Elaine’s Tech Tips: Pressing

Pressing by Elaine Theriault is a practical quilting tutorial that explains why pressing matters for accurate piecing and a smoother finished quilt. Elaine compares ironing and pressing, then walks through setting seams, choosing pressing directions, reducing bulk, spinning seams, and deciding when seams should be pressed open. The article also covers steam, quilt backing seams, twisted seams, and how a good pressing plan can improve matching points and intersections. Skills covered include setting seams, pressing without distortion, planning seam direction, reducing bulky joins, spinning seam allowances, pressing half square triangles, and preparing quilt backs.