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4/19/2012

Art To Heart - Sew Necessary Review

Art To Heart - Sew Necessary
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I completed two thread catchers (Santa & Pumpkin); the scissors fob and carrier. The patterns were concise and so were the instructions. Materials needed like the fusible pellon is not available in the Honolulu area(checked Fabric Discount, Walmart, Kaimuki Dry Goods). Would recommend this books to experienced crafters/sewers.

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ART TO HEART-Sew Necessary.This book features projects to use and organize your sewing space and creating space.This book features a collection of pincushions; thread sorter/display; needle wallets; scissor chatelaines; sewing project bags and much more.Book contains sixteen projects as well as full sizes applique patterns. Author: Nancy Halvorsen.Softcover: 36 pages.Made in USA.

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3/03/2012

Leisure Arts-Sew Magical For Baby Review

Leisure Arts-Sew Magical For Baby
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This book is such a sweet sweet one. I own lots and lots of sewing books (yes I have addiction ha) and this one was full of innovative, new ideas that weren't so involved you would have to be a master to do any of them, but at the same time were not so simple you felt like your intelligence was belittled just by looking at it. ha. make sense?
Anyway...these projects are truly darling and every single one made me sigh with how sweet it was. Beyond that, they really would appeal to children, I am a mum of a four, two and 13 week old, and I know that each of these would hold their attention and bring delight to their little selves.
love it!

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Dazzle that special child with these magical creations from designer Laura Lee Burch! Just as storybooks cast their spells of fantasy to help children see the countless possibilities all around them, these gentle designs open the eyes of babies and toddlers to the realms of enchantment. Each easy-to-sew toy and accessory adds more joy to the whimsical world of childhood, creating memories of days filled with sweet imaginings and hours of fun. Projects include Farm Animal Fabric Puzzle, Mama and Baby Duck, Fun and Fresh Groceries and Bag, Soft and Funky Building Shapes, Awake/Asleep Elephant Sachet, Count-the-Sheep-to- Sleep Mobile, Family Photo Cube, Baby Bib, Elf Slippers, Puppy Sunhat, Nursing Cover for Mom, and more.

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12/16/2011

Blind Hem Foot Review

Blind Hem Foot
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Finish dresses and skirts with a professional look with the help of a Blind Hem foot. You'll be amazed the results from using this foot. A small price to pay for a beautiful finish.

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Give your dresses and skirts or suit pants a professional finish with this Blind Hem Foot. So easy to do!www.sewfastseweasyDOTcom

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10/21/2011

Invisible Zipper Foot Review

Invisible Zipper Foot
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All products offered on Amazon can be bought direct though Sew Fast Sew Easy's website much cheaper. Google Sew Fast Sew Easy and find better deals!

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Makes sewing in an invisible zipper on clothing or pillow or any project so easy and looks great too. For low-shank machines.

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10/07/2011

Singer Invisible Zipper Foot - Use With C&C Art F84 Review

Singer Invisible Zipper Foot - Use With CandC Art F84
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My machine is low shank and I used the red attachment. I found two problems with the basic white attachment holder: 1. It did not "set down" close enough after lowering the presser foot bar, 2. While sewing the zipper, it slid freely along the little bar thus sliding under and breaking the needle.

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An invisible foot-use with invisible zippers. 3 color-coded shanks designed for 4 different machine types (1 shank is reversible) .

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10/05/2011

Singer Zipper and Cording Foot Review

Singer Zipper and Cording Foot
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Could not find item locally so was very glad to be able to buy through Amazon. Item is as expected. Satisified customer.

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9/29/2011

Singer Adjustable Zipper Foot-1PK Review

Singer Adjustable Zipper Foot-1PK
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Excellent little zipper foot for an excellent price. The price was so low I wondered if I had truly ordered the correct product but it works like a charm on my
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9/26/2011

Amy Butler - The Swing Bag Pattern Review

Amy Butler - The Swing Bag Pattern
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Amy Butler has catapulted to sewing stardom on the merits of her bag patterns, and the Swing Bag pattern is a great example of her work. Her instructions are verbose and well diagrammed, making this an excellent choice for a beginner. The materials called for in this bag are simple and readily available (no specialty interfacing, for example) which also favors the beginning sewing enthusiast, and yet the result is no ordinary dowdy tote bag. The trapezoid shape with the scooped out topline is chic, and the reversible nature of the bag makes it doubly fun.
This isn't to say it is faultless as a sewing pattern. Many people (myself included) dislike her choice for where to turn the bag - she recommends in the highly visible topline when a side seam makes much more sense. She neglects to edgestitch the topline, and while this is easily remedied (just do it!) a beginner would not know that this will give a professional look to the bag without being told.
I have made quite a few of these, and on some I have made my own modifications to this bag... adding a built-in cell phone pocket, a zipper pocket, mitering the corners, adding a key carabiner loop, etc. But even without any modifications at all, this is a versatile and sophisticated totebag that makes a great introduction to hand-bag sewing. It is a pattern well worth owning.

