Happy Thanksgiving from WeAllSew!
A big THANK-YOU!! from all of us at WeAllSew, and best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving!
For many of us, Thanksgiving weekend marks the beginning of our “Oh, my! It’s almost [insert your favorite winter holiday]!” sewing frenzy. To assist with one lucky reader’s holiday preparations we’ve put together a small package of sewing goodies. To join in the fun and enter this random drawing, leave us a comment telling us about a useful piece of sewing advice. You have until Sunday night, November 30th at 11:59 p.m. Central Time to add your comment and enter the contest. We’ll announce the winner about a week later, right here within this post, so check back to find out who won. (We will notify the winner by e-mail.)
What piece of sewing advice are you most thankful for?
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69 comments on “Happy Thanksgiving from WeAllSew!”
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SEWING ADVICE: “Always stitch a 1/4 ” seam for piecing “!
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Happy Thanksgiving, may it be a day of blessings for everyone!
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I am so thankful for my quilting friends who often reminded me I need to learn to enjoy the process. Their advic,e and practice on my part, has left me with a relaxed and enjoyable attitude – from beginning to end and all the stitches I remove in between 🙂
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“Keep your fingers away from the needle. You can sew your finger as well as the material.” This advice was given to me by my mother and sister. Yes, I have had a stitch in my finger just like they did.
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Read the full project instructions before you start…don’t just assume you know what the next step is!
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Forty eight years ago, my neighbor got me hooked on sewing. I learned her number one rule, “don’t ever start sewing until your iron is on and ready to go”. That made my little girls dresses go from the homemade look, to a very professional look with crisp seams. Now that I’m a quilter, it is more important than ever.
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measure twice, cut once! Happy thanksgiving! 🙂
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Sewing advice: Triangle Short Cuts:
http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/2014/02/half-square-triangle-short-cuts-and.html -
Love the 880SE especially the embroidery module and the automatic needle threader
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Keep your fabric scissors hidden from the family!
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Always keep your machine clean & oiled.
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If some of you remember that at the Post office or most business offices, they used a small sponge in a small bowl that was dampened… Well, I still use it to dampen my fingers when fitting fabric together tightly for sewing together. The dust from the fabric is so drying that is becomes difficult at times to push the fabric together so I just dampen my finger tips on the sponge to give them more traction. I call it spit and ewech.. No spit involved.. lol
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Measure twice, cut once!
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Change your sewing machine needle often–you’ll have a lot less headaches.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, now let’s get out there and sew! -
I always starch my quilting fabric pretty stiffly after I prewash it. Then I iron the starched fabric and cut it or run it through my diecutter.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
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Sew with a loved one in mind
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“If the house is burning, save the people and animals first, then the sewing machine.”
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Always keep your seam ripper handy,
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Measure twice, cut once.
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Alway do your very best.
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Lower you stitch length and press your seams open.
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Happy Thanksgiving. My advice is the old adage measure twice cut once.
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“As ye sew, so shall ye rip…” 🙂
“Many admire the skills, but not all seek to obtain them…”
Sewing, in all it’s various forms, has been such a blessing in my life…. it has spilled over, allowing me to share with family and friends and others.
Thankful!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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I think my favorite sewing hint was about folding in the seam allowances of a corner and turning it right side out. Makes some of the smoothest corners with the best points.
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Like my mother told me, bond with your seam ripper, she will become your friend!
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My favorite tip of the moment is cutting the thread at the spool and pulling it through the needle instead of backwards. I’m sure it has saved me from getting a lot of lint in my tension discs!
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Quilting rules are made to be tested, and if you find a better way, GO FOR IT!!!!
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Always buy the best material you can afford. This will ensure you will be pleased with your project will last longer.
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Just go for it. Don’t be afraid to try something new. You can always learn even if you don’t produce a finished product, you will use what you learned in another which you will finish & enjoy.
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My all time favorite is from the instructor who taught me to sew…she would repeat this often in class: “As you sew, so shall you rip”
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Sometimes when piecing blocks with small pieces, it helps to use a spray starch on the fabric.
