Promised some mommies in the MC group that I will blog on tips on sewing. As I have said over and over again, sewing is easy. What is difficult is to pass up a good or considerable piece of workmanship. For the Part One here, I will blog on how to sew a straight line using the sewing machine.
The easiest way to sew a straight line is to first cut the fabric straight. Once the fabric is in place, you just need to align its edge to the guides at the sewing machine and voila, a straight line is sewn! Sounds easy right? Well, it is! One can always opt to sew according to the guides at the sewing machine but I personally prefer to follow the sewing feet as the guide. It is much easier to see, rather than straining one's eyes to look at the guides.
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| Using the sewing feet as guide |
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| Using guide at the sewing machine : 2cm seam allowance |
Another obvious way to sew a straight line is, of course, to draw a line at the fabric prior to sewing.
There is yet another way to sew a straight line, provided that your seam allowance is not more than 1/4 inch. All you need to do is to attach a blind stitch foot to your sewing machine, align the edge of your fabric to the guide of the foot and sew. The guide of the blind stitch foot is adjustable, so you can adjust it to your desired seam allowance, provided it is not more than 1/4 inch. This is particularly good for top stitching where it will create even and nice stitching.
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| Blind Stitch Foot |
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| Using Blind Stitch Foot as guide |
I have outlined 3 methods to sew a straight line : 1) draw a line prior to sewing 2) using sewing feet / guide at the sewing machine and 3) using a blind stitch foot. I personally swear by the blind stitch foot method. Do try it out and oh... practice, practice and practice.
Good luck and happy sewing!!
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