Tips for sewing on denim and cutting jeans pattern pieces

Do you dream of sewing your own jeans? A pair of jeans made to fit your body. Melissa from Melly Sews and Sabra from Sew a Straight Line have teamed up to bring you I Dream of Jean-ie series that focuses on doing just that. Today, Melissa has tips for sewing on denim and Sabra has tips for cutting out your pattern pieces. Go to Melly Sews for her tips for sewing on denim. Go to Sew a Straight Line for her advice on cutting out pattern pieces.

[photo from Sew a Straight Line]

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It doesn’t matter whether you sew by hand or by machine, you need a pincushion. You need a spot to parks pins and needles and keep them within easy reach for when you need them again. There are a lot of styles of pincushion to choose from. Some magnetic, some fabric. Some cute, some purely functional. This “little bit extra” pincushion has a spot to store all the different types of pins and needles you might need while sewing. Polka Dot Chair has a free sewing pattern you can use to make one for yourself.

This handy little pincushion has a circular shape and is divided into sections to store different types of pins. The bottom section is for your regular straight pins. Just poke them in and they’re ready for when you need them. The top has one section with a felt flap perfect for holding your sewing needles. I don’t know about you but I don’t like mixing my hand sewing needles in with my pins on a pincushion. It makes it hard to find the needle when I want it. So having a separate section for the needles is a great idea.

This “little bit extra” pincushion also has a spot to hold a few fabric clips. Fabric clips have become popular alternatives to a traditional straight pin. They hold fabric pieces together without piercing the fabric, which is important when sewing leather, vinyl, or other materials that will show permanent holes from pins.

You can sew the “little bit extra” pincushion from large fabric scraps or small fabric cuts (fat eighth). You probably already have all the supplies you need to sew one in your sewing supplies already.

Get the free pattern for this “little bit extra” pincushion over at Polka Dot Chair.

[photo credit: Polka Dot Chair]

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DORTHY says
March 22, 2014 at 5:54 am
I am wondering what kind of sewing machine you have to do the heavy sewing on the belt loops and thick seams. I have a janome 2010 but am afraid to do that on this machine because these types of machine can jump time. what about the machine that singer is advertising the heavy duty one, it is gray and can’t think exactly what it is called.

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