I'm so glad you found it helpful!...it makes all the difference when we sew those QST's together!

I'm so glad you found my channel! Thank you so much for your kind comments! =)

Ditto what Nilene said. Ty Cory 💖🇨🇦 I'm really liking that etching charcoal colour.

You are so welcome! It's something that doesn't translate as well in written instructions but can be explained in a video so much more easily. It's not an extra step that I always take but in a setting like this when we have so many of them (and because we are sewing the two darks in our QSTs together rather than a dark against a light), it really makes a difference.

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You are so welcome!...I'm glad you found it helpful. =)

That is so nice of you to say Robin...thank you!

Glad it was helpful!

I'm so glad it was helpful! It really keeps everything laying so nicely when you start sewing the QST's together.

You're so welcome!...I'm glad you found it helpful. =)

Thank you Brenda!...I've really been enjoying sharing more videos. And, I love that iron!...I use my irons a lot and have had many over the years...expensive name-brands and not so expensive. A number of years ago, a quilt shop owner had recommended this brand after I mentioned that my current, $100+ iron wasn't working as it should have been. I was so glad for that recommendation as this iron is wonderful! (and inexpensive!)

There are so many abbreviations in quilting!...it takes a little bit of time to figure them out. =)

Thank you so much Leslie!--that is such a nice comment!

I’m so glad you found it helpful!…thank you!

That is so nice of you to say...thank you!

I'm so glad that was helpful!

I'm so glad you found it helpful! It's so nice to be able to share in video format. =)

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You are so welcome!--I'm glad you found it helpful!

You are so welcome!...I'm so glad you found it helpful. =)

Thank you, I really appreciate that. I always hope that my videos are helpful! =)

I'm so glad you like them!...thank you for watching!

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You're so welcome!...I'm so glad!

My pleasure! =)

Thank you Barb!..you are so welcome!

You are so welcome!...the extra attention to detail on the pressing for this setting makes the seams lay so nicely. =) There are so many different layouts we can use for our blocks especially since we have different size blocks we could be making!

I'm so glad!

Thank you so much for watching!

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You are so welcome!--thank you!

Thank you so much!...this is always such a fun sew along. =)

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Thank you!...Nesting seams makes for such nicely pressed and finished blocks. =)

@@CorianderQuilts I recently made a pillow cover using HST and while sewing them into the pattern I ran into the 'wrong way' seam. I wish I had seen your great video covering this very issue. I have just started back into sewing quilt tops. I made my first one 22 years ago. My husband recently passed away and I am finding this renewed pleasure helping me to heal and move forward. It is wonderful to see the tips for more precise and professional quilt designs. Thank you.

You are so welcome!--thank you so much for watching along. =)

Thank you so much!...I really appreciate that. Have fun sewing your blocks together!

You are welcome!...and thank you! Some of my blocks have more background around the edges than others (one of them has none). The blocks with less background fabric around the edges don't have as much of a white frame.

I'm so glad that you found it easy to follow. It's so much easy to show these tips on video!

Spinning those seams is a wonderful little trick for helping QST's to lay flat!

I'm so glad that you found it helpful Kathy! Pressing does play such an important part in our piecing!

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Thank you so much!...you can always save this layout to use for something in the future. It will work with any other 9" blocks you may decide to make. =)

I'm so glad it was helpful!

You're so welcome!...they do!

You're so welcome!...I'm so glad that you found it helpful. =)

You're welcome!...I'm glad it was helpful!

I am so happy to hear from you today Claudia! (I do know how nice it is to watch on a TV though!) I have really been enjoying all of the fabrics lines from Sweetfire Road...your quilt will be so pretty!

You are so welcome! I'm so glad you found it helpful. =)

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Thanks so much!

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You are so welcome!...thank you! I'll be excited to have this quilt finished up for fall. =)

I'm so glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

You are so welcome!--and thank you!!

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Thank you!...I'm so glad you found it helpful. =)

Because this setting has us putting the two darks together it makes a difference. If we'd be putting the dark against the light they would fit together with seams nesting without any fuss.

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Thank you!...I hope it's helpful. =)

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Thank you! If we want our QSTs to nest when we sew them together in this setting, it makes a big difference!

Thank you!

It is going to feel so good for you to finish up that unfinished project!

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Thank you!

Thank you!--you are right--they lay so much flatter! And, of course, if ironing after popping is easier for you, then you should stick with that!

It's a nifty tool. =)

I'm so glad!

