just me!

Wowza! Thank you so much for this tip. I always struggle with this! Now I will use a dry iron!

Thank you for the info and great photos. I always check my seam allowance, but maybe this is why my blocks have small discrepancies! I’m going to try this later today with some flying geese.

Great tip, Yvonne! I don’t normally press with steam, but occcasionally, I will. I actually like SNF blocks and will definitely keep this pressing tip in mind when I make the next ones! Sewing just a thread width inside the line also helps me. I also am not a pre-washer! Thanks sew much for sharing your experiment.

I press the folded corner up before trimming. I carefully match the points together, press, open and trim. It works great for me.

Thanks for this post and the helpful comments! I never use steam, but still have trouble with my stitch n flips coming out the right size. I think some of the comments above will be helpful to me — stitching a threads distance away from the marked line, and double-checking alignment before trimming for example. And I suppose just more practice! As for the idea of using the trimmed corners — doesn’t quilting jetgirl have a post on how to make use of those? (Or that not helpful for your goal of not hoarding lil corners???) Thanks!

I press my seams open to help with size accuracy, too, but there are some really good tips here in the comments. And thanks for thinking of my Bonus HSTs from SNF table ( https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2023/08/04/bonus-hsts-from-stitch-and-flip-tutorial-and-sizing-table/ )!

Oh yay I’m so pleased that I remembered right!! I always sew a bonus HST with stitch n flips, but I loved seeing you talk about it in a systematic way. (I’m also a scientist, maybe that’s why.)

I use a dry iron. Mostly because I don’t like water sitting in my iron. I press the seams flat before I press them to one side. I am curious – do you pre-wash your fabric?

I don’t use a steam iron, and my SNF blocks would still come out a bit wonky until I started using the thread width method. I have to be careful to keep my stitch line straight too, as that affects how the block finishes. I’ve learned to flip the corner first to check alignment before trimming to the seam allowance, in case I need to rip and redo.

Like other commenters, I find that if I sew just a thread-width to the outside of the line, the SNF unit comes out the right size. It’s the same principle as the scant 1/4″ seam. I, too, hate those guilt-inspiring “bonus” triangles!

I just bought the new earrings kit from Connecting Threads. They require little (tiny) scraps!

Good Morning! Thank you so much for this. No matter the style of quilt, your tips are always spot on. I print them out and put them in a “Jetgirl” folder for my own reference, but I’m wondering if you’ve ever considered writing a book?

I was just wondering what happens after the block is sewn into a quilt–does it shrink when washed?

This is where I appreciate the size after trimming. Steam vs hot makes total sense thank you

Thank you so much for this tip. I have had this happen to me using steam setting. Since then, just press with no steam. Its funny how that makes a difference, isn’t it?

I have often had the same results with you when I was using steam. I currently don’t use steam, so I guess that’s good. (I confess I prefer using steam in general, but have changed my ways for a variety of reasons, such as this.)

Steam is the culprit in these for sure. Also using a wool iron mat without steam is a step up too.

This is such an insightful post. Steam always distorts a bit so I am not surprised. I used to use steam a lot and tend to only use it as I finish a block, or a row if it is not behaving. I loved steam, but it does cause some wonkiness and I think it may depend on the fabric, too.

Thank you for this tip about steam. I am a new quilter; I could not understand why some of my blocks were distorted. Now I know! I’m also wondering, would application of spray starch have the same effect? I suppose so, since it is in solution with water. Perhaps this is why some quilters who like to use starch apply it before cutting. Thank you thank you! I love to learn from people’s tips.

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