HI!

FOR THIS WEEKS TIP I WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THE THREAD TIPS, I MAY HAVE POSTED THESE BEFORE, BUT AGAIN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH A REMINDER!

WHEN YOU CHOOSE THREAD, CHOOSE IT IN THE SAME COLOR, OR ONE SHADE DARKER THAN YOUR FABRIC. THREAD APPEARS LIGHTER WHEN SEWN. FOR THE BEST TEST, UNWIND A FEW INCHES AND LAY IT AGAINST YOUR FABRIC.

HOPE THAT HELPS!
PLEASE JOIN ME TOMORROW FOR WEB CRAWLER WEDNESDAY!

TIP OF THE WEEK IS BACK.

SORRY IF I RECYCLE SOME TIPS LOL
I SUPPOSE I COULD GO BACK AND SEE WHAT I HAVE POSTED, BUT HONESTLY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH A FRIENDLY REMINDER. NOT JUST FOR YOU, BUT FOR ME TOO.

I’VE SAID THIS BEFORE, I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT WHEN IT COMES TO SEWING. I HAVE BEEN SEWING FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS AND THERE IS STILL A LOT OF STUFF THAT I NEED TO LEARN. I’VE LEARNED STUFF IN THOSE ALMOST 5 YEARS THAT HAVE HELPED ME. EITHER FROM A TEACHER OR ON MY OWN. IF YOU ARE NEW TO SEWING OR HAVE BEEN SEWING FOR A LONG TIME I HOPE SOME OF THESE TIPS HELP YOU AS MUCH AS THEY HAVE ME.

IF YOU’VE COME ACROSS A TIP, YOU THINK I SHOULD ADD TO MY TIP OF THE WEEK TUESDAY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADD IT.

THIS TIP IS ACTUALLY PRETTY SHORT AND TO THE POINT, BUT I TRY TO USE IT ALMOST EVERY TIME I GO FABRIC SHOPPING.

“FOR THE BEST COLOR MATCH, BUY FABRIC AND THREAD AT THE SAME TIME.”

WHEN I FIRST STARTED SEWING, I WOULD GET HOME FROM THE FABRIC STORE ONLY TO FIND OUT THE THREAD DID NOT MATCH THE FABRIC AT ALL. SO THIS HAS HELPED ME A LOT. IF I FORGET TO PICK UP THE THREAD WHILE SHOPPING FOR FABRIC. WHEN I GO BACK I TRY TO LOOK FOR THE FABRIC I AM TRYING TO BUY THREAD FOR TO MAKE SURE I GET THE RIGHT SHADE.

HOPE THAT HELPS.

PLEASE JOIN ME TOMORROW WHEN I HAVE MY FIRST WEB CRAWLER WEDNESDAY!!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT WEEKEND.
DOES ANYBODY EVEN VISIT HERE?? LOL

EITHER WAY THIS IS THE SCHEDULE I AM GOING TO TRY TO KEEP WHEN MAKING POSTS’ ON HERE.
THIS DOESN’T MEAN THAT I AM SAYING THAT I AM GOING TO MAKE A POST EVERY DAY, BUT I WILL AS OFTEN AS I CAN.

MILITARY MONDAY (IF YOU HAVE BEEN ON MY SITE BEFORE THEN YOU KNOW WHAT MILITARY MONDAY IS)

TIP OF THE WEEK TUESDAY (I AM NOT SAYING THAT I KNOW EVERYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO SEWING, BUT THESE ARE TIPS I HAVE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY)

WEB CRAWLER WEDNESDAY (FEATURING ALL THE FUN SITES I LIKE. THANKS TO MISS BECKY FOR THE SUGGESTION FOR THIS ONE)

(DON’T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THURDAYS)

FLICKR FRIDAY (THIS IS WHERE I WILL BE POSTING PICTURES OF EVERYTHING I HAVE SEWN ALONG THE WEEK.)

(DON’T HAVE ANYTHING FOR SATURDAY)

SALE SUNDAY ( THIS WILL BE THE DAY I WILL POINT YOU TO ALL THE GOOD JOANN SALES!)

IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE OTHER 3 DAYS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT HERE.

THANKS FOR VISITING AND PLEASE JOIN ME FOR MILITARY MONDAY
HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

Hi!!

The week is half way over and I hope it’s been a good one for you.

I want to start adding more to the site. I want to have more than one post a week. Only thing is, I don’t know what else I want to focus on. I want to try to get my tip of the week started and maybe I will start that next tuesday.

Is there anything else you might want to see on here. I would gladly love suggestions. You can email me or feel free to leave a comment.

I’d appreciate all the help.

Thank you and thanks for visiting.

I HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING A FANTASTIC WEEK!
I KNOW I AM,
MY ANGELS ARE THE AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST CHAMPIONS!
THEY CLINCHED THEIR SPOT IN THE PLAYOFFS LAST NIGHT!

I MADE MENTION ON TWITTER ABOUT SOLDIER ADOPTION AND WAS ASKED WHERE PEEP’S CAN ADOPT ONE SO I FIGURED I WOULD MAKE A POST ABOUT IT HERE. SO NOW YOU KNOW WHY IT’S MILITARY MONDAY ON A TUESDAY!

THE SISTER AND I BOTH ADOPTED OUR SOLDIERS ON SOLDIERS ANGELS
YOU CAN ADOPT BY EITHER DONATING USING PAYPAL AND YOU GET INSTANT APPROVAL OR YOU CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. THE APPLICATION TAKES A FEW DAYS.

