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Fear sewing mistakes? Here’s your permission to sew badly

January 22, by Anne Weaver. Leave a Comment

It's okay to sew badly

It’s okay to sew badly

What is it that prevents you from tackling a challenging sewing project?  Don’t want to mess up the fabric?  Or invest time in a project only to not have it work?  Or are you just a perfectionist and are embarrassed at the thought of messing up?  Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews addresses each of these obstacles in her post encouraging you to be accepting of sewing badly. Don’t let fear of failure (and fear of bad sewing) hold you back from learning a new skill or finding a creative outlet.

Click below for her post:

Why You Should Sew Badly – Sewing Mistakes, by Melly Sews

[photo from Melly Sews]

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