To make the patchwork start with a big variety of light weight cotton and join pieces together. Press the seams open, trim the edge and sew more together etc. etc. When a bunch are joined you can cut it into smaller sections and join those together. You get the idea. It could go on...
1- Cut two 8.5″ squares (I usedthis quilt rulerto make it super easy! Sew them together on three sides with 1/4″ seam allowance. Press the seams open. 2- Open up the squares and match the middle seams together, this will form the new shape. 3- Sew the new seam, leaving a sma...
3. Press seams open. 4. To create the top and bottom hems. Fold the top unfinished edge of fabric over 1/2-inch and press, Fold over another 1/2- inch and press again. 5. Place pins along edge. Repeat the process for bottom edge and both side edges of the fabric. 6. Sew along...
I like to contain all my small parts so they don’t fall off the table while I am working. As I sew these together, I “thumb nail” press the seams open. I find there is less shape distortion this way. (Figure 5) Then looking at your layout you...
Imagine a plain basic T-shirt with all the seams. It has 4 panels – 4 parts: 2 sleeves, the front and the back. Now imagine you unpick all the seams from this T-shirt and put the pieces of fabric on the table. You have 4 pieces of a specific shape. The shapes are cut from ...
How To Do The First Seams With Your New Sewing Machine? Now we got to the part to show you how to sew with a sewing machine. First, the general steps to sew a seam on a sewing machine: Prepare the fabric by cutting it to the desired length and width, and pressing it if necessary...
strength, or seams that need to be pressed open rather than finished together as they are with a zigzag or overcasting stitch. It is also a great stitch for hemming and topstitching spandex. I use this stitch a lot, but like the overcasting stitch it is hard to take out if you mess...
If you work off a spool of thread when basting (using long stitches to temporarily hold fabric layers or seams in place until the final sewing is completed…at which time the basting stitches will be removed), you won’t have to stop to rethread your needle. This may be one of those ...
With those in perspective, we are freer to love another person because the focus is shifted to them and is not solely on us. With our adult children, though we love them unconditionally, we try to satisfy unmet needs in us: Our need to be needed. ...
Starting in the top row, take the first two squares and sew them right sides together. Then, sew the last squares right sides together with the middle square. You've completed a row! Do the other two this way. Once all the rows are done, finger press the seams open. ...