Okay, so my painting skills are... rusty. But I think my color matching is on point! What kind of crafts would you like to make (or remake) for your birthday?
Loved this. Especially the recreation of the picture from 3 years old to now and the reveal of you actually singing the “Strawberry Shortcake” jingle. Nice job on all of your projects. Happy Birthday!🍓🥳🍓
Happy Birthday!! Thanks for ending my day on such a happy note. I loved your recreation of your childhood picture and your excitement over the yarn unboxing was adorable. Your cake - well that gave me a good laugh😂 Take care
I found your channel watching The Giddy Stitcher and I’m so glad I did. I loved the entire video and I look forward to watching more. I hope you had a wonderful birthday!
I find doing tight curves and points on the machine can be easier when the stitch length is turned down. 1.5 (millimeters) is a good length for that kind of work if your machine can do it. That way even if the motor speed is high, the small stitches mean the fabric itself feeds more slowly. The downside is that it will be much more difficult if you ever need to rip out the stitches. The seam also gets stronger, which is normally an advantage, but might be a problem when you are working on fragile vintage fabrics. I work as a seamstress in a dry cleaners and I use this trick to sew on Girl Scout/Boy Scout patches without taking all day to get around all the weird shapes - which was what happened when I first started the job and my only strategy was to do the whole thing by turning the hand wheel.
Thanks for the tip! My machine is a cheapie, for sure. I know I've tried adjusting for longer stitches for basting and barely noticed a difference. I haven't tried to see how small they can go. I'm guessing not very, but it's worth a look. Honestly, though, it's just comforting to know that I'm not the only one who's had to hand turn the wheel for a whole thing. (Though I often have to do it on the straight as well, because this thing just takes off and I'm never prepared for it.) But the more I sew, the more I can justify getting a better machine one day, so it's worth doing, even if it's a pain.
Okay, so my painting skills are... rusty. But I think my color matching is on point! What kind of crafts would you like to make (or remake) for your birthday?
Loved this. Especially the recreation of the picture from 3 years old to now and the reveal of you actually singing the “Strawberry Shortcake” jingle. Nice job on all of your projects. Happy Birthday!🍓🥳🍓
Thank you! I think I actually nailed that photo recreation better than anything else here.
Happy Birthday!! Thanks for ending my day on such a happy note. I loved your recreation of your childhood picture and your excitement over the yarn unboxing was adorable. Your cake - well that gave me a good laugh😂 Take care
Thank you so much!
I found your channel watching The Giddy Stitcher and I’m so glad I did. I loved the entire video and I look forward to watching more. I hope you had a wonderful birthday!
Hooray! I love her channel! Thank you so much!
I find doing tight curves and points on the machine can be easier when the stitch length is turned down. 1.5 (millimeters) is a good length for that kind of work if your machine can do it. That way even if the motor speed is high, the small stitches mean the fabric itself feeds more slowly. The downside is that it will be much more difficult if you ever need to rip out the stitches. The seam also gets stronger, which is normally an advantage, but might be a problem when you are working on fragile vintage fabrics. I work as a seamstress in a dry cleaners and I use this trick to sew on Girl Scout/Boy Scout patches without taking all day to get around all the weird shapes - which was what happened when I first started the job and my only strategy was to do the whole thing by turning the hand wheel.
Thanks for the tip! My machine is a cheapie, for sure. I know I've tried adjusting for longer stitches for basting and barely noticed a difference. I haven't tried to see how small they can go. I'm guessing not very, but it's worth a look.
Honestly, though, it's just comforting to know that I'm not the only one who's had to hand turn the wheel for a whole thing. (Though I often have to do it on the straight as well, because this thing just takes off and I'm never prepared for it.) But the more I sew, the more I can justify getting a better machine one day, so it's worth doing, even if it's a pain.