Thank you to this week’s ChalkTalk tipster: Mary of Pin. Sew. Press. I love all my Omnigrid rulers, but they can be kind of awkward to store. I came up with this solution and it has worked SO well for me! I purchased this simple plastic mail sorter at Target for $5.99. It holds everything…
Because I use materials that are from “garbage” it’s not always typical fabric. I needed something to hold the layers together when a pin just wouldn’t cut it. I started using binder clips. Shazam! Worked wonderfully. When I shared this tip on my blog, one reader responded that she tried them with a t-shirt fabric…
I cut little squares out of the interfacing when making things with corners. Any little bit of bulk you can get rid of in the corner helps. When you do this, the part trimmed away should extend past the seam allowance some. Finally, rather than trimming once diagonally across each corner, I trim twice to…
I always tie a scrap of fabric to my cutting tools. Not only does it identify my items at a class (and help students keep their things separate) but around the house it ensures that the children & the hubbs know fabric scissors will have fabric on them. Thank you to this week’s ChalkTalk tip…
