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Sewing Confessions

I have a secret.

I HATE IRONING.

There, I said it. I hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it. Granted, I am forced to do it from time to time depending upon the project I am working on. But I will avoid it at all costs. Even though I know it will make my project look one million times better. I will drag my feet, moaning the whole way to the ironing board. I think it has something to do with my chores as a kid growing up, I was in charge of the ironing. And the ironing pile never got any smaller. It was always half way up the wall (we were a family of 6), and it felt like I could spend all of Saturday morning ironing and never make a dent in it. I hate ironing. I think you get the point – lol. Anyway, I was laughing about this with some friends, because really – when ironing is such a huge part of sewing it is kind of comical. When I asked them…

What are some of your sewing confessions?


 

Sewing Confessions - there are some sewing secrets that we all share.

 

“I use whatever happens to be handy as pattern weights. Usually that means the tape dispenser and my cell phone, but I’ve also used wine glasses, coffee cups or other sewing tools to do the job. And PS – there is often win or coffee IN this cups when I am doing it!” – Jennifer, A Jennuine Life

 

“When it comes to sewing, the actual sewing is my least favorite part. I love thinking about different designs, choosing fabric and patterns, and I love cutting into fabric. Then I just want to snap my fingers and have tiny little elves finish it for me.” – Olga, Kid Approved

 

“All my personal use fabric is tossed into two big bins. I literally have to go digging to find what I need.” – Tasha, Glitter + Wit

 

“Hemming is my nemesis and I never make muslins… Seriously I just almost ruined a piece of nani iro because of my blind confidence that things will work out in the end – hehehe!” – Inês, La Folie

 

“I’m a lazy seam finisher. I usually just do a zig zag stitch to finish my seams. That’s actually one of my sewing resolutions this year. To start using more professional seam finishes.” – Stacey, Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy Craft

 

“I hardly pin pieces together: I use my fingers and pull slightly so that when I reach the end, one piece is not longer than the other.” – An, Straightgrain

 

“My King Long sized storage bed is full to the brim with… fabric. I am a fabric hoarder, yes. I can’t resist a good fabric bargain and I literally sleep on top of it. I feel like the Princess and the Pea.” – Sara, Made by Sara

 

“I recently cleaned out and donated a bunch of my kids toys and filled the clean bins with excess fabric. Hey, it’s a shared space situation around here, you’ve got to grab it while you can!” – Erin, Our Family four

 

“I keep every tiny scrap of fabric. I feel so bad tossing any because its so pretty, and I just might need it one day.” – Palak, Make it Handmade

 

“I HATE cutting things out. It gives me anxiety if the fabric isn’t perfectly on grain, and I spend way too much time stretching the fabric to get it back on, lol. Weirdo!” – Abby, Sew Much Ado

 

“I cut for the first time a fabric on fold a couple of months ago. I usually would cut one side and then mirror the pattern to cut the other side. I knew this wasn’t the proper way of doing it, but I couldn’t help myself!” – Marta, do guincho

 

“I confess…. I never use notches.” – Hayley, Welcome to the Mouse House

 

“Sometimes I’m too excited to start a project to pre-wash the fabric.” – Renee, Nearest the Pin

 


And there you have it! You are not alone. You want one last confessions from me?

Up until recently, I never changed the color of my serger thread. It was all white, all the time. Just saying.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope this made you laugh! Until next time…

Happy Sewing!

Sewing Confessions - there are some sewing secrets that we all share.

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When I was a young girl, my nickname was Jessica Rabbit. Fast forward 20 years, and I am married to the love of my life who, as fate would have it, has the last name Abbott. That's me! Jessica R. Abbott - aka, Jess Rabbit. Simply living a happy, yet crazy, love-filled life in Virginia Beach with 3 kids and 1 puppy in tow. Read More…

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  1. Ana Sullivan of Sew Santa Barbara says

    January 23, 2015 at 10:26 am

    I absolutely love to sew, even if its just a simple alteration. But I absolutely hate lugging out my machine and everything else I need to do the simplest thing. Then I hate putting it all away. I used to have a sewing room/space. This is my goal for 2015 to create a small sewing space where my machine can just sit. I started a Pinterest board with ideas (if you have any ideas for a small space let me know): http://www.pinterest.com/ana8227/sewing-spaces/

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  2. rachel says

    January 23, 2015 at 11:12 am

    This is awesome, Jess. I happen to love ironing, but I do share some of the other confessions. Like using my iPhone as a pattern weight – all the time. I’m a freak about cutting things on the grain. And I almost never use notches! :0

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  3. Chelle Chapman says

    January 23, 2015 at 11:16 am

    NICE! Now I don’t feel so “weird” or “alone” w/ MY habits!

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  4. Rebecca says

    January 23, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    My confession is that I use my ironing board as my sewing table. That way I can watch TV with my husband while I sew (and I don’t have to move to iron a seam). I’d love to get something a little better though so I have more legroom, but otherwise I kinda love using my ironing board.

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  5. Jennifer says

    January 23, 2015 at 11:56 pm

    I can certainly identify with a couple confessions up there. I hate reading pattern instructions. I usually flip through the pattern and wing it. Usually it works, but sometimes important steps get skipped.

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  6. Renee //nearestthepin says

    January 25, 2015 at 2:35 am

    Oh YES Ines – hemming is my nemesis too – I hate that part. So close to the finish, yet so far…..

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  7. judi says

    February 10, 2015 at 1:05 pm

    I remember your mom’s endless pile of ironing when she was growing up, but her clothes were always perfect 🙂 Your grandma really ran an efficient house, on top of working a demanding full time job. making chocolate chip cookies with your mom is one of my best memories.

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