Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini is giving away a jelly roll and two charm packs of Sandy Gervais’ new Awesome line to one lucky reader. Could it be you? Go to her blog for details and to enter.
Deadline is Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 11:59 pm.
[photo of Awesome retrieved from Crafty Gemini]
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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]
The prices on your patterns are very affordable.
Circle Cutter by OmniArc SKU R4C12
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Sku #: R4C12
Circle Cutter by OmniArc SKU R4C12
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I love JoJO’s because she sells some of the older fabrics. Who can afford to buy all the new fabric when they first come out?! Best of all she wraps your order in adorable tissue. When I got my first order I left it in the tissue for days, only peeking in at the fabric from time to time.
Another great thing is being able to order 7 yards of fabric from the moda website through JoJo’s and get 20% off! Gotta love this site for your quilting and crafting needs!!!!!!!!!
Thank you everyone for visiting (and returning, Sandy).
We have a little bit of everything for everyone, we focus on “Affordability”, if we can find it on sale, we will pass along the savings.
We look forward to Serving You 🙂
~Joelle (Jojo)