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Help for fabric hoarders

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Help for fabric hoarders

Help for fabric hoarders

When I read the title of a post at Sew Can Do asking, “Are you a fabric hoarder too?” it was like the author, Cheryl, could see into my house.  She could see the piles of fabric in my sewing studio, and the boxes crammed to overflowing.  And the closet I can’t even open because piles of fabric fall out.  I actually find it’s easier to go buy new fabric than dig it out of my stash. How sad is that?  In her post, Cheryl shares her own fabric hoarding story, but also gives some times to thin it out and keep it under control.

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Are you a fabric hoarder too? by Sew Can Do

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  4. Love this post! I am not a fabric hoarder I am just collecting up donations of fabric for a record breaking challenge. The pile of fabric is going down s-l-o-w-l-y it takes time to cut and sew thousands of hexagons!!! So eventually there will be no fabric just the scars which I can use for even smaller hexagons!!!

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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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