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If you have a young sewist in your house, or just want to be inspired by what a young sewist can do, then check out Super Stitches blog. All of the posts and projects are by a 9-year-old sewist with mad sewing skills. Check it out and you’ll agree – this girl’s got talent! Go to Super Stitches blog.
[photo from Super Stitches]
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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]
none of those is the right link. I found it by a search engine. The correct link is http://sewingsister.blogspot.com/
The links take you to Shiny Little Things instead of Super Stitches.
The links are taking me to Shiny Little Things and not to Super Stitches.
Thank you for featuring my daughter, but the link to her blog is wrong. It goes to Shiny Things. The correct link to Super Stitches’ blog is http://www.sewingsister.blogspot.com
So very sorry!!! I had a bunch of windows open when I was posting, and I obviously copied and pasted from the wrong window. My apologies!!
You link does not lead to Super Stitched it links to Shiny Little Things.
the link sends us to Shiney Little Things blog not super stitches blog. just and FYI
All your links are wrong. They should go here: http://sewingsister.blogspot.com/
Is this link right? I went to silly little things and it doesn’t look like a 9 yr old poster or her projects. Thanks.
Thank you all for letting me know about my incorrect link! Sometimes I think I’m the master of multi-tasking, and then I go and post the wrong link. I’ve got it corrected now.
gosh I can understand how that could happen. Thanks for all you do!!