June 2008 Weddings
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sewing ladies-a stupid sewing question
I really want to be good at sewing, and I'm not. I try! I made two quilts in college, made curtains for 3 rooms in my house, etc. Now I'm making curtains, a crib skirt, etc. for the nursery.
I got a sewing machine for Christmas last year-it's a good machine (a brother).
I cannot freaking sew a straight line. They are ALWAYS CROOKED.
What is the secret????
Re: sewing ladies-a stupid sewing question
I think that the first key is to GO SLOW!
Are you using the lines along the right side of the presser foot for the seam allowance?
Go slow and line the edge of the fabric along whatever line you need for the seam allowance called for.
Does that make sense? Let me know if you need a better/different explanation.
Near the foot, there should be lines to help guide you. Line the fabric up on that and make sure it stays there as you sew.
The lines should help guide you.
Does that help?
I didn't think to find a picture online...good idea!
I think speed is part of my problem. I'm not consistent. Is the only way to control speed the foot pedal? I've played around with stitch length.
Yesterday was a sewing disaster. Broke the needle on my machine, did an entire side of a long drape and realized something was wrong with the bobbin and the thread was all loose and loopy on the backside, you name it. THEN, I was an idiot and didn't lower the heat on my iron from the cotton setting to the drapery setting and put a nice iron print in the fabric... fabulous!
Speed is entirely controlled by the foot pedal. Get some cheap fabric and practice sewing on it to work on your speed. That will come to you with time. Every sewing maching is different on how the pedal responds to you.
Stitch length is something that you would want to change based on what you're sewing. An average stitch length is probably around 2 1/2.
The issue with the thread being loose and loopy on the backside is a tension issue. I deal with this ALL. THE. TIME! The first thing you want to do to try and fix this is to re-thread your machine, and check with your owners manual that you're threading it correctly. Again, get some practice fabric and sew on it until it looks right. I still do this often. Your owners manual will also give you information on how to fix your tension. All you have to do is turn a dial on your machine...but I can never keep straight if I need to turn it up or turn it down when this happens, so it's just a process of trial and error for me!
It does get easier! Hopefully the fabric you put the print on yesterday wasn't too expensive!