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Make this unique carry-all and coordinating scarf with the fabric of your choice. This sewing pattern includes: Instructions and pattern pieces to create your own Swing Bag and Scarf/Sash.

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Amy Butler Blue Sky Hat Pattern By The Each Review

Amy Butler Blue Sky Hat Pattern By The Each
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First, in order to help out the previous reviewer of this pattern and anyone else who is considering the skull cap pattern for a loved one or friend who has undergone chemotherapy: one has to take into account that this skull cap pattern is designed for persons who still have hair which takes up room inside the skull cap. If you sew this pattern without adjusting (making smaller) to adjust for a chemotherapy patients lack of hair the cap will be too large. Also this skull cap is designed with cotton fabrics which are not as forgiving as knit fabrics (no stretch). If you are an intermediate to experienced seamstress you could easily adjust the cap size as you went along by fitting it to the person while you construct it and, in fact, when I sew any hat in a woven fabric I make fittings a mandatory part of the hat construction process. There are many free alternative patterns for caps in single knit and copious free knitting and crochet patterns (search, for example, for 'cloche', a close fitting cap design from the 1930's) online if you wish to sew generic sized caps for chemotherapy patients remembering *always* that smaller is better.
This pattern is concise, the instructions are wonderful *if you know what you are doing with a sewing machine* and have sewn with commercial patterns at least two or three times previously. If you wish to use Amy Butler patterns to learn to sew I would suggest beginning with her quilts which are fun and easy and a wonderful place to start. If you, as the person reading this, has sewn previously then please know that I have constructed both hats several times for myself and others without difficulty and have absolutely loved the results, as have my friends and customers. The cost of this pattern is completely offset by my ability to create fashion accessories in the colors I wish rather than spending a fortune on hats/caps in retail stores. Also, when this sun hat gets wet I can throw it in the washer/dryer and it comes out new, always a plus. :)

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Amy Butler Blue Sky Hat Bag Pattern

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9/22/2011

Singer Ruffler #086742-P Review

Singer Ruffler #086742-P
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This is a really nifty idea, and it works really well for making pleats, but I can not get it to gather. Everytime I put it on the setting for Gather it makes a big knot in one spot, and that's it. The instructions are very small, and not clear in my opinion. There is really no where that I have found for instructions online either. So unless you already know how to use this, or have someone who can show you I think you may end up very frustrated (like me).

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8/06/2011

Felling Foot Review

Felling Foot
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I took a chance this would not work on my machine but it does and like a champ. A lovely surprise and a wonderful touch on many projects. Go for it!

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Flat-felled seams are extremely durable and well-known as the typical jeans seams. They are especially decorative when sewn with contrasting thread! Also perfect for constructing professional looking dress shirts and blouses. Perfect for 4mm Flat Felled Seams

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7/26/2011

Amy Butler Patterns Sweet Harmony AB-042SW Review

Amy Butler Patterns Sweet Harmony AB-042SW
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I am an avid sewer and made this purse for a friend. It was ok, but not great. I think her other patterns are much cuter. As always with Amy Butler's patterns, it was an easy pattern to read. Excepting this time for the zipper placement part on the inside pocket. I found that Amy's directions on this part didn't match up at all and I ended up doing my own thing.
Overall, this is a cute bag and my friend enjoyed it, but I think it looks too much like a diaper bag or a bible case. Not exactly 2 images I would want for my purses to look like.
I also found that the size of cording used for the piping was impossible to find so I substituted it for a piping about 3/8" wide.

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A full color 5.5:' x 8.5" pattern cover with instruction page and patt ern pieces attached.

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7/15/2011

Hand Sewing Kit Review

Hand Sewing Kit
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excellent sewing kit. excellet seller. i bought them because i lost all my needles yet again. now have the 100 needles and the tomato pincushion so i wont lose them. recommend to anybody!

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Our hand sewing kit comes complete with all of the basics. A thimble, hand sewing needles for a varierty of tasks, beeswax and a tomato pin cushion come with this kit. Great for anyone who is interested in hand sewing - also great starter kit for kids or to add to a sewing basket.

