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BOBBIs_MUMMY

Mooloo wrote: »

You should be able to undo the bottom/top of the seam and pull the boning out. However if its cheaply made it may be sewn into the seam. It would be possible to remove the boning, unpicking the seams and re doing them. You may not even need to replace the boning if its a childs dress up outfit.?
Make sure that you cover the ends of the boning, with fabric, so that it doesnt rub!.

That's a great help thanks, will show my mum tomorrow who's the sewing whizz kid in the family!! I'm more restricted to cross stitch!! Fingers crossed it can be replaced. My husband did wonder if putting on a radiator may warm it to bend it back into shape but don't think the heat would be hot enough

dizzy_lizzie

Here are the cushions I've made on my new machine. They look a bit flat but that's due to the actual inners :-)
I've popped to the library and got 4 sewing books to browse through.



x

Savvy_sewing

Well done with the cushions dizzie Lizzie.

Re the boning< you could try heating it with the hairdryer on the hottest. I use that to straighten out glasses when they get bent. As its only something similar that they use at the opticians to bend them. Not broken any yet anyway!. So if it works there it may work on the boning. However if there is a crease in the boning, it may not help.! Nothing ventured nothing gained remember.

Last night I sat and made some bunting ready for the street party.
Some 30metres of it! Thats as long as the piece of tape real that I had, and then another one, usuing up the rest of the flags.
Some 6 or so metres long.
The first had 64 x 25cm flags, at approx 25cm intervals, and the second had about 16 or 17 flags cant remember now. Anyway I am pleased with them. As its just for the street party it single pieces of flags and its only cut out in pinking shears, so no sewing except to the tape. It will do anyway.
I need more fabric to make any more, and time is running out of course. As it always does. I leave things to the last minute too often! I am away on holiday next week. So thats put the mockers on it. Oh well.

barbeka

Sorry don't know how to quote.

Patchwork is sewing the pieces of fabric together, as this leaves lost of raw edges on the back you then put a piece of backing fabric on it & if it's to be a quilt (rather than a wall hanging or cushion cover) you will put a piece of wadding between the patchwork & the backing. To stop the wadding moving around (think of how a duvet moves inside it's cover) you quilt it to keep all 3 layers together. This can be done on the machine or by hand (running stitch) alternatively you can tie the piece by putting in a couple of stitches and then knotting the ends - I've done a similar technique with buttons.

Modern wadding moves much less than the old stuff used to so often doesn't need to be as closely quilted - but people use it to decorate the piece as well. In fact you can take a plain piece of fabric & make it into a quilt by quilting it - it doesn't have to have patchwork on the front. This is called whole cloth quilting & was very popular in the Durham area & Wales years ago.

Patchwork can be quite bumpy on the back where there are a lot of seams so you may want to add wadding to something just to mask these.

Apart from the sewing machine you should get a rotary cutter, board & ruler (eventually several) as they have revolutionised cutting out & you won't know how you managed without them.

I find Doughtys http://www.doughtysonline.co.uk/ good for fabrics when they've got their sale on. Assuming you're going to use 100% cotton fabric.

HTH

cuddles123

I've just made this case to hold my interchangeable needles.

Tamster150

mooloo - you talking of magazines reminded me that one of the craft magazines publishers has gone into liquidation - the one that makes Sew Hip, Modern Quilting, and a few other titles including some knitting/crochet ones. So you are lucky you cancelled your subscriptions. I had just signed up for Modern quilting, I received the first issue but none after that, so have lost £25!

On a happier note - my Mum's quilt is back from the quilters and I have finished the binding. It is all ready to give to her on Sunday.

details on my homepage.

Savvy_sewing

The quilt is absolutely marvelous!
I am lucky about the subscriptions then! makes a change I am not usually that lucky. sorry to hear you lost your money.
My mum gave me an early birthday present today. Two books, Quilt Yourself Gorgeous, Mandy Shaw, and another one called Titch with Love. also by Mandy Shaw.
So I have something to browse and be inspired with. Along with a fabric glue to use.
I have deviated from the sewing and at the moment I am actually knitting with strips of old t.shirts. Cut it in a spiral, about an inch or so wide, and cut from the bottom up to the sleeve end. Rolled into a ball, and hay presto something to knit with. Loving it. Bye bye to those Tshirts that were a bit passed their sell by date.

Justamum

That's lovely Tamster.

dizzy_lizzie

Thanks Mooloo re cushions
Tamster your quilt is just so beautiful :T
x

pennib

DizzyLizze; great cushions, your sofa will be nice and comfy now!

Tamster; Your quilt is amazing, your mum is going to be over the moon. The quilter has brought it all together really nicely. It's a future heirloom.
That's sad that a lot of mags are going bankrupt. I guess there are sooo many out there that competition is fierce.

Mooloo; Good way to use up t-shirts. I saw a blog where you can spin newspaper and knit/weave with that!

I am only a very amatuerish amatuer when it comes to quilts!I machine the patchwork parts and then I have to hand quilt as I think I would get so frustrated pushing it through my machine. (so yep still hand quilting here but getting to the finish slowly)!
Julie123P; Lots of youtube videos that will help you on your way sewing your patchwork quilt. Barbeka has given a good explanation on what patchwork is all about. I would get some books from the library as then you can read/digest as and when and also keep going back over the instructions. Sorry that you had to retire early due to ill health and hope that you will find sewing a good way to fill your time.