Canadiana71 your instructions should show how you should lay out your pieces. This will help with that.. are you sewing something where the grain isn’t necessary to know how to cut it out?
As someone who is trying to start sewing this stuff makes me want to quit. It seems so hard and I've always believed that if something is hard to do or a pain in the neck to do, it's not worth doing.😁 (It's easier to laugh about it than cry about it😢)
I may be a little late for this comment, but I hope you see it or at least somebody out there gets something from it. Sewing, like any other skill, has easy and difficult aspects to it. The reason why a lot of potentially talented seamstresses quit early on is because they choose a project that is too difficult for the skill level and give up in frustration. A blouse with pattern markings, darts, set-in sleeves and buttons is not a good place to start if you want to learn to sew. Be gentle on yourself and start with a pillow or a straight scarf, something really simple yet still with an end result that is beautiful, functional and gratifying. After your comfort and confidence grows, you WILL be able to sew more advanced pieces of apparel and home decor or whatever. I'm all about challenging oneself above one's skill level and learning new things, but I hate to see people throw up their hands at sewing besause they chose the wrong project. I also want to stress the importance of using a sewing machine properly. That's the other reason why folks quit sewing early in the game. Take an hour out of you day and sit down with your machine, the user's manual and a few youtube videos. Learn to properly thread the machine and adjust for correct thread length, width and tension. These are not difficult concepts to learn. But a lot of people dive right in without a working understanding of machine operation and end up with crappy looking projects with thread nests, puckering etc, all of which are easily resolved with knowledge. Please keep at it! The world need more seamstresses out there!
@@joanna7098 you're not too late. Thanks for your thoughtful message💕. A friend who used to assist me moved to another city and I haven't sewed in a long time (except for hair bows and scrunchies...which counts and makes me feel good🙂). I am thinking about taking on some projects again on my own and I will strongly consider choosing projects that won't overwhelm me. You're right, I need to know my sewing machine. I have a cheap, cute sewing machine so I hope it can last. I got it from JOANNE fabrics and they were kind enough to let me exchange it when my sewing machine malfunctioned. I just can't afford an expensive sewing machine. I saw a sign at my local library that I could take out a sewing machine. That's encouraging, just so I'm willing to be patient and learn how to use another sewing machine.
It will leave a hole in the pattern if you do it through the pattern. You could try and do it under the pattern as well, just make sure it is in the right spot.
Very good tutorial. I want to learn to sew, but I get lost in the process. So tutorials like yours will be a big help. Thanks
You've been a really big help. More so than any other videos I've seen. Thank you!
Tamica Sinnott I’m so glad I could help!! Thank you for watching ❤️
I’ve never had any success with a marking pencil. Do you also use tracing paper with a pencil?
I usually just use a chalk pencil or tool and it works the best for me.
Great video! Thanks! ❤
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for making this video! This was very helpful! I don't have the transfer paper, so this was perfect!
Some pieces on my pattern do not have grainlines nor how many pieces to cut. How would I lay that on my fabric?
Canadiana71 your instructions should show how you should lay out your pieces. This will help with that.. are you sewing something where the grain isn’t necessary to know how to cut it out?
@@mysewbliss The piece says For Fitting Only so I just laid it out wherever on the fabric.
Can we use pentelpen in transferring pattern to garment fabric pieces? Why?
It wont come off the favric, and I bet if you use a darker pen it may shpw through the light fabric even if you put it on the wrong side of the fabric
As someone who is trying to start sewing this stuff makes me want to quit. It seems so hard and I've always believed that if something is hard to do or a pain in the neck to do, it's not worth doing.😁 (It's easier to laugh about it than cry about it😢)
I may be a little late for this comment, but I hope you see it or at least somebody out there gets something from it. Sewing, like any other skill, has easy and difficult aspects to it. The reason why a lot of potentially talented seamstresses quit early on is because they choose a project that is too difficult for the skill level and give up in frustration. A blouse with pattern markings, darts, set-in sleeves and buttons is not a good place to start if you want to learn to sew. Be gentle on yourself and start with a pillow or a straight scarf, something really simple yet still with an end result that is beautiful, functional and gratifying. After your comfort and confidence grows, you WILL be able to sew more advanced pieces of apparel and home decor or whatever. I'm all about challenging oneself above one's skill level and learning new things, but I hate to see people throw up their hands at sewing besause they chose the wrong project.
I also want to stress the importance of using a sewing machine properly. That's the other reason why folks quit sewing early in the game. Take an hour out of you day and sit down with your machine, the user's manual and a few youtube videos. Learn to properly thread the machine and adjust for correct thread length, width and tension. These are not difficult concepts to learn. But a lot of people dive right in without a working understanding of machine operation and end up with crappy looking projects with thread nests, puckering etc, all of which are easily resolved with knowledge.
Please keep at it! The world need more seamstresses out there!
@@joanna7098 you're not too late. Thanks for your thoughtful message💕. A friend who used to assist me moved to another city and I haven't sewed in a long time (except for hair bows and scrunchies...which counts and makes me feel good🙂). I am thinking about taking on some projects again on my own and I will strongly consider choosing projects that won't overwhelm me. You're right, I need to know my sewing machine. I have a cheap, cute sewing machine so I hope it can last. I got it from JOANNE fabrics and they were kind enough to let me exchange it when my sewing machine malfunctioned. I just can't afford an expensive sewing machine. I saw a sign at my local library that I could take out a sewing machine. That's encouraging, just so I'm willing to be patient and learn how to use another sewing machine.
very helpful
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching! 💛
how do you pull the pattern off if you sew the marks?
It will leave a hole in the pattern if you do it through the pattern. You could try and do it under the pattern as well, just make sure it is in the right spot.
What about the triangle
I usually clip that in or cut a triangle in the opposite direction, coming out. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!! 💛