Ah those DREADED Y seams. I actually do not mind doing these seams - my only issue - you CANNOT sew them quickly. They take TIME.
Hopefully the following will help you make your seams as nice as mine are.
Carefully cut out the components for your Y seams. Can you see why it is called a Y seam?????? |
Here you can see the intersection marked. That intersection is where I am going to start sewing. |
Line up the two pieces. It is best to line up the two side pieces first - in this case, I am lining up the orange and the green which you just see peeking underneath the orange fabric |
I went back and added an extra stitch. This is a messy fix - but it works. |
Starting just at the end of the previous stitching, I stitch from the center to the outside. |
See where all three pieces are just touching but not really |
The stitching from the green side |
The light side (the seam allowances are NOT even because I did NOT mark that intersection and the light fabric is a bit off kilter) |
The stitching from the orange side and here you can really see how much extra the light fabric is sticking out. |
The wrong side - note that you press the first seam open and the other one lies flat. I press ONCE all three seams are done. |
Now I sew the components together - YIKES - ANOTHER Y seam |
First get rid of the dog ears and notice how nicely the points line up in the corners - no overhang |
Mark the intersection |
Here is the new piece - notice the first seam pressed open and the other one if flat |
Add the bottom triangle - that was easy - but HEY - this looks wonky. Yes - even my stuff gets wonky |
Nothing that a little trimming won't cure |
And VOILA - there is the finished block with TWELVE Y seams. |
Great tutorial. Your block is sweet! Thanks for sharing!
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Everything is easy...once you know how! Your tutorial was great! I look forward to seeing more & learning more. Thank you for sharing.
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