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Freebie: Printable paper bias tape maker

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Carla Hegemenn-Crimm from The Scientific Seamstress is the queen of printable sewing tools and charts.  She’s outdone herself this time with a printable bias tape maker. As in, it’s a paper version of the metal gadget you can buy at the fabric store.  You have GOT to check this out.  My jaw hit the floor when I saw this.  It’s nothing short of genius!  The printable is available in two sizes, downloadable for free from her blog.   Get the 1/2″ wide printable bias tape maker.  Get the 1″ wide printable bias tape maker.

Updated to add: the PDF was missing from the blog above, I have added it here BiasTapeMaker  until their page is fixed.

[photo from The Scientific Seamstress]

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  2. Do you happen to have a copy of the printable bias tape maker? I used to but can’t find it. The Scientific Seamstress seems to be gone 🙁

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Have you read?

Sew a Pincushion for Pins, Needles, and Fabric Clips

It doesn’t matter whether you sew by hand or by machine, you need a pincushion.  You need a spot to parks pins and needles and keep them within easy reach for when you need them again.  There are a lot of styles of pincushion to choose from.  Some magnetic, some fabric.  Some cute, some purely functional.  This “little bit extra” pincushion has a spot to store all the different types of pins and needles you might need while sewing.  Polka Dot Chair has a free sewing pattern you can use to make one for yourself.

This handy little pincushion has a circular shape and is divided into sections to store different types of pins.  The bottom section is for your regular straight pins.  Just poke them in and they’re ready for when you need them.  The top has one section with a felt flap perfect for holding your sewing needles.  I don’t know about you but I don’t like mixing my hand sewing needles in with my pins on a pincushion.  It makes it hard to find the needle when I want it.  So having a separate section for the needles is a great idea.

This “little bit extra” pincushion also has a spot to hold a few fabric clips.  Fabric clips have become popular alternatives to a traditional straight pin.  They hold fabric pieces together without piercing the fabric, which is important when sewing leather, vinyl, or other materials that will show permanent holes from pins.

You can sew the “little bit extra” pincushion from large fabric scraps or small fabric cuts (fat eighth).  You probably already have all the supplies you need to sew one in your sewing supplies already.

Get the free pattern for this “little bit extra” pincushion over at Polka Dot Chair.

[photo credit: Polka Dot Chair]

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