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Access All Accessories / Re: This weeks project - Drawstring Bag
« on: January 06, 2020, 13:52:12 PM »
Quote from: Sew What? on January 05, 2020, 17:40:55 PM
I trimmed the edges down to that. Is it better to just leave the full seam allowance intact?

*Sorry - edited because I hit a wrong key and it posted to soon*

It depends. For this bag with this fabric, I might have chosen to do two rows of seams to protect it from the fray. We could pick apart every aspect of any garment/object ever sewn and make other choices every step of the way. The bottom line is you have a completed and very useable product. Doesn't it make your heart sing every time you see it? 

One more bit of advice - I have always learned as much from my sewing bloopers as I have from my successes. And every project I have ever done has had some blooper at some point - Do not be tempted to point them out. If you look closely, you will see the same and worse in store bought products and garments. Don't even get me started on rtw garments that don't even try to match stripes or patterns. 

Sew on …..

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: The Sewing Place’s year-long UFO challenge - 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020
« on: January 06, 2020, 13:46:55 PM »
You are all so kind - I am new on here and didn't want to break any "rules". I have had a year-ish slump in sewing and have determined I need to sew for my peace of mind - and to have something to wear!  ;) My UFO pile(s) stress me to look at them - so that is another place I am committing to finish or toss (depends on how it goes and if I even like it.) I plan to post lots of UFO's - hopefully at least one a week (le sigh - yes, I have that many) though some may take a couple weeks to complete. I am going to add to my list now - then get cracking.   >:)

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Access All Accessories / Re: This weeks project - Drawstring Bag
« on: January 05, 2020, 17:02:40 PM »
Congrats on making a useable item!  :toast:  It will get better and better. It looks like this might be a good fabric for a reusable grocery bag. Or possibly a vest (American term, not sure of the British terminology).

I noticed you left the selvage edge on. (left side of photo) It doesn't matter here - and there are times I purposefully use it - but in most sewing it will possibly distort a seam of a wearable garment. It has no give in it. I have used selvages I snip off as seam stabilizers (like in the shoulder seam), in fact.

Some people prefer to use weights rather than pins to hold fabric pieces together during cutting. They don't have to be sewing weights - some people use heavy washers or other such items. I like to use the old electric power pole insulators. They are easy to grab. I have been know to use staplers, scissors, and other heavy items in a pinch.

Good job. Carry on.

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: The Sewing Place’s year-long UFO challenge - 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020
« on: January 04, 2020, 21:53:10 PM »
So if we use the 1 year of languishing to count as a UFO, I will take my daughter's maternity dress out of the mix. It did sit for several months, but not a year! The quilt will still qualify though - it has been in progress for several years and designated for other babies along the way - but now it has a stopping point. I am glad it will be for this grandbaby.

It also states in the "contest" directions to take before and after pictures. I am practically a luddite - I am not sure I am able to do that, but I will put some photos in my phone and see if I can figure out along the way how to get them from my phone to this page.

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: The Sewing Place’s year-long stash-busting challenge - 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020
« on: January 04, 2020, 03:19:32 AM »
Quote from: Manuela on January 03, 2020, 22:41:01 PM
@fourkid, I spotted that it still says ‘stash busting 2019’ in your signature, then I realised that I didn’t change the code on the title post. I’ve done that just now...
Oops -  :|

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: The Sewing Place’s year-long UFO challenge - 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020
« on: January 02, 2020, 12:35:47 PM »
Jumping in with a goal in 2020 to be finished (or rid) of all UFO's!  :thread:

1.  Baby quilt for a soon-to-arrive grandson. It has been languishing for a very long time (it began as a gift for another baby - probably about seven years old now!). This baby will be here in a four weeks. Get it done!
2.  DONE! Set of 4 spring flower placemats.   :flower:
3.  Two doll carriers - started for my two granddaughters when they were little - they are now teens! I messed it up and as is, the doll will fall through! I have debated tossing, redoing, or improvising. I have now chosen improvise and will finish to give to some grand nieces.
4.  Vintage quilt #1 re-do.
5.  Vintage quilt #2 re-do
6.  Kitty-kat skirt for daughter (before pregnancy! No telling who will get it now - may possibly be adjusted to fit post-baby figure.)
7.  Finish granddaughter #1 quilt
8.  Finish granddaughter #2 quilt
9.  Bionic Gear Bag #1
10. Bionic Gear Bag #2
 

 To be continued ….. not necessarily in order, but to give focus and direction, I am listing a few at a time.

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: The Sewing Place’s year-long stash-busting challenge - 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020
« on: January 02, 2020, 12:25:58 PM »
Quote from: Celia on January 02, 2020, 09:18:01 AM
How do you deal with what to do with the fabric if you don’t have a need for the clothes?

Accessories, home decorating, sewing for charity, or relatives and friends, quilts.

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: The Sewing Place’s year-long stash-busting challenge - 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020
« on: January 02, 2020, 12:22:13 PM »
Must. Use. Stash. I did pretty well in 2019. I think I only bought one or two pieces of fabric that I had a specific need for a specific project. I have way more stash than I ever want to track ahead of time. But I added Ann's suggested lines to my signature and I will try to faithfully track 2020 stash busting. There is also great need to join in the UFO tracking. Le sigh.

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