My Husband "Subvet" says that when our first son "Sonshine" was born the sun rose on our world, when our second son "Gator" was born the sun laughed and when our daughter "Sugars" was born all the flowers bloomed. That says it all.

"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...
It's about learning how to dance in the rain."
Anonymous

Your mind is the garden, your
thoughts are the seeds, the harvest can either be flowers or weeds. — William
Wordsworth

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Sarah's Simple Sewing Secrets.

OK, this one's really simple cuz I have other things to discuss tonight.

when you pin 2 pieces of fabric together for sewing, aim the point of the pin toward the edge you are sewing. This way if you miss one and accidentally sew over a pin it will be the thinnest part of the pin and you have a better chance that the needle will slide over the pin, otherwise you will break your needle. Also, when you pin, you want the head of the pin (the ball) towards your left hand this will make it so that when you sit down to sew the pins will lay on top of the fabric in the machine and the fabric will lay flat. I usually pin about every 1-2 inches to keep things in place.

1 comment:

Diane@Diane's Place said...

It also makes it easier to pull out the pins with your left hand as you come to them. I do the same thing. When I sew. Not that I sew all that much these days.