THEY ASK THAT YOU MAIL A CARD OR LETTER ONCE A WEEK AND 1-2 CARE PACKAGES A MONTH.

CARDS AND PACKAGES IS NOT ASKING FOR MUCH WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY DO FOR US.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO ADOPT.

WHEN I STARTED THIS POST THERE WAS 1705 SOLDIERS WAITING TO BE ADOPTED AND AS I AM FINISHING IT THERE ARE 1746!

LET’S SHOW THEM WE CARE AND APPRECIATE WHAT THEY ARE DOING FOR US! DON’T LET THESE SOLDIERS GO UNLOVED!

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND THANKS FOR VISITING!

SORRY FOR NOT GETTING A TIP TOGETHER THIS WEEK

FEEL FREE TO VISIT ME OR BUY SOMETHING!!!

TOPSTITCH ON FLICKR

TOPSTITCH ON TWITTER

TOPSTITCH ON ARTFIRE

TOPSTITCH ON ETSY

THANKS FOR VISITING!

SORRY I AM SO LATE IN POSTING THE TIP OF THE WEEK.
WAS AT WORK ALL DAY THEN WENT TO THE ANGELS GAME (THEY WON BY THE WAY) LIGHT UP THE HALO!!!

IN ANOTHER POST I HAD TALKED ABOUT MAKING SURE YOU TAKE YOUR SEWING MACHINE TO BE SERVICED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR OR LONGER IF YOU AREN’T SEWING AS MUCH OR IF YOU ARE CLEANING SOME OF IT YOURSELF. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE YOUR ENTIRE MACHINE APART IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. LEAVE MAJOR STUFF TO THE PRO’S

THERE ARE SOME VISIBLE PART’S YOU CAN CLEAN.
FOR EXAMPLE THE BOBBIN CASE

THE PRESSER FOOT

FEED DOG’S

I USE THIS MAKEUP BRUSH MARILLA POINTED ME TO

SONIA KASHUK

I AM HAPPY WITH THE BRUSH SO FAR AND PLAN ON GETTING MORE.
THEY HAVE THEM AT TARGET AND THEY AREN’T EXPENSIVE AT ALL, I THINK I PAID 10-12 FOR MINE.
INVEST IN A GOOD BRUSH, YOUR MACHINE IS WORTH IT.

THANKS FOR VISITING!

HOLA AMIGOS!

SORRY I DID NOT HAVE A TIP OF THE WEEK YESTERDAY.

I WILL HAVE ONE FOR SURE NEXT TUESDAY AND WILL TRY TO MAKE SURE I HAVE ONE FOR ALL THE TUESDAY’S AFTER THAT.

WILL HAVE ANOTHER POST LATER TONIGHT!

FEATURING PARAMORE!!!

IN THE MEAN TIME FEEL FREE TO VISIT MY ARTFIRE STORE AND BUY A POUCH!

THANKS FOR VISITING!

HOLA!

I FOUND TODAY’S TIP IN A MAGAZINE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS PERFECT!

AND JUST AN EXTRA ONE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAKE SMOOTHIE’S.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY

THANKS FOR VISITING!!

I DIDN’T PUT TOGETHER A TIP OF THE WEEK TODAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHARE THESE THIMBLE FACTS.

The thimble has its origin in early civilization. Roughly carved of stone, bronze, bone or ivory, the thimble aided the sewer in pushing crude needles through animal skins to make clothing. Since that time thimbles have been created or made from every material imaginable. The thimble has served many purposes through the ages.

During the late 16th century to the early 20th century, thimbles were valued as objects of art. They were given as love tokens during Victorian times in a society that discouraged personal gifts of any nature between men and women. At one time, sterling and gold thimbles were given as an engagement gift from the fiancé to his future bride. The bottom part of the thimble could be cut off and used as the new wife’s wedding band when the couple married.

Early schoolteachers used thimbles to enforce strict discipline. The teacher would knock the disobedient student on the top of the head with a thimbled finger. The term “thimble knocking” was used by ladies of the evening around the same time period. They used a thimble on their finger to knock on the window glass to attract the attention of males walking by. During the 1800s, a thimble was used as a spirit measure or alcohol shot glass, helping coin the phrase, “Only a thimbleful.” During World War I, thimbles became a type of currency. In England approximately 400,000 sterling thimbles were donated and melted down in order to buy much needed hospital equipment. After World War I, thimbles became a popular advertising medium for companies in all areas of manufacturing and services.

One of the most astounding uses of a thimble may have taken place in 1856 when Latimer Clark was testing the first transatlantic cable. After several failed attempts, he borrowed a thimble and added a small amount of acid and zinc creating a miniature electric cell. This thimble generated enough current to send a signal across 3,700 miles in a second. Quite a colorful history for such a tiny sewing tool!

I LOVE LEARNING WHERE SEWING TOOLS CAME FROM.

ONE MORE UNBIRTHDAY GIFT WAS RECEIVED THIS WEEK
YOU SAW THIS POUCH ALREADY IN AN OLD POST
BUT I WANT TO SHOW IT OF AGAIN. I SENT IT TO MARILLA

HAVE A GREAT EVEN (WHAT’S LEFT OF IT) AND THANKS FOR VISITING