Saturday, June 27, 2009

Random tip o' the day


When I edgestitch, sometimes the fabric at the corner gets sucked down into the feed dogs as I pivot around the corner. One solution is to poke a safety pin through the corner to use as a handle. I can hold onto the head of the safety pin and gently pull the fabric to encourage it to feed properly. Just my little low-tech tip of the day!
I'm including this extra shot of my newest favorite project... This shows the heart that I freehand quilted as well as the one of the circles that I quilted around the pigs.

3 comments:

the momma said...

this is a very useful tip, thanks!!

(came over from sewmama sew)

Steph said...

Hello! I just found your useful site. thank you! I am a beginner sewer and your tips will be very helpful.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your tip! I have been dealing with this issue for too long and knew there had to be a sensible solution. You found it!