Sewing Tips and tricks

Hello all here today to get myself together! Whew! I have a list of notions that will help you along the way. Some you can even make yourself to save a lil dough. Lol some I wish I had when I started some I learned about along the way.

A good iron trust me it makes your projects look so professional. Invest in press cloths silk organdy is great  for your pricier fabrics but we will use cheesecloth same isle sewing notions. I love the glass head pins you can iron on them and they don't melt. The longer yellow pins for heavy projects are great. A cutting mat healing if possible and rotary cutter the smallest ( I need one of these but 45 mm works for me) poster board is great to help harden the underneath the cutting mat.

I will post a pattern for you a pressing ham and sleeve roll. I can also lead you to a thread holder that you can make yourself.  I made my own dress form for about $25. You'll need a couple of thick rubber bands or you know those thick bands everyone wears around their wrist with the catchy sayings eg. WWJD tell you later bout this as I can only show you. Ruler, a French curve, also can post I hip curve you can print.

Always keep a stash of each size of elastic, couple sizes of zippers basic colors, buttons, hooks and eyes, hand sewing needles, that little thread kit you find at the registers, we will work our way through the interfacings and fabrics but keep a small stash of cotton for now. Match your threads to the cottons for now. 

The different size machine needles you will most difinitely need these grab all of them one pack of each. I use either Janome for my own machine or Schmetz these seem to be universal to most brands of machines. A stiletto or the Purple Thang or cuticle pusher will do I use either of these to hold the fabric as it goes thru the machine. Some exta things that help in the sewing room. A piece of aluminum foil, a small piece of smooth wood, artists paintbrush.

I use the foil as like an extra way to heat fabric for appliqueing and crispier creases. The piece of wood I use as a clapper. And the paintbrush I use for dusting small particles around the machine.

I don't expect you to kill yourself with these purchases just things you'll pick up along the way. The basic sewing kit will work and you can add to it along the way. But I've tried to think of things I use from around the house like a spray bottle and startch and wax paper and freezer paper( you can use these to trace patterns or to print on from your home printer) cause you'll need these too lol.

Hope you guys that are beginners are stitching out your stitch books and having fun with them. Oh they can be on scraps of fabric cotton no bigger than 6x10 fold the ten inch in half so each page has five inches to sew each stitch. I know but aren't you feeling a bit better about your machine. Doesn't it sound nice as it purrs while you are stitching? 

Trust me I wish I had someone to hold my hand as nervous as I was. We are gonna be making things real soon. You need to know your machine as if the thread tangles you will know what to do. Is why I have you read that manual and stitch the book. Patience Rome was not built in one day!

To all have a blessed evening Happy Sewing Loves

Tips and tricks

Good evening loves

Ok let's start here let's get a little educated. For my beginners, there are several brands out there that will certainly get the job done. For my first I got Brother Project Runway Limited Edition can't remember the model number. However, it's the one with fifty stitches and eighty utility stitches. The basic one didn't have enough stitches and this one is computerized comes with a nice selection of presser feet, needles, and other accessories. I got it from believe or not Walmart for a whooping $170 with taxes. Not too bad I won't say that all Walmarts sell sewing notions and machines. As some are not equipped.

There are other things that I needed to start my journey. I just bought the machine nothing else. Back to the store this time I bought the basic sewing kit. You know the one with the blue scissors yes that one. I also bought some pieces of scrap fabric Walmart had in the scrap bin for .69-4.00. 

Now what to sew; hum good question it can not be something taxing or for a expert or beginner really lol. I took sewing in home ecs god years ago! It's like riding a bike once learned you never forget. You may get rusty but you never forget. 

Now to get myself together I decided I needed to bush up. I opened the box put the machine on the bed in my room. Yes, it was complicated another story we're talking sewing. I read the manual so I could learn to operate it. I made pillowcases. But I'll give you a secret shhh! Ok you know all the stitches that are on your machine? I want to start by making a stitch book. Why stitch book because you will get the feel of your new purchase and you will experiment with the stitches tension, stitch length, the throat plate, and the presser feet. 

Once you know your machine the rest will come. So, let's get those stitch books done and don't forget to read your  MANUALS. Your manual is your bible learn it as it holds the secrets to your machine. Every brand is a little different so I can't tell you how to work it as I'm not with you silly😄 The manual is best here I want you all to have a good understanding of your individual brand and model. It has all the settings and what presser foot to use with what stitch. It also tells how to match the needle, fabric, and thread. Try it and leave comments, questions, and such below we will continue so Get to Workin! Lol gotta laugh yes we will have with. She said that!

Tips and sewing tricks

I've been sewing again since 08-09 I've learn so much that I'd like to teach my craft and go farther with my new found skill hobby. I am a member of several Facebook sewing groups. I like looking at the pieces made and will comment occasionally however the rooms are loud a busy to try to teach anything so I've made my own page to post what I've learn so this will be something new to myself and if you have patience and are willing I think we can have a great journey I'm open to questions suggestions criticism and all just be kind tho.

MimiG's not yo mamas quilted jacket

Ok good afternoon we lost an hour spring is coming and I am so ready for it! I started another project the other day I'm using MimiG's not yo mamas quilted jacket tutorial. I thought it to be cute and simple. It can be worn casual with jeans skirt a pair of sneakers or you could dress it up with dress pants nice shirt and heels for a pop of color

This would be the front panels the back will be the the flower fabric and the sleeves will be perfecto fused leather it will also serve as the top to my perfecto fused leather knit jersey and joggers more photos to come

Double peplum faux leather jacket

Knit and fused leather jersey

I used pattern McCall 6658 view B fabrics used are textured knit and fused leather I did not have enough knit to do the whole shirt so starting from the bottom I measured for front and back until I ran out of knit leaving a 3/8 inch seam allowance to attach pieces front and back back piece cut on the fold front top piece  cut next to the back for two front piece followed instruction to assemble and I made a knit and fused leather jersey

Double peplum jacket update

I know I've not finished or updated the post in a long time I've got the sleeves to do and I'm thinking to add a collar I've got the facing cut and sewn together maybe tomorrow she'll be done. Due to my having the flu and my hair clients has put a damper on my finishing my jacket but I've cleared my schedule to do nothing but finish it and take fly pics to post cause the hair is flicking too!!!!!