Keep Calm and Pell On!

A project that is still in the development phase is the organization of interfacing. Every seamstress needs a selection of different interfacings I started keeping each kind in a gallon size zip lock bag with the directions for application and care. I am also in the process of putting together a sample book that has made up pieces with various appropriate fabrics and interfacings so I can use the information to decide on the interfacing for a project.

Bernina Bits

I put together a small reference book that will contain the settings of works in progress. Sometimes in the middle of a project, I have to break away from the machine and slip in another  project. When I go back, it is difficult to remember the settings for zigzag width, needle position and stitch length.

One side of the page will contain the specs and the other side a small stitched sample.

Bernina Bits...

Sometimes I thread my serger and it works perfect and other times it does not.  I could not figure out the problem until I came across a general serger book that states that the tension discs are usually controlled by raising and lowering the presser foot.

I went back to instructional manual and reread the threading directions. It clearly states when to raise and lower the presser foot but does not explain the significance of the very specific directions. My life is forever changed as far as threading the serger.

I remember when... Simplicity 8758

View 3 was the version that I made for my very first 4H project. The fabric was white light weight twill with small aqua snowflake like stars. I remember the hardest part was the set in sleeves.

A Lesson in Textiles: Simplicity 7733

 In Junior High, my father shipped some silk fabric from Hong Kong back to the states. My mom made a dress using this pattern and some yellow orange silk. As a preteen, I was most disappointed as the the silk was not shiny or shimmery as expected. At the time, I envisioned that silk was more like satin. Despite my disappointment, my first lesson in textiles was a hard lesson learned.

Baby Blankets: Ladybugs

Baby Blankets: Jungle Print