Hi Everyone - I'm new here

17 years ago

Hi!

I'm new here. I've been looking for a good sewing forum, and I like how nice everyone is here, and how quickly you respond to posts.

I'm a new sewer, but determined. My pile of mistakes is still growing, but I am ever the optimist. I recently chunked my old clunker of a machine and bought a really nice one. Wow, it is so much fun to sew on a machine that works! Right now I am making eye pillows. I'm still experimenting a bit - I'm not sure how much flax seed I should put in them, and if I want to top stitch them or not. If I top stitch them, then I don't have any hand sewing, which makes me batty. Yesterday I bought some cheap material to try. It looks like nylon, and when it was washed, became a huge frayed mess. I've never sewn on nylon before, so it should be interesting to say the least. If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to pass them along.

I'm married and have 2 kids, one in kindergarden and one in 7th grade. I also like to garden, although my vegetable/herb garden this year was decimated by bugs, critters, and disease. My flower gardens are hanging in there, but not really that nice. But life goes on, and I'm not to worried about it.

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kathi_mdgd
17 years ago
Welcome to the board.Now tell me,what are eye bags?? Are they those things that you put over your eye to take away the puffiness?? If so i would suggest 100% cotton,especially if they have to be heated in the microwave. The nylon as you have found out shreds a lot and i don't think it would hold up to heating it all the time.

I'm also an avid gardener,not a lot of veggies anymore as there are just the 2 of us now,so not really worth all that work.But flowers,i've got tons.

I also sew,quilt,tole paint,and am an avid cross stitcher.
By the way,my name is Kathi,married almost 48 years and 4 grown kids and 6 GK's and 2GGK's

Be sure to check out the quilting site as well.
Kathi
joansews4u
17 years ago
If you wash your fabric before sewing, always finish the raw ends first. Zig zag or serge is best but a row of short straight stitching is better than nothing.

Glad to see you here.
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keepeminstitches
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Welcome, temom!! Sewing is great fun, and this is a good forum to pick up tips and info, etc. Happy Sewing!!

Mary
temom
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17 years ago
Thanks for the welcome, Kathi, joansews4u, and Mary. The eye pillows were suggested by a friend. I saw some on the internet, and they were quite pricey. I put my first one in the freezer for a few minutes, then put it over my eyes. It felt wonderful. I'm sure you could also nuke them, but only for a few seconds, as you wouldn't want to burn your eyes.

I did check out the quilting forum, but as I don't quilt, I didn't really stay long - but I loved the post about introductions. I sat there and read the whole thing. I felt welcome and I don't even quilt!

Joansews4u, I actually thought about running a stitch around the nylon before I washed it. Too bad I didn't think about it longer. I was shocked at how much material I lost to shredding.
flowermum
17 years ago
I just wanted to say WELCOME. I too am new to sewing apparel. However, I've been sewing home decor for many years.

I also love flower gardening. The strangest thing happened, my dogwood has a pink bloom on it and it is full of flower buds. It's strange to see a pink flower on a dogwood in late September next to a red berry. I thought dogwoods ONLY bloomed in the spring time.

Well I hope you stay encouraged about sewing. I absolutely love sewing with a passion!

: )
temom
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17 years ago
Thanks, flowermum. I think your dogwood blooming in September is pretty cool. I saw that you are in zone 7, so maybe they will open their buds before you get a freeze. I'm in zone 8, also in the south.

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