Sewing

Recent Answers

2009-11-20 Sewing - hemming:

To fold the corners, fold the corner in at 45 degree angle. The tip of the corner will lay on the inside of the blanket and the folded corner will be at a 45 degree angle. Now fold the side edges in

2009-11-20 Sewing - dense foam pillow:

Mary 1. Yes you should cut the welt cord fabric on the bias. You could make your bias in a accent color or the stripe. If you are going to wash the cushion cover you should use cellulose fiber welt

2009-11-19 Sewing - letting out princess seams:

Dear Chris, Since you are not concerned about the finished appearance, I think it would be fine to add your gussets to the seams. The zipper would be more difficult to work with and I think you can add

2009-11-18 Sewing - Fabric repair/patching:

Dear Susan, Hopefully the print is very busy so that your repair will not show! You probably have some light weight fusible interfacing around, so cut a piece large enough to cover the slit with about

2009-11-18 Sewing - Fabric repair/patching:

Dear Susan, I need a bit more information in order to answer your question. Where did you cut the slice out? What kind of fabric are you using? What is the style of the dress (pattern number)?