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Seams like...: February 2010
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Encouraging you to sew. Church vestments. Church banners. Sewing and quilting. Friday, February 26, 2010. Felted wool - a great fabric for quilting and banners. A friend recently asked me if I still use felted wool. The answer is a resounding, "YES". I still use it, search for wool for it in suitable colors (always on the lookout for great greens BTW), and felt it. It is my fabric of choice for applique motifs. I never. Use craft felt on banners. Felted wool is so much better. How to use Felted Wool.
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Seams like...: February 2011
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Encouraging you to sew. Church vestments. Church banners. Sewing and quilting. Wednesday, February 2, 2011. I'd rather be sewing, on just about anything, rather than organizing and tidying up. But January was the month for reorganization. I have sadly come to the conclusion that there are many well-intentioned projects that I will never complete. You can find the listings in my Artfire store. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Seams like...: August 2010
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Encouraging you to sew. Church vestments. Church banners. Sewing and quilting. Friday, August 13, 2010. Sew potholders to celebrate Julia Child. Sew a quick potholder to celebrate this weekend! Julia Child was born on August 15th. What better way to have fun this weekend than to sew something for the kitchen. My favorite quick project is a pair of potholders. One of my favorite shops, Quilting by the Yard. 8226; Cut four eight inch squares from the novelty fabric. 8226; Assemble two sandwiches by layerin...
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Seams like...: Starch or spray starch
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Encouraging you to sew. Church vestments. Church banners. Sewing and quilting. Thursday, March 8, 2012. Starch or spray starch. Starch/spray starch is a vegetable product that increases the stiffness of fabric when applied. It is intended that the fabric then be ironed flat. Earlier forms of starch products needed to be boiled and cooled before applying to clean fabric. Now it is available in spray cans to be more easily applied to the cloth while ironing. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Seams like...: Needle board
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Encouraging you to sew. Church vestments. Church banners. Sewing and quilting. Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Is a tool to assist in pressing fabrics with a pile that is easily crushed, such as velvet. Originally made of rows of fine needles anchored in a board or heavy canvas, hence the name, needle board but now they can be made of artificial, heat resistant materials. Place the item to be pressed face down on the needle board and press with steam on the back side. Allow to cool before moving.
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Seams like...: September 2010
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Encouraging you to sew. Church vestments. Church banners. Sewing and quilting. Saturday, September 25, 2010. Serger thread works well for many uses, but not all. Serger thread can be a boon for the sewer, and not just for serging. It is also a strong, polyester thread. Originally meant for high speed machines it stands up well to my sewing. But I also use serger thread in my regular sewing machine. However, I do use it for appliqué, just not in the top of my machine. I like serger thread as the bobbi...
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Seams like...: Stitch in the ditch
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Encouraging you to sew. Church vestments. Church banners. Sewing and quilting. Monday, March 12, 2012. Stitch in the ditch. Stitching in the Ditch is a method of stitching on the outside of the garment through all layers in the groove or ditch of the seam. By stitching in the seam or as close as possible to the seam it is possible to secure waistbands, facings and bindings to a garment neatly. The stitching holds down the layers without adding bulk. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Stitch in the ditch.
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Seams like...: Weft
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Encouraging you to sew. Church vestments. Church banners. Sewing and quilting. Thursday, March 1, 2012. Is the crosswise threads that run perpendicular to the lengthwise grain. These threads run at 90° angles to the length of woven fabrics (or the width). Also known as the cross grain it has little to no stretch and is usually 45° from the bias. (see also, warp. Some fabrics have different fibers for warp and weft making an interesting play of texture in the fabric. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Seams like...: June 2011
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Encouraging you to sew. Church vestments. Church banners. Sewing and quilting. Wednesday, June 1, 2011. 2011 Connecticut Quilt Shop Hop. Fabric choices for my latest baby quilt. Most came from my stash! I am in desperate need of a creative jolt. As such, I am looking forward to the September Connecticut Quilt Shop Hop. Do I NEED more fabric? Of course, not! Do I NEED more projects? Of course, not! Do I NEED to travel hither and yon checking out yet undiscovered quilt shops? It’s a creative jolt! Ridgefie...
