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8 signs your sewing machine hates you, plus how to fix them

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8 signs your sewing machine hates you, plus how to fix them

8 signs your sewing machine hates you, plus how to fix them

Most of the time, my sewing machine is my bestest friend.  But there are days when I swear she is out to get me!  I’m not alone.  Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a list of 8 signs that your sewing hates you.  Thread jams, skipped stitches, broken needles, etc.  But it’s not to make you paranoid, she also gives easy fixes for all of them.  So if your machine has turned into a petty diva, give Melissa’s post a read to get your sewing machine back to its normal reliable self.

Click the link below to go to her post:

8 Signs Your Sewing Machine Secretly Hates You – How To Fix Sewing Machine Problems, by Melly Sews

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  2. I know my machine is possessed! She gives me problems around deadline time and once I am done with the quilt, she behaves herself! (Lol)

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  3. I take mine in and it comes back with same issue. Never does it for them. It is a 403 front load bobbin and the case keeps coming lose and out.

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Have you read?

Learn All About Sewing Velvet Fabric

 

I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store.  So much texture!  And the way the fibers catch the light!  But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think.  That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl.  That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction.  That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared.  And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet. 

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects.  Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter.  Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long. 

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success.  There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid.  She describes the different types of velvet available.  And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric.  Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric.  There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric. 

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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