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7/05/2011

Sew Fast Sew Easy's Unisex Drawstring Pant Sewing Pattern Sizes Petite - Xlarge Review

Sew Fast Sew Easy's Unisex Drawstring Pant Sewing Pattern Sizes Petite - Xlarge
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This is a simple pant pattern, great for PJ's or exercise pants. Easy for beginners to make. The pants are super comfortable and I can make them for my husband too

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Calling all hip men and women! Make a pair for the beach, the lounge, the bed, the street! They're versatile. You will Learn: how to sew a drawstring waist with buttonholes, and basic pant construction.This Pattern includes sizes:Petite: hip 38-41 (shorter crotch depth)Small: hip 38-41Medium: hip 41-44 Large: hip 44-46Xtra Large: hip 47-50

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6/08/2011

Sew Fast Sew Easy's Hipster 1/4 Circle Flared Skirt Sewing Pattern Review

Sew Fast Sew Easy's Hipster 1/4 Circle Flared Skirt Sewing Pattern
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I've been looking for an easy circle skirt pattern that I could use over and over, and this definitely fits the bill. It took me about two hours to make my first skirt, but I added a few embellishments that made the process a little more complicated. I believe that if one makes their skirt exactly as described in the directions, then it would probably take an hour or so at the most.
The only reason that I don't give this wonderful pattern a 5-star rating is that there are a few little things that could stand to be improved. First, the directions are simple, but littered with amateurish, hand-drawn illustrations. The quality of the illustrations isn't so great and it sort of annoyed me that I paid $12 for a pattern they didn't even bother to illustrate very well. Second, the instructions tell you to choose your skirt length (a very nice feature) but to add 5 inches to this number when actually cutting the material. I found that the additional 5 inches were unnecessary. These extra inches just add an additional step for later, when you would have to hem the bottom up considerably. In my opinion, it would be better to just decide your skirt length, then add only a few inches to allow for the waistband and your bottom hem. That way, you wouldn't have to worry about taking the skirt up later. Third, it's a bit annoying to find out that you have to measure out your skirt length each time you use the pattern. Instead of a more traditional pattern in which you cut against a tissue paper template, this pattern requires a little bit of leg work, though I think that's ok since you can choose multiple skirt lengths depending on your mood.
But those three very small concerns are outweighed by the utility and ease of this pattern. If you're like me and you like your A-line skirts to fall to just below your knees, you could also just measure out your ideal skirt on a piece of muslin, then cut that out and use it just like a tissue paper pattern to save yourself time in the future.
BTW, this pattern calls for using 60-inch wide fabric only, but if you can't find a fabric you really like in that measurement, then you can do what I did. I used the Sew Fast So Easy Pattern, but folded the paper almost in half (not quite in half since I had to take into account a seam allowance of 1/2 inch on each side). That way, you can use smaller width fabrics if you need to. This adds an extra seam to fuss with, but I think the added flexibility of possible materials is worth it.

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Our pattern makes a luxurious 1/4 circle flared skirt. Wear it on your hips. This skirt is the easiest skirt on the planet to make for any size. It comes with detailed instructions.

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5/19/2011

Ruffler Foot Review

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Put on the correct machine, it worked very well. In fact I have sewn about 7 "market skirts" - dirctions for doing so for a little girl was on the internet as a free-bie , and another site told you how to make it fit an adult. Both little and big turned out well.
The ruffler saves a lot of time, and the gathering is uniform. When working with slick polyester, I had to put interfacing on the edges I was ruffling, but, by golly, I had to do so with straight sewing also.
Bottom line: if you need one, call the dealer and make sure it will fit your machine. I bought two through Amazon. One, the generic, cost $15 and postage paid; the other was $32.95 to fit a Janome. It was also postage paid. The generic fit both Brother and Janome, and the Janome fit only the Janome.

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Ruffles are easy to make with the ruffler. Use them as a fashion accent on blouses and dresses, as as border for sheer curtains, or as a flounce for bedspreads, skirts, etc. You can make pleated or gathered ruffles, and you can even make and apply them at the same time!

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5/10/2011

Sew Fast Sew Easy's Survival Sewing Kit Sewing Notions and Supplies Review

Sew Fast Sew Easy's Survival Sewing Kit Sewing Notions and Supplies
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I was searching amazon for sewing supplies and came across this kit along with the SFSE book. This is so great that this kit is offered. It has everything I need to sew projects for years to come. The Gingher scissors cut through fabric like butter. If your starting to learn to sew and need notions and supplies, this is by far the easiest way to go. And you don't pay shipping on a bunch of individual items.

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- Scissors (Stitch & Bitch branded)(right-handed, get left-handed kit here)- Clear and flexible ruler (18" by 2")- Measuring tape (Stitch & Bitch branded)- Tracing wheel - Tracing paper- Tailor's chalk- Iris Swiss Super Fine Pins (made in Switerland)- Seam ripper - Magnetic seam guide (Stitch & Bitch branded)- Fuse tape/Stitch Witchery- Thread- Elastic (white)- Hand sewing needles

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