The Sewing Room

ampersand

I second that.

dxm

Mooloo wrote: »

Try cutting into Aluminium foil a few times to sharpen them. Not the best but it helps!.

Thanks, I'll try it, I might need chocolate and sherry to help me recover

avstar

Pennib your covered box is gorgeous as always!

Rufus, thanks for the elf link, I'm making Christmas decorations already and that's just so cute.

My Christmas tree is already up....well I made this at the weekend and couldn't bare to pack it away so it's on my dressing table :rotfl:



My first bit of sewing for months, hoping to get more done because I've missed it!

rufusdog52

Thats gorgeous Avstar, how did you make it?

I have been running up some more Christmas bunting this morning. Made two bits up and sold them both at the weekend.

avstar

Thanks Rufus, was v easy, instructions on my home page and there's lots of similar online too x

MaureenHB

Mortgage_Reduction_Novice wrote: »

You need to get your stash to one of those craft/sewing exchanges... I think there's one in London at the weekend.

eeek, these sound marvellous! Has anyone heard of any in the North?

hmo

ive made this over the weekend

http://www.aandhcrafts.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/spot2.jpg

he's not perfect but ok for first attempt, does anyone have any tips for sewing a gusset around a shape?

rufusdog52

Lovely hmo xx

Sarahjovi

hmo wrote: »

ive made this over the weekend

http://www.aandhcrafts.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/spot2.jpg

he's not perfect but ok for first attempt, does anyone have any tips for sewing a gusset around a shape?

Have a look at this Scottie Dog Pattern with gussets in places, not all the way around!

http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/2006/05/softie_scotty_d.html

Cheers

Sarah:D

Savvy_sewing

When making the gussets have you tried stay stitching the shape, and then you can clip the curves, making it easier to "bend" the fabric into the contours of the shapes that you are doing. If you need to put them into a smaller place then its a bit like easing a sleeve into its arm hole.

I have been making some more bunting, but typically today when I went to the machine, the dam thing will not keep its stitches? I have tried the usual things. Changed the needle, re threaded the whole machine top and bottom. But for some reason its still missing stitches. I cant think of anything else to do. Except clean it. So thats my mission tonight. If that doesnt work it will have to go for a service again. I will need to take out the other machine and hope that its sewing OK, as I have an order to fullfill.
I used my Making Memories Slice machine to cut out 4" shapes for the letters etc using Freezer paper. It worked much better that way, but I had to iron the Freezer paper to the front of the fabric as I dont have a programme that flips on my slice. Its rather basic. I could do with better Memory cards with more characters on them.
I tried to cut out smaller numbers, but by then the machine was starting to mess it all up and all it did was screw up the fabrics and I wasted nearly one fat quarter. Not impressed.