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It seems that no matter how hard I fight it, my fabric stash seems to take over the house. Is this the case for you as well? If so, check out the tips from Alicia Thommas at Janome Sew4Home for organizing and storing your fabric stash. Go to the article.
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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]
I just posted on my blog about my fabric re-organization this past week. I LOVE having it all organized now. I am making a special tote bag for my daughter for her birthday and I went right to my drawers and was able to easily at a glance pull out exactly what I needed without having to dig through stacks and stacks. It was AWESOME!
Here is my blog post – http://ohitssewcute.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-fabric-stash.html
I can’t read enough articles about organizing fabric stashes right now. My fabric stash has to be the bane of my sewing existence right now. After I clear my sewing project plate in May, this is next on the “To-Do” list.
You may like to check out the website http://www.seamedup.com where you can keep track of your stash, patterns, books, etc as well as assign them to the different projects you are working on!
We are building quite a community on SeamedUP and we would love to have you join 🙂