Sometimes you just have to use paper to get a good buttonhole! My machine did NOT like putting buttonholes in this drapey rayon fabric, even though I interfaced it. Good thing I did some samples first! I also tried wash-away stabilizer and it was just as bad as without. Paper it is! Everything feeds much more evenly and I just rip it off once the buttonhole is stitched.
#sewingtip #buttonholes #chemainustop
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
Three hundred paper triangles cut out and hole punched. I'll probably end up needing at least 300 more, but this will keep me busy for a while!
Yes, I know most paper templates can be purchased pre-cut for English paper piecing, but I chose a shape that I couldn't find as pre-cut and I don't want to wait for someone to custom cut what I want.
Swipe to see one of the pretty fabrics I plan to use for some of my triangles!
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Not bad for a first attempt at English paper piecing. I deliberately used a contrast thread so I could see if I needed to do anything differently.
I have a crazy idea in mind and this was just a test sample. It's going to take forever, but this should be the perfect mindless project to keep my hands busy when I'm listening to podcasts with my husband at night.
Triangle is 4" equilateral.
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My husband sent me a "funny clothes" compilation video, and I actually kind of like this one, lol! I'm trying to wrap my head around exactly how to construct this so you could still turn everything! It looks simple but it's actually really complex!
I don't think it has any seams - looks like one giant circle. But to clean finish those holes, you'd have to sew them in steps with some burrito action. Definitely have to sew one and then the other.
I might have to make a half scale version to see if I can.
