Organizing is a forever project…at least it is for me. I will start off with the best intentions and something, Lord knows what, will catch my eye and I am sidetracked. This time I was sidetracked by a little booklet I found in my sewing stash called “Sew News presents Sewing Room Secrets.” Some of the tips are pretty good, others are…..not as good. I thought I’d share some of the best with the blog world before I put them on one of my pages. Here’s five tips that I think are pretty darn good.
To make a cutting table, use a 32” wide unfinished door and covered it with self-adhesive decorative paper. Place the “table” on 2 filing cabinets. You will have a table long enough for 60 inch wide fabrics and 2 cabinets to organize patterns.
Sewing for a child or grandchild? Cut four 4 inch squares of each fabric used and store them in a plastic bag in your sewing area. Soon you’ll have enough for a memory quilt.
After cutting a garment, save two 6 to 8 inch squares of fabric to test iron-on interfacing, buttonholes, check thread color, or topstitching length.
Keep a checkered vinyl tablecloth under your everyday table covering. When you’re ready to cut fabric, pull back the top tablecloth and you’ll have a gridded surface for cutting.
Serge or zig-zag the raw edges of fabric before preshrinking. It will keep the fabric from raveling and save your washer’s agitator from the abuse of the loosened threads.
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