Swirling seams is a technique Eleanor Burns popularised. It’s a simple way to reduce bulky seams and still press the seams to the side.
You can watch a swirling seams demo on a four patch and a nine patch quilt block:
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Thank you Teresa,…..I love “simple”….. Cheers, Elizabeth
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I hv watched this 6 times but still could not tell just what and how to unpick to get the swirling seams. The printed instruction could not clearly be seen and it was so fast I never could get it. Can you email a typed version of the instructions? Thanks.
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