I cut little squares out of the interfacing when making things with corners. Any little bit of bulk you can get rid of in the corner helps. When you do this, the part trimmed away should extend past the seam allowance some.
Finally, rather than trimming once diagonally across each corner, I trim twice to get rid of even more fabric in the seam allowance. When trimming, make sure to not cut right up against your stitching, or the thread won’t have anything to hold onto and your corner will end up with a hole!
Thank you to this week’s ChalkTalk tipster: Michelle Webster of Keyka Lou Patterns
Awesome tip – I have always struggled with finding the best way to do this! Thank you
yay i do that too!
Great tip! Seems so logical, I’m not sure why it never occurred to me before!
I’ve heard of trimming corners; but, was afraid to trim for fear of messing things up. I like this tip because it shows me how to do the trimming and not be afraid.
I also do this when I trim…..well I do the diagonal cut and trim twice…but I like the idea of trimming the interfacing to remove further bulk.
Thanks for sharing !
Clever! this is a great tip
What a wonderful tip!
Thanks!
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Gina
Great tip!
sounds great. I’ll give it a try.
Great tip. I always cut my outside corners like this, but like the idea of cutting the interfacing corner. This has been added to my notebook – thank you.
Great idea. Funny how it seems obvious now that I’ve seen it, but never occurred to me during the jillion times I’ve trimmed corners. Thanks!
Great tip! The picture helped a lot too!
What a great idea…I never thought of cutting the square out first. I like your Chalk Talk tips. Thanks for posting them!
I love the tip about cutting out a square of the interfacing before sewing. BRILLIANT!
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Great tip! I’ve never thought of trimming the interfacing like that. And thanks for the photo. I need the visuals. This is going to come in handy with the little pouches I’m making for Christmas.
I have done the trimming of the seams, but had never heard of trimming the interfacing like that, thanks. I think it would work for fusible fleece or batting in quilted bags, etc. where less bulk would be good.
Never heard of doing that! Cool idea – gonna try it, gonna love it. Gonna thank you when it makes my life easier.
Thanks for the tip!
This is such a great tip. Thanks for sharing!
Ooo…good tip! I’ll have to keep this in mind!
loving these chalk talk tips! thanks for sharing!
Brilliant! Why didn’t I think of this? Thanks!
Why didn’t I think of that! I just made a jumper and the belt didn’t turn out with nice points…think I will try this out.
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