The Sewing Room

jcr16

yes that makes perfect sence thankyou.

i've found some gorgeous fabric on ebay a pretty pattern pink. but not much of it. so think i'll use it as a trim and make the main skirt a plain pink.

my mil has said for ages i could make my dd a skirt, so i am now gonna do it. would love to try and make a pretty sun dress. have you seen any simple paterns for one ?

Tamster150

Hello everyone

The sewing machine guy phoned to say my machine was ready - it is going to cost over £100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is £45 for service, £35 for new foot & parts which include something to do with the bobbin winder & thread tension - neither of which I noticed any problem with but then again I am a beginner & wouldnt know either way. It a an ancient Bernina which is apparently the "Rolls Royce" version of a sewing machine!

Still feel like I have been done over though! Like getting the car done in a garage!

He will be dropping back tomorrow eve - so I can get started on some patchwork cushions for my front room. I Might even start cutting the fabric tonight!

For those of you with little girls i got a great book from The Book People - its called making childrens clothes, loads of really lovely & easy patterns. I have 2 boys so there were only a couple of trouser patterns & pj's that I could do sadly! (I cant link as I am a newbie to the forums)

Also lots of you have mentioned binding/corners, there is a great turorial on a blog called "crazy mom quilts" again I cant yet do links.

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Tamster 150

If it is any consolation I pay a little more than that for a service for my machine (I live in Surrey). Berninas are good machines. My mother has one it was bought many years ago but it was the elite sewing machine of its day. My mother always bought the best! Enjoy your sewing

midge61

Hi all

Well as I am now jobless I have had lots of time to make things. Over the last couple of days I have made a couple of cushion covers, some wall art for the kitchen, some covers for the missing kitchen cupboard doors and started a quilt.






jcr I have been getting lots of my fabric from favourite fabrics on ebay. She has some lovely fabrics and very reasonable

hart44

midge61 wrote: »

Hi all

Well as I am now jobless I have had lots of time to make things. Over the last couple of days I have made a couple of cushion covers, some wall art for the kitchen, some covers for the missing kitchen cupboard doors and started a quilt.






jcr I have been getting lots of my fabric from favourite fabrics on ebay. She has some lovely fabrics and very reasonable

Hi midge, you have done some lovely work
I get a lot of my fabric from that ebay seller too, its lovely fabric and a good service too

danables

Hi Girls- I need some advice. Im going to try an applique quilted pillowcase. I intend to try some free motion quilting for the background, and I have a question or two. Say iv affixed the raw edge applique to the fabric top using iron on adhesive paper. Do I then add the wadding before I satin/zigzag stitch the raw applique edges? or do I add the wadding when i quilt the background?

and what exactly is a quilt sandwich because I originally thought it was fabric top, wadding, and back of fabric (if its just a quilt) but as its a pillowcase im making do I need some sort of backing behind the wadding, so that my machine dosnt eat the wadding? and do I need a walking foot? Im still confused about a walking foot, is it a necessity or just nice to have? am I right in saying if i just cut my backing fabric larger then the pillow it will allow for any shifting?, what about puckering?, iv read this can happen if i dont use one.

hmm think iv bitten off more then I can chew with this one!!! any advice would be much appreciated!

edited to add: If I do need to add a backing does it need to be cotton or will something cheaper do, if so what fabric?

jcr16

midge61, thankyou for that. i will have a look. i've got so much in my watch me now it almost full,lol. i just keep seeing so much and getting so many idea's.

midge61

Hi danables

If you are just adding a motif I think all you need is some stabiliser behind it before you machine.

There are some good tips here
http://sewing.about.com/od/applique/Applique.htm

hart44

danables wrote: »

Hi Girls- I need some advice. Im going to try an applique quilted pillowcase. I intend to try some free motion quilting for the background, and I have a question or two. Say iv affixed the raw edge applique to the fabric top using iron on adhesive paper. Do I then add the wadding before I satin/zigzag stitch the raw applique edges? or do I add the wadding when i quilt the background?

and what exactly is a quilt sandwich because I originally thought it was fabric top, wadding, and back of fabric (if its just a quilt) but as its a pillowcase im making do I need some sort of backing behind the wadding, so that my machine dosnt eat the wadding? and do I need a walking foot? Im still confused about a walking foot, is it a necessity or just nice to have? am I right in saying if i just cut my backing fabric larger then the pillow it will allow for any shifting?, what about puckering?, iv read this can happen if i dont use one.

hmm think iv bitten off more then I can chew with this one!!! any advice would be much appreciated!

edited to add: If I do need to add a backing does it need to be cotton or will something cheaper do, if so what fabric?

Hi Danables, Im not sure if I can help with all the problem but I will try
You will need to put a light cotton backing (top, wadding then backing fabric) then you will also need the back part of the pillow case.
I used 2oz wadding for my quilt as its very thin but padded (if you know what I mean).
If I was making it I would do the free hand quilting 1st then put the applique on after then make up the pillow case.
A walking foot is very handy if you will make good use of it as I looked at buying one and the are pricey
I got away with not using one on my quilt as I only did around the edge but the second one Im working on (pic's will be on soon) is bunching up on the sides so it will move the wadding with a normal foot, you could try pinning it to death and see if that works
Sorry I cannt be more helpful

Just found this http://www.quiltersreview.com/article.asp?article=/tip/expert/010611_b.asp it might help

Have a look at these and see if it gives you some idea http://www.freepatterns.com/list.html?cat_id=459

witchwoopiggy

made another bag today


will catch up with everyone later