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Welcome to the Neighborhood! In this episode of My Quilty Neighborhood, Jennifer and Dawn discuss the last skill you must master as a quilter--piecing accurately. When you piece accurately, your blocks lay flat and adding borders is a breeze. In this episode, Dawn and Jennifer show you how they sew an accurate 1/4" every time!

🥰 We had so much to discuss, we've broken this topic into several parts! Watch for more episodes every two weeks. Be sure to follow so you'll be notified when the next episode arrives!

🥳 If you are making pinwheels, watch this video to learn how to spin your seams!    • Patriot Quilt Along Week 7 Wave Blocks  

🧵 OUR FAVORITE TOOLS FOR PIECING🧵

Products that help you get an accurate 1/4"
Sewing Guides
Cluck Cluck Sew Diagonal Seam Tape https://amzn.to/3Ghu8lm
Primitive Gatherings Seam Tape https://shrsl.com/4ly2s
Vivilux Sewing Machine Laser https://amzn.to/433qa9L
Thangles
3" Finished https://amzn.to/4bHNlK4
2" Finished https://amzn.to/3WkjBOK
1.5" Finished https://amzn.to/4d3U55N
Trimming Tools
Creative Grids Square on Square Trim Tool https://amzn.to/3W7rNAy
Creative Grids Pineapple Trim Tool https://amzn.to/4bO47ae
Square Squared by Studio 180 Design https://amzn.to/4djW7zd
Tucker Trimmer III for trimming HSTs, QSTs https://amzn.to/4d1tGFI
Wing Clipper tool for trimming flying geese https://amzn.to/3Lnuo4w
Schmetz Needle Pack and Needle Guide https://amzn.to/463gpu4

Folding Sewing Table
Gidget Sewing Table https://amzn.to/3VNs3EI
Custom Insert for Gidget https://amzn.to/4eGRMYf

Iron
Tula Pink Oliso Mini Iron https://shrsl.com/4lc14
Oliso M3Pro Mini Iron https://amzn.to/3W2PAmo
Aproca Hard Storage Case for M2/M3 Mini Pro https://amzn.to/4cKaHiP

Wool pressing mat
13.5" x 17" https://amzn.to/3U7UqfM
17" x 24" and 10" square set https://amzn.to/3nNNRmw
22" x 60" https://amzn.to/3KiCdYu

Clapper
Love Sew Wool Quilter's Clapper 12"
Love Sew Wool Quilter's Clapper 12" https://amzn.to/40ISpbq
Seams-Flat Pressing Bar 17-3/4" https://amzn.to/3VeCbG8
Mardili Hard Wood Tailors Clapper 9-1/2" https://amzn.to/3NiWtvX

Pins
Clover Patchwork Glasshead Pins Size 30 https://shrsl.com/40pjw
Zirkel Magnetic Pin Cushion https://shrsl.com/40pjz

Small Cutting Mat
Omnigrid Rotating Cutting mat 14" https://amzn.to/4bpc05N
Omnigrid Self-Healing mat 8" x 11" https://amzn.to/3W2k3kD

Thread cutter for chain-piecing
Rotary Blade Thread Cutter https://shrsl.com/4lc1g
BladeSaver Blue https://amzn.to/3W67rJr

Stiletto
Savina Stiletto and Pressing tool https://amzn.to/3VLpmUn
Tula Pink Stiletto https://amzn.to/4clOUyp
Quilt in a Day Brass Stiletto https://shrsl.com/4lc1q

Seam Ripper
Clover Seam Ripper https://amzn.to/3XJpF4o
Duehut Seam Rippers https://amzn.to/4cnpZKD
Dritz Seam-Fix Ripper https://amzn.to/4cprVTc

Small Tool Organizers
Stash n Store Mini https://amzn.to/3RP396z
Stash n Store https://amzn.to/4eMs6Jy

Small screwdriver
7 pc Sewing Machine Screwdriver/Cleaning Kit https://amzn.to/3L2o5TM

Small scissors
Gingher 3.5" scissorshttps://amzn.to/3W1doHt
Tula Pink MicroTip 4" https://amzn.to/4eI4iGW
Kai 4" Needlecraft Scissors https://amzn.to/3VF47Dw

Lighting for machine
Madam Sew Sewing Machine Lighting https://amzn.to/45HVOvr
Daylight Co Slimline 3 Table Lamp https://amzn.to/4bkCh5r

Spool Stand
Sew Tech Adjustable Cone Thread Spool Stand https://amzn.to/3zoORTN

Rotating Cutting Mat
Calibre https://amzn.to/3GiG9qZ

Best Press
Scent free spray bottle https://amzn.to/3Ke7E5W
Cherry Blossom spray bottle https://amzn.to/3KaDpgq
Refill Scent free https://amzn.to/3U9Nq1S
Refill Lavender https://amzn.to/3UcOSRi
Misting spray bottles https://amzn.to/3Ke87VK

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Key Moments
00:00 - Welcome
02:10 - Sewing a Four Patch accurately
05:35 - Sewing HSTs together and preserving the points
08:47 - Where should your points fall in order to preserve them?
09:30 - How to pin to match the points
12:00 - Stitch length to use when pressing open
12:50 - Pressing a pinwheel properly
13:50 - How Jennifer sets up her sewing area
15:45 - The importance of a single-hole needle plate
18:52 - The importance of using a 1/4" foot
20:56 - Choosing the right sewing needle
24:11 - Choosing the right sewing thread
24:33 - How to correctly load your thread on your machine
26:20 - Setting up your machine to sew
27:50 - Sewing 1/4" without a 1/4" foot
30:54 - What to do when your 1/4" isn't perfect
38:09 - Products that help with accuracy
41:30 - Be sure to do this for accuracy!
45:05 - Why accuracy matters