HAPPY FIRST DAY OF JUNE!! I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW FAST THIS YEAR HAS GONE BY. WITH BASEBALL SEASON STARTING AND THE NIECES SOFTBALL GAMES I HAVE BEEN SO BAD AT POSTING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I DECIDED MY GOAL FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS IS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE POST A DAY. IT IS [...]
I’VE TALKED ABOUT MAKING SURE YOU KEEP YOUR MACHINE CLEAN BEFORE. I WAS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THE INSIDE AND MAKING SURE I CLEANED THE DUST OUT EVERY OTHER DAY OR EVERY OTHER TIME I USED IT. I SEW A LOT, ALMOST DAILY SO IT’S VERY IMPORTANT. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHILE SEWING ABOUT 300 [...]
MY TIP THIS WEEK IS SOMETHING I MAY HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AGAIN. SCISSORS!!! THE 2 MOST POPULAR BRANDS ARE PROBABLY FISKAR & GIGNHER. I’VE USED BOTH AND HAVE LOVED THEM BOTH. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT FISKAR PROBABLY BECAUSE I AM TOO CHEAP TO BUY GIGNHER LOL. [...]
HERE IS ANOTHER TIP I GOT FROM CLOTILDE “Use your rotary cutting system to save valuable cutting time. Position one to two large mats under your pattern. Instead of pinning, use fabric weights to hold your pattern in place. Use straight-edge cutting tools for straight seams and French Curve cutting tools for curved areas. Instead [...]
THIS ISN’T MY TIP AND I HAVEN’T HAD A CHANCE TO TRY IT, BUT I WILL. I AM GOING TO KEEP SANDPAPER IN MY SEWING BOX FOR THIS REASON FROM NOW ON. Sharpen sewing machine needles by stitching through fine-grit sandpaper. THANKS FOR THE TIP CLOTILDE THANKS FOR VISITING AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
I HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GREAT SUNDAY. I AM ON THE WAY TO THE SHOW WITH THE NIECES BUT I WANTED TO MAKE A POST BEFORE I LEFT. I WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF THE DAILY THEME’S ON MY SITE. MILITARY MONDAY: IS WHEN I REMEMBER THE FALLEN SOLDIER’S AND ASK THAT YOU [...]
HI!!! I FOUND THIS TIP ONLINE, BUT ONE OF MY SEWING TEACHERS HAD TOLD ME THIS SAME THING WHEN I FIRST STARTED SEWING. “WHEN CUTTING FABRIC, TAKE LONG BITES OF THE FABRIC AND DON’T LET THE SCISSORS SHUT COMPLETELY. STOP ABOUT ONE INCH FROM THE TIP. RE-OPEN THE SCISSORS, SLIDE THEM ALONG THE FABRIC THEN [...]
today’s tip is a very easy but so very important. Be sure to cover your machine when you’ve finished using it. Dust and lint building up in and on your machine is the biggest cause of machine break-downs. HERE IS MINE!!
WELL I AM NOT SURE IF YOU WANT TO CALL THIS A TIP OR A TUTORIAL TUESDAY LOL EITHER WAY HERE IS HOW I ROUND CORNERS AND I HOPE IT HELPS YOU TOO. I ROUND CORNERS ON BLANKET AND JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO DO IT ON APRONS. I THINK IT MAKES BOTH LOOK BETTER. STILL [...]
Morning. Just wanted to remind you of the daily themes that I have going on. Military monday (dedicated to remembering and honoring our fallen soldiers) Tip of the week tuesday (not an expert, but I will share what I do know) Web crawler wednesday (sites I like to visit) Tyson thursday (cause he is the [...]