sliding material..

Hello to all. and let me wish all happy holidays before i forget. I
have a problem. im making a handbag with bluejean material alternating
cotton with a velvet liner. well i finished the bluejean and cotton on
the outside but i have a problem with the liner slipping when i try to
fold it over the top and hem it. is there any ideas on how to help me?
i hope i explained it well enough. its a present for my crazy nascar
SIL.
i give prayers to everyone in their time of need.
happy holidays
sewamommy: hazel

I'm not exactly following you, haven't made a purse in ages. However, if
for some reason you can't use pins to hold the slippery stuff steady until
you can sew it, get out your glue stick. Plain old Elmer's school glue
stick is one I use often for holding still something that is not behaving to
suit me. The stuff is harmless - you can even eat some if the urge strikes.
Crayola also makes a glue stick but I haven't checked it for edibility. And
be nice to your Nascar SIL. We are going through Nascar-withdrawal Syndrome
right now and it is very depressing. Polly

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Hello to all. and let me wish all happy holidays before i forget. I
have a problem. im making a handbag with bluejean material alternating
cotton with a velvet liner. well i finished the bluejean and cotton on
the outside but i have a problem with the liner slipping when i try to
fold it over the top and hem it. is there any ideas on how to help me?
i hope i explained it well enough. its a present for my crazy nascar
SIL.
i give prayers to everyone in their time of need.
happy holidays
sewamommy: hazel

Polly Esther wrote:
I'm not exactly following you, haven't made a purse in ages. However, if
for some reason you can't use pins to hold the slippery stuff steady until
you can sew it, get out your glue stick. Plain old Elmer's school glue
stick is one I use often for holding still something that is not behaving to
suit me. The stuff is harmless - you can even eat some if the urge strikes.
Crayola also makes a glue stick but I haven't checked it for edibility. And
be nice to your Nascar SIL. We are going through Nascar-withdrawal Syndrome
right now and it is very depressing. Polly

"sewamommy" wrote in message
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Hello to all. and let me wish all happy holidays before i forget. I
have a problem. im making a handbag with bluejean material alternating
cotton with a velvet liner. well i finished the bluejean and cotton on
the outside but i have a problem with the liner slipping when i try to
fold it over the top and hem it. is there any ideas on how to help me?
i hope i explained it well enough. its a present for my crazy nascar
SIL.
i give prayers to everyone in their time of need.
happy holidays
sewamommy: hazel



HI. thanks!! im kinda new to sewing. ive done a few pillows...patched
pants, hems, that kind of thing. now im trying pocketbooks and at the
beginning of the year, quilts!!!cant wait!!!!! i havent thought of
glue! thanks! my mother is also a fanatic!!!!! thanks again for the
tip. i will buy some glue sticks and try it.
sewamommy:hazel

Hi everyone. i am wanting to make my first quilt in a few weeks and i
found this wonderful website that tells me everything to make the
begginners quilt but i want to know what are the key things to remember
and do? what are some good steps to take in picking material? do you
wash fabric most of the time? do you have to iron every piece? new to
it. trying to learn the right way.....thanks. just let me know if i am
askin too many questions, i tend to do that alot!!
happy holidays!!!! prayers to everyone in the world!
sewamommy: hazel

Get the best fabric you can afford and buy 1/2 yard more than you need.
Washing is up to you. I don't. I do tend to press a lot...after each seam.
But press, not iron. Remember to breathe and have fun.

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"sewamommy" wrote in message
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: Hi everyone. i am wanting to make my first quilt in a few weeks and i
: found this wonderful website that tells me everything to make the
: begginners quilt but i want to know what are the key things to remember
: and do? what are some good steps to take in picking material? do you
: wash fabric most of the time? do you have to iron every piece? new to
: it. trying to learn the right way.....thanks. just let me know if i am
: askin too many questions, i tend to do that alot!!
: happy holidays!!!! prayers to everyone in the world!
: sewamommy: hazel
:

maryd wrote:
Get the best fabric you can afford and buy 1/2 yard more than you need.
Washing is up to you. I don't. I do tend to press a lot...after each seam.
But press, not iron. Remember to breathe and have fun.

--
Mary

People told me as a beginner to choose whether or not I was going to
wash or not, and be consistent about it. Like, don't wash some fabrics
and not wash others within the same quilt.
I completely agree about buying the best fabric you can afford and not
scrimp on yardage.
Another tip I learned the hard way is...if you see a peice of fabric
you absolutely love, BUY IT. Right then. Whether you know what to do
with it or not.
My LQS lady said her motto is, "If you like it, buy 1 yard. If you love
it, buy 3 yards. If you absolutely positively, adore this fabric, buy
6 yards."
Of course, she has a vested interest since she sells it. :-)
Sherry

It's up to you whether or not to pre-wash fabric; some people do, others
don't. I pre-wash everything, but if I take it out of the dryer as soon
as it's dry, smooth it out and fold it neatly, I find that I don't have
to iron most fabrics before cutting. I do press my seams before sewing
another seam across them.

