[Nfb-krafters-korner] Sewing a straight or curved line

[Dixie]

I do the same thing, only I use stainless steel safety pins to mark my
lines.  I learned this trick from quilters who use the pins to mark where
they will be doing their quilting.  The stainless steel is important as the
other pins can leave rust stains in the material.




 Dixie
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Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 1:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Sewing a straight or curved line

Awesome directions, Joyce.

I have a project I am designing right now that will need either machine or
hand sewing. My concern with the machine sewing is that I have never used
our small machine, I won't be using it often so each time will be almost the
first, and I have never been able to sew (or draw) a straight line.

Hmmm, I see another trip to Joann's in the future.

Cindy S.

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> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Sewing a straight or curved line
> 
> 
> Now this is how I sew a straight line by hand. 
>  
> I first of all have to use a tape measure or my preference is 
> a hem  ruler. 
>  A hem ruler is 6 inches long, made out of metal, has notches 
> on the  edge 
> of the ruler and then has this metal piece that is attached 
> in the center  
> of the flat ruler part.  This piece of metal fits in the 
> middle slot and is  
> raised up.  Coming out from the sides of the centerred metal 
> piece is kinda  
> like two not quite triangles of metal.  Now I don't have one 
> in my hand so  
> this is pure memory description.  These notches on the side 
> of the ruler  
> are measurements of I think 1/2 inches [might be 1 inche, but 
> I don't think 
> it  is that large].  So if you want to Sew a 1 inche seam you 
> put this center 
>  piece at the 1 inche notch.  It is made to hold it in place 
> at the point  
> you put it.  It is more secure in the notched areas, but it 
> does hold  
> pretty well. 
>  
> Now I always use quilting pins.  They are the ones that have a large  
> plastic head on them, are long just under 2 inches I believe 
> and are really  
> sharp.  So with the hem ruler measure what seam allowance you 
> want or what  you 
> want to sew.  Measure from the straight edge with the 2 
> pieces of  fabric 
> together and matched up eevenly at the edges.  Now measure  
> having  the 
> triangles of the ruler matched up with the edge of the  
> fabric.  Take the pins and 
> pin through both layers of fabric pushing in and  out of the 
> fabric once 
> with the pin.  Use the straight edge of the ruler to  guide 
> your pins.It is 
> maybe 1/2 inche straight edge on the ruler.  Now  continue 
> putting pins along 
> this seam allowance maybe every 3/4 of an  inche.  You will 
> eventually after 
> using this method determine what spacing  is good for you.  
> Once you have 
> your pins in place, they should be  paralell  to the edge of 
> the fabric.  
> Another wise laying in the  direction of your seam, not up 
> and down from the 
> edge.  Now sew along in  the directions of the pins using the 
> pins as your 
> guide in spacing down from the  edges.  If you have spaced 
> them close enough 
> together you can remove the  pins as you approach where they 
> are pinned into 
> the 2 pieces of fabric.
>  
> You can use this same method for sewing in chapes, but sewing 
> curves or  
> circles you will have to use more quilt pins to guide the 
> shape you want to  
> achieve.
>  
> The large pins are easy to remove as you go along and will 
> hold in place  
> the fabric.  They are also nice and sharp and will pearse 
> thru the fabric  
> easily.
>  
> I have a magnetic  pin cushion that you can get at Joann's.  
> It  comes with 
> the long pins with the large plastic heads.  So while you are 
>  sewing if 
> the pin cushion is near enough to you, I kinda toss the pins 
> to the  pin 
> cushion and the magnet is strong enough to grab the pins.  If 
> any pins  drop it 
> is easy enough to pick up the pins with the magnet.  As long 
> as you  don't 
> have an awful lot of pins on this magnet, you can hold it 
> upside down and  the 
> pins will not fall off. 
>  
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com 
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