I HOPE YOU ALL PARTICIPATED IN EARTH HOUR!
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THOSE OF YOU THAT DID, I AM PROUD OF YOU.

IF YOU VISITED TOPSTITCH YESTERDAY THEN YOU KNOW THE LIGHTS WERE OFF HERE TOO, JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT HERE IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.

I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO DO YOUR PART FOR OUR EARTH.
VISIT THE LINKS TO THE RIGHT UNDER “RESPECT YOUR MOTHER” FOR MORE INFO.

OUR PLANET IS A SMALL PLACE
WE ALL SHARE THE SAME TREES
THE SAME AIR
THE SAME OCEANS
SO LET’S KEEP IT CLEAN.

I HOPE YOU ALLL HAD A FANTASTIC WEEKEND
THANKS FOR VISITING.

FYI: IN HONOR OF EARTH HOUR TOPSTITCH IS GOING TO TURN THE LIGHTS OUT.
ONLY THING IS, IT WON’T BE JUST FOR AN HOUR, IT WILL BE THE ENTIRE DAY.

VISIT TOMORROW AND YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.
I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TURN YOUR LIGHTS OUT TOO.
IT’S JUST FOR ONE HOUR. 8:30 LOCAL TIME.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE EARTH PEOPLE. LET’S START TAKING CARE OF IT.
IF NOT FOR YOU, FOR ALL THOSE CHILDREN BEING BORN EVERY DAY.

HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND AND THANKS FOR VISITING!!!

HOLA!!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A FANTASTIC WEEKEND.

FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THE TIP OF THE WEEK ARE GOING TO BE SEWING TERMS THAT I CAME ACROSS. I HOPE THEY HELP YOU. FOR SOME OF THEM I WILL INCLUDE PICTURES, IF I HAVE SOME AVAILABLE

SEWING TERMS A-C

Absorbency: Ability of a fabric to take in moisture. Absorbency is a very important property that affects many other characteristics such as: skin comfort, static build-up, shrinkage, stain removal, water repellency and wrinkle recovery.

Abrasion Resistance: Ability to resist wear from the continuous rubbing of the fabric against another surface. Garments made from fibers that possess both high-breaking strength and abrasion resistance can be worn often and for a long period of time before signs of wear appear.

Appliqué: Fabric design, or shape, stitched and/or fused to the right side of another fabric; style of quilting.

Basting: Large stitches made to hold fabric layers or seams in place temporarily, before final seams or sewing is done. One may also use safety pins or straight pins to baste.

Batting: The layer of stuffing (most thought of in quilting) to add warmth or thickness. May be cotton, polyester or wool. Can also be used in garment construction.

Bearding: When the batting fibers work their way through the top or bottom fabric layers of the quilt. It creates unsightly fuzz. Most often associated with inexpensive polyester battings, bearding can also happen with unbonded cotton.

Betweens: Small, thin needles used for finish quilting. Sizes range from 8 – 12, the smaller number being a longer-length needle.

Bias: The diagonal of the fabric weave. A true bias is at a 45-degree angle from the selvage.

Binding: A strip of fabric sewn over a raw edge to finish, add strength, and/or decorate the edge.

Blind Hem: Stitch used to hold up the hem on heavy fabrics. This stitch can be done by hand or by machine. Also used in appliqué.

Calico: Any small repeated print design on cotton, usually a floral.

Casing: Two pieces of fabric sewn together to form a tube.

Clip: Small cut(s) made in the seam to allow for marking a pleat or dart. Also used to help a seam lay flat.

Colorfast: Color which will not wash out, rub off or fade with normal use.

IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DONATING ANYTHING FOR MY EARTH DAY TOTE BAG’S PLEASE EMAIL ME. MIANTIFAZ@GMAIL.COM OR LEAVE A COMMENT HERE.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK
THANKS FOR VISITING.

PLEASE GO CHECK OUT MARILLA’S BLOG. SHE POSTED PICTURES OF INDY WITH A BLANKET I MADE HIM!!!
YOU HAVE TO SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL HE IS!

I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT 4 TOTE BAG’S THAT I AM GIVING AWAY FOR EARTH DAY. I DIDN’T MAKE THE TOTE’S. I BOUGHT THEM. I WAS GOING TO MAKE THEM BUT I COULD NOT PASS THESE BAG’S UP THEY ARE SOOOO NICE.

I’VE ALREADY BOUGHT SOME STUFF TO PUT IN THEM

I AM ALSO TAKING DONATIONS
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DONATING SOMETHING PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I WOULD NEED FOUR OF WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO SEND.

BUSINESS CARDS
STICKERS
FLYERS

OR ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF.
THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO PROMO YOUR SITE OR BLOG!
EMAIL MIANTIFAZ@GMAIL.COM OR LEAVE A COMMENT HERE.

THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY AGREED TO DONATE.

THANKS FOR VISITING.

HI.
ISN’T THIS THE CUTEST THING EVER!!
A LITTLE MUSICAL SEWING MACHINE.

ONE OF THE GIRL’S AT WORK GAVE IT TO ME TO BRIGHTEN UP MY DAY
IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL IN PERSON AND I LOVE IT!

WHEN THE MUSIC IS PLAYING
THE NEEDLE GOES UP AND DOWN LIKE A REAL SEWING MACHINE.

THE PATTERN BOOK IS SO CUTE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ORFIE!!!
I DIDN’T EXPECT THIS AT ALL AND IT WAS AN AWESOME RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS ON YOUR PART!

IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS I WILL HAVE DETAILS ON THE TOTE BAG’S I AM GIVING AWAY FOR EARTH DAY. SO MAKE SURE YOU LOOK OUT FOR THAT.

THANKS FOR VISITING!

HOLA!
I HAVEN’T UPDATED SINCE MONDAY
SO I FIGURED I’D COME UPDATE ON THE FABRIC YO-YO’S I HAVE BEEN MAKING ALL WEEK.
I FIGURED I COULD USE THEM FOR TOTE’S AND HAT’S AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER FUN STUFF.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE O NE’S I HAVE MADE.

I HAVE BEEN ADDING BUTTONS TO ALL OF THEM.
I THINK THEY LOOK SO CUTE THAT WAY.
SOME OF MY FAVORITES

I ADDED ONE TO THIS PET SCREEN POUCH I MADE FOR ONE OF THE LADIES AT WORK

THESE ARE SOOOOO EASY TO MAKE
I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN WITH THEM.

PLEASE DON’T FORGET EARTH DAY IS COMING UP IN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH. I AM GOING TO BE GIVING AWAY 4 TOTES IN HONOR OF EARTH DAY. SO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR DETAILS IN THIS NEXT WEEK.

I HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND
THANKS FOR VISITING.