Check out my review of Sewn by Hand
by Susan Wasinger. It’s over in our Giveaways section – because we’re giving away a copy of the book to one lucky reader. Go to my review and get yourself entered.
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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]
I would work on projects together with my friends at our Arts/Creative Meetings
I loved the review for the sewing by hand book. One of my sewing buddies (we have a group called the BBGC, Big Bootie Girls Club) told me about the giveaway. She taught me to hand sew this year and now I love to sew! I am a painter so love doing things with my hands, and the hand sewing is perfect in the evenings when I am watching TV with my family.
I would do these projects (especially the totes to carry paints) at bsllgames, at the beach, while chatting with my friends at parties. My BBGC group is having a hand sewing party once a month now! I AM HOOKED ON HAND SEWING! Go to my website to see my first hand sewn project. It is a hand painted apron, then sewn by hand. Addicted!
I volunteer at the local hospital, where I have already done some hand sewing projects when times are slow. I would love to teach others in the Volunteer/Auxiliary so we could hand out to the patients for the different holidays in the year. Where I volunteer is Women’s Services where labor & delivery, post partum and of course my favorite the nursery are. I can already see “lots” of bibs being made and handed out to the new babies. I have already made somethings to raffle off, where the proceeds went to our scholarship fund. Thanks!