Spring "sewing tip" contest
Spring is just around the corner, and for many of us, it's also the time of year to begin thinking about sewing projects for spring and summer clothing, as well as checking the calendar for birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, and graduations that will be coming up soon.
Our spring sewing tip contest is very simple and easy to enter, AND, the winners will be awarded FREE PATTERNS of their choice, which will be just in time to SAVE MONEY by not having to purchase patterns for the spring sewing.
The contest will run through March and April, with the winners being drawn on April 30. Winners will be listed on this blog and emails sent to the winners the first week of May.
CONTEST RULES:
Read over the posts and notes here at my blog, and add a comment of your own to one of the posts, giving a hint that you've found very helpful, or describe a particular problem that you've had with a sewing project and how you worked it out. You can "add a comment" to the posts that are on the home page, or look through the monthly archives that are listed in the lower right hand corner, and add a comment to one of those posts. Simply click on the "add comment" link, write in your favorite tip or story, then hit "submit". Our panel will make sure it is added to the blog for others to read, and get your name added to the drawing.
Each comment that is posted will automatically add your name / email address to those in the "pot" for the drawing.
CONTEST PRIZES:
First place winner receives FOUR FREE PATTERNS of their choice from Patterns2Go.com.
Second place winner receives TWO FREE PATTERNS OR CLASSES of their choice from PatternsThatFitYou.com
Third place winner receives ONE FREE PATTERN OR CLASS of their choice from PatternsThatFitYou.com Prizes will be DOUBLED if the winning entries have also gone to SewTalk.com and signed up as a forum member and asked a question, answered a question that other members have posted, or passed along information that would be helpful to other forum members.
We invite you to browse the patterns and classes at both sites Patterns2Go.com and PatternsThatFitYou.com and see what we have that you find interesting. Also, please note that we now have all of the pattern making classes at PatternsThatFitYou.com available in the full figure and plus sizes, from 1X - 8X (22W-50W), and are listed under the category "plus size" at that site.
We look forward to hearing from you and passing along your hints and tips!
Our spring sewing tip contest is very simple and easy to enter, AND, the winners will be awarded FREE PATTERNS of their choice, which will be just in time to SAVE MONEY by not having to purchase patterns for the spring sewing.
The contest will run through March and April, with the winners being drawn on April 30. Winners will be listed on this blog and emails sent to the winners the first week of May.
CONTEST RULES:
Read over the posts and notes here at my blog, and add a comment of your own to one of the posts, giving a hint that you've found very helpful, or describe a particular problem that you've had with a sewing project and how you worked it out. You can "add a comment" to the posts that are on the home page, or look through the monthly archives that are listed in the lower right hand corner, and add a comment to one of those posts. Simply click on the "add comment" link, write in your favorite tip or story, then hit "submit". Our panel will make sure it is added to the blog for others to read, and get your name added to the drawing.
Each comment that is posted will automatically add your name / email address to those in the "pot" for the drawing.
CONTEST PRIZES:
First place winner receives FOUR FREE PATTERNS of their choice from Patterns2Go.com.
Second place winner receives TWO FREE PATTERNS OR CLASSES of their choice from PatternsThatFitYou.com
Third place winner receives ONE FREE PATTERN OR CLASS of their choice from PatternsThatFitYou.com Prizes will be DOUBLED if the winning entries have also gone to SewTalk.com and signed up as a forum member and asked a question, answered a question that other members have posted, or passed along information that would be helpful to other forum members.
We invite you to browse the patterns and classes at both sites Patterns2Go.com and PatternsThatFitYou.com and see what we have that you find interesting. Also, please note that we now have all of the pattern making classes at PatternsThatFitYou.com available in the full figure and plus sizes, from 1X - 8X (22W-50W), and are listed under the category "plus size" at that site.
We look forward to hearing from you and passing along your hints and tips!
I came across this hint from another lady who makes children's clothing. I use cotton for most of my creations and prewashing is a must!! To keep the ends of the fabric from raveling and getting all tangled up in the washer, I serge all raw edges before I wash. This has the added benefit of being able to tell at a glance, when looking at my stash, if a fabric has already been washed.
This has been one of the best tips I have ever come across. Hope it helps someone else,
Patti
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This really does work!
Threading a sewing machine needle
If your middle-aged eyes have trouble seeing the hole to thread your sewing machine needle, try this: hold a scrap of white paper behind the eye of the needle with your other hand while you thread. That hole will look much larger!
-Love your blog! -Carol
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WHOOHOO!! I tried this already this morning, and it works GREAT! My middle aged eyes thank you very much for the hint.
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Here are another couple hints I came across:
1. Use a pencil style typewriter eraser for turning corners. When stitching the corner to be turned shorten you stitches a little before and around the corner for extra reinforcement.
2. To remove threads after ripping a seam use masking tape or a lint roller. Does not damage fabric and leaves everything neat and clean.
Patti
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