If you’ve tried web piecing, you know how fast and satisfying it is to keep all your blocks connected in tidy rows. Just look at this part of the Knitty rose quilt, hanging on my design wall!
But then comes the ironing part. To make your seams nest nicely, each row needs to have the seam allowance pressed in opposite directions. That part is simple in theory—but if your rows are bigger than your iron, things can get awkward pretty fast.
How to iron web piecing
Here’s the little trick I use: work close to the edge of the ironing board, and let the already pressed rows hang down the side. That way they’re out of the way while you’re pressing the next row. It keeps the whole web flat and manageable, and you don’t end up with a big pile of wrinkled fabric under your iron.
I always use this method when web piecing quilts, and it makes the whole process so much smoother. Sometimes the small adjustments are the ones that save the most frustration!
Want to try web piecing yourself? The Knitty rose quilt pattern is a Scandinavian quilt pattern that makes full use of this technique. Because of the web piecing technique, which is explained in the pattern, the rather intricate pattern is easy to achieve.
