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Sewing Caddy Tutorial
I know I promised a tutorial on this sewing caddy a few months ago and you have yet to see it, but I got on the ball this week and I finally got it done. YEAH! Better late than never, right? This is my first attempt at an in depth tutorial, so bear with me. If you have any questions about my directions, just email me and I”ll help you out. Also, if you find any errors, email me and I’ll fix them. (I asked my husband to proof read it for me, but that is like me proofing instructions on fixing a car. Not gonna work.) So, to get the tutorial, just click on the tutorial link on the side bar of the blog. (I’m not smart enough to figure out how to publish it and link it yet.)Okay, so I’m not smart enough to figure out how to link it on the sidebar either. So until I do, you can email me and I will send you a tutorial in Word. Any advise on how to link a Word Doc to a blog would be much appreciated. So complicated!
(I was so proud of myself too for getting the tutorial done. Oh well. Just a minor set back. I’ll get it together.)
Tutorial: Matching Pattern Repeats
I have been making a lot of draperies lately and I thought I would share my quick, easy way to match up pattern repeats perfectly, NO pins required. Seriously, no pins.
Lay the fabric panels to be matched parallel to each other.
Fold the fabric panel closest to you back.
Press the salvage edge up about 1″.
Fold the fabric panel you just press back up to meet the other panel.
Match up the pattern.
Fold the panel closest to you back again and run a thin bead of fabric glue along the salvage fold.
Fold the fabric back to meet the other panel and match up the pattern. Press with the hot iron to “set” the glue.
Open fabric up and run a stitch along the fold line you created when you pressed the salvage .
Open your fabric up to reveal perfectly matched pattern repeats.
Now, go try it!
Perfect Corners Tutorial
I used to have the worst time getting corners to look good. They always looked like the one pictured above. Then someone taught me this very simple trick which made my corners look perfect, so I thought I would share it with you.
You begin by sewing the two fabrics together as you normally would.
Before you turn the corner, you want to fold the side that was just sewn down even with your stitch line. Then just sew your seam as you normally would.
This is what it will look like after you have completed sewing down the second side. Repeat the last two steps for the remaining sides.
Clip the corners to remove the excess fabric. ( You really don’t even have to do this step.)
Now just turn your fabric right side out, use a sharp dowel or other tool to push out the corner, press and…. Ta-Dah!!! Perfect corners.
Here’s a little side-by-side comparison of the two. So simple and it makes your corners look great. No more rounded corners! Yeah!
If you have any questions about this little trick, please feel free to contact me. I would be glad to answer your questions.