Comments on: Yay! Time for Sewing Again - Robe Project http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2009/11/07/yay-time-for-sewing-again/ and some of my other hobbies too Wed, 8 Feb 2012 07:02:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Lupe http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2009/11/07/yay-time-for-sewing-again/#comment-28232 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:40:01 +0000 http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2009/11/07/yay-time-for-sewing-again/#comment-28232 Hi Wendy, Yes I do think it's a good idea, especially if you don't have a lot of practice making slip covers, like me :-) Most important, if you use another inexpensive fabric to make your pattern first you get to make all your mistakes and miscalculations a lot more cheaply. You can experiment more freely with tucks, pleats or seams on your pattern to get the best fit on the sofa and not worry about damaging your final fabric. Another nice thing about having separate pattern pieces is that when you cut out the pieces from your final fabric, you can position them to get the best use of your yardage. If your fabric has stripes or large motifs it's much easier to decide on placement at this point with all the pattern pieces available for experimenting. Hope that helps. Good luck with your project! Hi Wendy,

Yes I do think it’s a good idea, especially if you don’t have a lot of practice making slip covers, like me :-)

Most important, if you use another inexpensive fabric to make your pattern first you get to make all your mistakes and miscalculations a lot more cheaply.

You can experiment more freely with tucks, pleats or seams on your pattern to get the best fit on the sofa and not worry about damaging your final fabric.

Another nice thing about having separate pattern pieces is that when you cut out the pieces from your final fabric, you can position them to get the best use of your yardage. If your fabric has stripes or large motifs it’s much easier to decide on placement at this point with all the pattern pieces available for experimenting.

Hope that helps. Good luck with your project!

]]> by: Wendy http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2009/11/07/yay-time-for-sewing-again/#comment-28229 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:00:04 +0000 http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2009/11/07/yay-time-for-sewing-again/#comment-28229 Hi, I recently found your blog. Thank you for posting your experience making a slipcover for your couch. Looking back, do you think it was necessary to make pattern pieces out of cotton instead of cutting the upholstery fabric first? Hi, I recently found your blog. Thank you for posting your experience making a slipcover for your couch. Looking back, do you think it was necessary to make pattern pieces out of cotton instead of cutting the upholstery fabric first?

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