Charlene,
I'm so glad I'm not the only one!    That's the thing...if I could see where the stitches were going with mattress stitch, it wouldn't be so bad...but I can't.  At least with this method, it's obviously easier to see and it looks mighty good when it's finished.

Me too, the mattress stitch always came out wonky when I tried it.  It's a matter of preference and this is what I prefer.

Charlene,
I think it looks very professional.  I don't dislike mattress stitch...I just have a lot of trouble with it, because it's not terribly clear where I'm stitching.  This is nice and easy to see. 

I don't know wat it's called, but I find this easiest and gives me the cleanest seam.  This seems much easier to me than the other methods I've tried to learn from videos and instructions on the net.
Thank you for your comment.
Charlene

I ve tried to seam like this but never quite managed it -mattress stitch !
 

Charlene,

You've definitely helped! I was so dreading trying mattress stitch, especially on a variegated yarn where I can't see the darned stitches. I think this is going to make the seaming *far* easier.

That's excellent, I'm really glad I could help.

Charlene

Charlene,

Thank you so much! These pictures are *wonderful*. They're so nice and detailed and very, very *clear*!

I can't wait to try this on the Barbie dress that's on my needles now!