You're welcome!

Thank you so much! The gray color I'm using is a Moda Bella solid in the color Etchings Charcoal (9900-171).

Do you mean, instead of drawing the double line as I did? If that's what you're asking, then yes!...you can just draw the one diagonal line and then sew 1/4" on either side of the drawn line. I usually use diagonal seam tape and skip drawing lines altogether but if you are a line drawer either way works great!

Good luck!...it's so nice to have a machine binding technique that you like...it does speed things up!

Thank you!...no, I don't. I know some ladies are considering sewing together 4 of the smaller blocks to create a 9 1/2" unit that would then fit in this layout.

You are so welcome--yes, you can. =) When you sew 4 of those blocks together you should end up with a 9 1/2" unit which is just what you need for those centers.

It really does! And thank you for your comment of how you like to do them. I think it's helpful when people read down through the comments to see other ways they might like to try. =)

Thank you!...and yes. =) I've shared all of them each week on my blog (every Wednesday) and I've also shared them here. If you'd like to see them here, look for the videos where I am sharing quilt blocks.

Thank you!..I'm so glad it was helpful. It's just personal preference. =) I've used the no-waste method flying geese method before but it's not my favorite way. I'd encourage you to stick with the no waste method if that's your preference!

I am with you on pressing open and will only do it when it's really necessary (sometimes it is!). I can be so much more accurate when those seams nest! I haven't spun a 4 patch before....usually when I am making a checkerboard type design rather than individual 4 patches, I have strip pieced everything and would be sewing together in rows rather than in patches if that makes sense. I would have to think through how the pressing would work as you start sewing the patches together into the larger squares...it's easier for me to see how things will fit together either by actually piecing and laying things out or by doing it digitally in a design program. My mind doesn't work through it as well on it's own LOL! =)

This is the newer model of my iron: amzn.to/3qEH0dt The one I use doesn't have the retractable cord. It does press very well & has a great amount of steam.

I used Moda Bella Solid in the color Etchings Charcoal (9900-171).

Thank you! The key to pressing quilt blocks is to avoid a lot of movement across your quilt block when you are pressing.

@@CorianderQuilts thank you. I do try but have gone to using a dry iron. I’ll keep working on it😍

@@CorianderQuilts I have my iron on highest heat.

@@lindaloostrom7025 I really like a good steam when I am pressing my blocks. I don't get as crisp of a press without the steam. But, there would be other quilters that prefer a dry iron. And sometimes, irons don't have a good steam and then quilters will spray their blocks with water and then press with a dry iron. And we could talk about starch or no starch and whether we starch before cutting our fabrics, or only when pressing the blocks, or a combination of the two...or none at all. There are a lot of different variables when it comes to how we each press. It's a little bit of trial & error and finding out how you like to press that gains you the best results.

@@CorianderQuilts thank you for your kindness in a response that I will try!! I have an Oliso iron. I will try the combinations that you suggested. You have such beautiful quilts, fabrics and patterns. I value your thoughts and will work on my pressing techniques

Was it the suggested Moda Bella white solid in 9900-200 you were having trouble finding?

@@CorianderQuilts no the white with big grey blooms on it

@@pamelabastian7860 Oh yes, of course! I had in mind you were asking about the Beautiful Day Mystery Quilt...but I see now it was Heartfelt you were asking about. =) The white solid I mentioned 9900-200 is a white solid that would match. From Beautiful Day the Stone Sprigs on White (29134-12) would be pretty. And if you wanted something similar to the background fabric in the Heartfelt kit and don't mind waiting just a bit, I have a fabric in my upcoming Buttercup & Slate line of fabric that would be a pretty substitute but it won't be out for a month or two yet. If you scroll down to the second to last quilt I shared in this blog post: corianderquilts.com/buttercup-slate-quilts/ you can see I've used it in the sashing/first border. The sku on that one will be 29152-31.

That one will look great! I will definitely wait. Thank you so much for your quick replies!

I've seen this too Jyl--I think it probably works just fine but I know what you mean! My grandma used to clip her seams every now and then if her seams weren't nesting as she wanted them to. I can't say that I've noticed that those quilts wear any differently or have the seams pull apart like you think they might. Of course, she didn't do that on many seams like you would need to do for this setting!

I haven't decided yet...I don't have it all together yet. Usually I decide after it's all together and I can really see how it's all come together.

Not really!...we use quarter square triangles/hourglass blocks frequently in quilt making.