Yesterday I pulled everything out of my sewing room and changed everything around in the process.
I thrive on a good de-clutter and spring clean (yeh, winter's just a few days away, but it feels like spring!), so with Mr E working away, Blossom at her job, and the house to myself, I dived in head first.
Today my sewing room 'welcomed' me with shiny newness, which inspired me to finish some on-the-go designs.
Last night I bought myself a small bunch of roses, and they are SO pretty...
...that I thought they needed to be dressed appropriately.
I had stitched a pretty block many months ago, but had no idea how to use it so it's been an orphan waiting for me to get an idea.
Last year I designed this vase wrapper for Issue 8 in my first volume of Elefantz Home e-zine....
...so today I chose to make another vase wrapper!
It ties at the back with organza ribbon...
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Today something shiny arrived in the mail.
New sewing shears.
My first pair.
For the last few years I have been using Blossom's, so I think the loan is well overdue.
Hence, my shiny Singers.
Tomorrow they will begin their work-a-day life with me.
Fabric awaits them.
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Before I close today, I wanted to share a simple hint.
I do a lot of sewing - I hear you laughing. No surprises, eh?
One thing I discovered last year was how to keep two pieces of fabric perfectly 'stuck' together when I am machine sewing them.
I lay one fabric on top of the other, and then after aligning their edges I press them with a hot steam iron...
Only after I have pressed them together, do I pin them...
The heat from the iron almost 'fuses' them together, so that when I machine sew them there is no slipping or stretching of the bottom fabric.
I used to find, even after adjusting my machine tensions, that the bottom fabric would usually stretch a fraction and end up a little longer than the top fabric - even when both were exactly the same length. It's more of a problem with long lengths of fabric, but is noticeable with shorter ones too.
Pressing the fabrics together before machine sewing has even made my points match up better when I am piecing blocks. If you've had a similar problem give this a try and let me know if it has helped you.
Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday!
Hugs
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Today something shiny arrived in the mail.
New sewing shears.
My first pair.
For the last few years I have been using Blossom's, so I think the loan is well overdue.
Hence, my shiny Singers.
Fabric awaits them.
~~~~
Before I close today, I wanted to share a simple hint.
I do a lot of sewing - I hear you laughing. No surprises, eh?
One thing I discovered last year was how to keep two pieces of fabric perfectly 'stuck' together when I am machine sewing them.
I lay one fabric on top of the other, and then after aligning their edges I press them with a hot steam iron...
The heat from the iron almost 'fuses' them together, so that when I machine sew them there is no slipping or stretching of the bottom fabric.
Pressing the fabrics together before machine sewing has even made my points match up better when I am piecing blocks. If you've had a similar problem give this a try and let me know if it has helped you.
Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday!
Hugs
Jenny
xx