Julia in MN

sewamommy wrote:
Hi everyone. i am wanting to make my first quilt in a few weeks and i
found this wonderful website that tells me everything to make the
begginners quilt but i want to know what are the key things to remember
and do? what are some good steps to take in picking material? do you
wash fabric most of the time? do you have to iron every piece? new to
it. trying to learn the right way.....thanks. just let me know if i am
askin too many questions, i tend to do that alot!!
happy holidays!!!! prayers to everyone in the world!
sewamommy: hazel



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wrote:
maryd wrote:
Get the best fabric you can afford and buy 1/2 yard more than you need.
Washing is up to you. I don't. I do tend to press a lot...after each seam.
But press, not iron. Remember to breathe and have fun.

--
Mary

People told me as a beginner to choose whether or not I was going to
wash or not, and be consistent about it. Like, don't wash some fabrics
and not wash others within the same quilt.
I completely agree about buying the best fabric you can afford and not
scrimp on yardage.
Another tip I learned the hard way is...if you see a peice of fabric
you absolutely love, BUY IT. Right then. Whether you know what to do
with it or not.
My LQS lady said her motto is, "If you like it, buy 1 yard. If you love
it, buy 3 yards. If you absolutely positively, adore this fabric, buy
6 yards."
Of course, she has a vested interest since she sells it. :-)
Sherry



HI. i just found a fabric store besides walmart acouple of weeks ago. i
went in and found lighthouse print. i am making matchin pillows for my
grandma. im finishing a purse for SIL. then ill do a purse for MIL and
after that i am going shopping for my first quilt...i cant wait!!!!
thanks for all the tips. im sure ill ask a million more questions once
i start!!!!!!
happy holidays!!!! prayers for everyone...
sewamommy: hazel

I wash everything because: a. the sizing and preservatives irritate my skin;
b. it's usually dusty from the shelf; c. washing relaxes crooked grain and
makes it easier to straighten; and d. I want to know how it behaves after a
run through the washer. Then I iron it (damp) wrong side up, gives me a
chance to check for slubs and bloopers. You of course may do as you like.

Tips: Take a break every half hour or so, or whenever the bobbin runs out,
whichever comes first. Leave your sewing machine and ironing board set up if
you possibly can -then you can sew for 10 or 15 minutes if that's all the
time you have. Press every seam before you cross it with another seam.
"Pressing" means up and down; "ironing" means back and forth. Try to press,
not iron. Measure your machine to see exactly where the quarter-inch seam
falls, adjust if necessary. And sew a scant quarter-inch, just about 2
threads less. this allows space for the fold of fabric in the seam.

Buy lots of fabric -it's like having all the colors of crayons. Buy the best
you can find, goes for thread too! At first, you'll probably pick the colors
you like to wear, and that's OK. It's also OK to buy a kit and follow the
instructions, helps you gain experience. Be fearless with color -there are
no Quilt Police! Try swapping one fabric from a kit with something you like
better. If you don't like the results, finish it anyway, somebody else will
appreciate it.
Send scraps to me.
Roberta in D, Queen of the Scrap Heap
"sewamommy" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Hi everyone. i am wanting to make my first quilt in a few weeks and i
found this wonderful website that tells me everything to make the
begginners quilt but i want to know what are the key things to remember
and do? what are some good steps to take in picking material? do you
wash fabric most of the time? do you have to iron every piece? new to
it. trying to learn the right way.....thanks. just let me know if i am
askin too many questions, i tend to do that alot!!
happy holidays!!!! prayers to everyone in the world!
sewamommy: hazel

Slip the liner into the bag and make any stay stithes you have
planned. Then fold the top down, pinning as you go, and topstitch or
blindstitch as the case may be.
This is presuming you want a band of velvet around the top, which is
how I read it.
You could just add a bit of roughness to the edge of the velvet that
will be turned. Just a band of toile stitched, glued, or bonded to
the wrong side of the velvet will probably be enough to keep it from
slipping on cotton, if it is not organza should do the trick.

Miz Polly is right about some folks taking their Nascar seriously.
In the course of a conversation after the 2000 presidential elections
mention was made of The South Rising Again. I immediately told them
they could only do that if they took Florida. I was informed that of
course they would take Forida! It is essential for strategic Nascar
purposes.

NightMist

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 21:32:52 -0600, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

I'm not exactly following you, haven't made a purse in ages. However, if
for some reason you can't use pins to hold the slippery stuff steady until
you can sew it, get out your glue stick. Plain old Elmer's school glue
stick is one I use often for holding still something that is not behaving to
suit me. The stuff is harmless - you can even eat some if the urge strikes.
Crayola also makes a glue stick but I haven't checked it for edibility. And
be nice to your Nascar SIL. We are going through Nascar-withdrawal Syndrome
right now and it is very depressing. Polly

"sewamommy" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello to all. and let me wish all happy holidays before i forget. I
have a problem. im making a handbag with bluejean material alternating
cotton with a velvet liner. well i finished the bluejean and cotton on
the outside but i have a problem with the liner slipping when i try to
fold it over the top and hem it. is there any ideas on how to help me?
i hope i explained it well enough. its a present for my crazy nascar
SIL.
i give prayers to everyone in their time of need.
happy holidays
sewamommy: hazel




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