Christine Sews

This is the 100th post on this blog.  In celebration,  here is a round-up of the ten most popular posts, and a few comments.  I’m guessing, due to the way that statistics are collected; it’s difficult to tell.  My top ten is based on reader comments, questions, and page views.  Thanks for looking.

How to Make Bias Tape

How to Make a Tutu

Free Westinghouse Antique Sewing Machine This post has generated more questions than any other.  And I promise to do more research and provide more information as soon as I can get it.

How to Make Piping for Upholstery

How to Make a Reversible Dress

How to Save Sewing Patterns

How to Slipcover a Rubbermaid Container

Waist Hem Quarter Pin Skirt Refashion

Six Inch Skirt Pattern

Hand Puppet - How to Make a Pattern with Your Copier

Thank you so much to everyone who reads this blog. Today, I received the happy surprise of the Editor’s Choice Award.

[Editors Choice]

May’s Most Popular Blog and Editor’s Choice Awards - Blog Today.com

Our Editor’s Choice Award goes to Christine Sews. Christine Sews by user christinem is a well thought out crafting blog with how to’s complimented by photos of techniques and finished projects. Christine Sews is gaining traffic steadily from quality sources like Google and sewing forums.

I’ve been quite happy with the editorial guidelines here. If anyone is interested in joining me, the sign up link is at the top right.

Happy Wednesday.

Evaluation of sewing skills - or what I’m learning about me and sewing, now that I spend my time sewing:

• I have good basic sewing skills.
• Knowledge of  intermediate and advanced  sewing techniques exists, but is not comprehensive.
• Heirloom sewing, quilting, bridal sewing and sewing with recycled materials are vastly different.

I’ve taken one formal sewing class in my life.  Stitchers is that funny or typical?  Everything else I learned from my mother, the talented seamstress in the bridal boutique where I worked as a teen, online sewing friends, and books.

I’m very pleased to discover a number of sewing and craft groups, my favorites are Sewing Mamas and Craftster .  Having access to live people (though not live nearby) to ask questions is really wonderful and collaborative.

One other note, reusing materials is much more time consuming than using new materials.  For example, if I use scraps from clothing or previous projects in a quilt I am typically unable to strip piece.  So I must attach each piece separately.  So 80 quilt blocks, are 320 sides to deal with, not ten strips that can be cut into blocks to rotate.  And in the case of the baby clothes quilt , each piece needed to be mounted on broadcloth and many hand stitched - you get the idea.

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