The maker of this beauty, Mabry Benson, debunks the common practice of pressing seams to one side during piecing saying it does not make the quilt stronger. Pressing seams to one side is a residue of hand piecing. She adds only in instances of hand piecing does it make sense to do it. Read her entire article at Equilters Forum.
Image: Edy’s Stars by Mabry Benson from equilter
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