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My mother finally told me one day when I was stressing over a pattern, “There are no pattern police. So do it how it makes sense to you!” Best advice I ever got! She also gave me her “old” Bernina 1260 over 12 years ago when she updated to an Artista 200. The 1260 still sews like a champ!
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Measure twice, cut once. My mom learned this the hard way and hoped to spare me the frustration.
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Read all the instructions before you start a project.
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The best sewing advice I ever got was that there is no quilt police! It relieved stress and allowed me to enjoy my quilting more, knowing that “coloring outside of the lines” was ok.
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Don’t sew angry – you are bound to make mistakes if you do and it all goes downhill from there.
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Always do your best, but don’t fret if you don’t achieve perfection. You will be the only one that knows.
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Measure twice. Cut once.
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Many years ago my mother gently explained fabric “nap” to me….after I cut out a jumper incorrectly. It was a lesson I never forgot
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Pressing well is as important as sewing.
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That advice: Press seams open on a seam roll to avoid leaving marks on the right side.
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When frustrated take a little walk before continuing!
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Take your time, its not a race. When I rush ahead, I make mistakes which end up costing more in money and in time.
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Always, always read through all the directions first before you do anything. And if you get interrupted while reading those directions, reread all of them again. So many mistakes can be prevented that way. Happy Thanksgiving everyone
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Enjoy the process. Don’t be so focused on the product that you view sewing as a chore.
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measure twice, cut once…the golden rule!
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Always have more than bobbin ready to go so that you don’t have to stop.
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use the iron and do not burn yourself and the cats away
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When you start a new sewing endeavor, like machine embroidery or quilting, master a few simple projects, then try more difficult things with the understanding that you don’t have to finish or keep anything you do. You don’t have to continue working on something you don’t like. Just toss it and move on. It’s fun to complete a complicated project, but nothing is ever more fun than doing something well even if it’s something simple.
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The most recent best advice was to purchase a Bernina. Which I did!!
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Don’t drop your brand new sewing scissors point down – especially on your bare legs!
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Read the directions, but if that’s not working, power through to your own solution!
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No fusible webbing? Use your childs glue stick.
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There is often more than one right way to do something.
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Use a dampened washcloth in a clothes dryer set on “tumble dry” to clean the dust, etc. off your wallhanging quilt instead of putting it in a wash which may shrink it or bleed the dyes.
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Not to worry about making mistakes because it’s just fabric and thread, not life and death, and it’s supposed to be fun!
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Measure twice, cut once!
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Share your talents and sew with your heart…
Remember the look on the face of the one who receives your sewn item… that is the face of someone that now feels special…
Even though she is no longer with you, thank your Mom or special person who took the time and patience to teach you to sew…
When your wonderful son graduates from college and buys you a Bernina 830 to show his love and gratitude, remember first of all that your are blessed to have such a loving son; second that he is looking at your face and now he knows you feel special, third is that you always tell him the stories about his Grandmama and her patience and lastly, be ready to sew more Halloween costumes in a larger college grad size! -
Every hour, get up & stretch or walk around for 10 minutes
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Always use a Bernina, nothing sews like a Bernina.
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Make time to sew daily, that is the best way to improve. Also, test seam styles, needle, thread, buttonholes and other techniques on scraps of fabric to ensure a better finished product.
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Read all the directions twice before starting a project.
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Keep receipts, barcodes, tags, and labels in case you need to match fabrics or colors!
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The best advice I give is, it’s ok to make mistakes, just try again. Everybody has to learn sometime and everybody makes mistakes.
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The best sewing advice I ever received is that it is OK to abandon a project that you keep having problems with. Some things are just not meant to be! Unless you really want to keep going, then by all means, persevere!!
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2 gallon ziplock bags are great for organizing projects and line up easily on a shelf.
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A chopstick is handy as a stiletto to keep fabric steady while sewing.
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Always start piecing in the down position. “Bump” your fabric against the needle. Profound!
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