As promised, here is my newest tip for sewing I'd like to share. If you had told me a few years ago, that I would be using glue instead of pins, I would have said that you're nuts. Turns out, glue is great for pin basting. That's right - glue instead of pins - in certain circumstances that is. There are lots of good glues for sewing on the market. You need to make sure that it is a water soluble glue - that it will wash out of the fabric. I first used Roxanne's Basting Glue on the Heirloom Christening dress that I made a year ago for lace joining on the fancy band. It comes with a long slender pin point stem to put down just little drops of glue. Place your second fabric piece on top and touch with an iron for instant drying. With a slight tug, they will come apart if you need to reposition the fabrics. I found some great videos on You Tube by expert quilter Sharon Schamber. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2hWQ5-ZccE She uses the glue to attach the binding on quilts instead of pins. Think about it - if you glue down the binding to the quilt, it will stay in place and you can stitch the whole thing without having to stop and remove pins. She has some other great techniques too that I have found very useful and have made perfect miter corners with her techniques. Use glue to attach rick rack and other trims. If it's glued down it's not going to move around like it sometimes does with pins. It's so easy - I love using glue! You can also use the glue sticks that are found in sewing departments. A new one that I recently purchased is a refillable glue stick pen by Bohin. This is a little lighter glue than in traditional glue sticks and it has a light purple color so you can see where you've applied it. I've used the Bohin glue stick several times to position my fabric in the embroidery hoop so it won't move when I start stitching. The uses for Roxanne's glue and other glue sticks is unlimited.
This is my first attempt at a video!!! Here we go - - - - -
