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How To
Sew Christmas Gifts
Or
Sewing Christmas Gifts
7 Useful Tips
Sewing Christmas gifts is a fun way to stretch
your holiday dollar and create one-of-a-kind
presents. It's a great option if: you're tired
of fighting the hoards at the big box stores,
sick of the same old merchandise repackaged for
the current holiday season or frustrated with
shoddy goods selling at quality prices.
Once you've decided to sew
items for all those on you're your gift giving
list, you need to come up with a battle plan as
well as a timetable to help you be successful.
Here are seven tips to get you started:
Sewing Christmas Gifts - Tip
#1
Now is not the time to learn
how to make a fitted jacket or a lined evening
gown. Save that for when you have more time and
a larger budget. Stick with projects that are
within your current skill set.
Sewing Christmas Gifts - Tip
#2
Keep it simple. Simple does
not mean "boring." There are just too many
fabrics and trims out there for anything to
ever be boring again.
Sewing Christmas Gifts - Tip
#3
If you decide to sew
garments, choose a forgiving pattern, something
that doesn't require a fitting session.
Sewing Christmas Gifts - Tip
#4
When creating gift items,
it's less stressful if you use a fabric that
you're familiar with and won't break your heart
if you make a mistake and ruin it. Sewing on
cotton is a lot easier than working with slick
manufactured fibers.
Sewing Christmas Gifts - Tip
#4
Don't overrate your speed
and ability. Be realistic when you figure how
long it's going to take you to make an item.
The large pattern manufacturers have hundreds
of patterns titled: "The 2-Hour Shirt" or "The
4-Hour Jacket." If you choose one of those
designs, double the amount of time they
suggest. Don't forget, you're probably not just
sewing gifts, but working or going to school
and maybe even running a household as well.
Sewing Christmas Gifts - Tip
#5
Sew like a sweat shop.
Clear a space large enough
to create in, maybe in a place where you can
leave everything out and not have to put away
after each sewing session.
Make the same item for several people on your
list. Repetition creates confidence. Confidence
creates speed.
If you are making four pairs of pajamas, for
instance, sew each of them be in a different
patterned fabric, but all in the same color
family. That way you won't constantly be
changing threads.
Wind several bobbins before you start
sewing.
Have plenty of straight pins.
When it's time to sew, perform the same step on
each of the items. For example, sew all the
inseams at one time. Then take them to the
ironing board and press all the inseams at the
same time.
Sewing Christmas Gifts - Tip
#6
If you don't feel confident
in your skill to sew a complete garment, you
can add your own embellishments to
ready-to-wear items - like beaded fringe on the
bottom of jeans or turn little fabric yoyos
into flowers and stitch on the bottom of a
little girl's skirt. Sew a purchased soccer
ball patch on a sweatshirt for your nephew.
Sewing Christmas Gifts - Tip #6
Sewing Christmas gifts
doesn't have to be about clothes. I love to sew
Christmas decorations for friends and family
that they can use in their own homes: banners,
dolls, reindeer, Christmas tree skirts,
Christmas tree garlands, tablecloths, napkins,
placemats, wall hangings, lap quilts and
ornaments.
For more ideas on sewing
Christmas gifts, check out my website:
http://www.missbeesdesigns.com
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