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Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway on her blog forMoona Fabrics. The prize? One of her readers will get a 13 fat quarter set of Joel Dewberry’s new Heirloom line in the yummy Ruby Palette. 13 fat quarters of fabulous new fabric! Go to Maureen Cracknell Handmade to get yourself entered. (Deadline for entry is 10:00 pm EST on Sunday, July 24, 2011.)
[photo retrieved from Maureen Cracknell Handmade]
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]
Wow! I would love to have these
with the heat on i been making quilts alot would love to have for a new ouilt yhanks
I thought I missed signing up cuz your blurb says June 24 but it’s July 24- yay!
Thank you for catching my mistake! I’ve edited the post to show the right month. 🙂 –Anne
I would love to make a quilt like the one in anna marie horner’s “Handmade Beginnings” (sort of log cabin and pinwheel combined! with big swathes of fab fabric) with these. My sewing room has a quilt I made for my daughter on the sofa bed. I want something more grown up made with fabrics I love… like these!
Eu gostaria muito de ganhar estes tecidos para fazer um artesanato para meu quarto, vai ficar lindo pois as cores são maravilhosas.Seus trabalhos são adoraveis.Abraços
what beautiful fabrics, can think of so many things grandbabies would enjoy!!
Awesome colors. I am getting started on a quilt for my grandson made from his fathers clothes. I would love to add these to the boarder.