Hi everyone! I'm Crystal with my Sew Leisure Channel.
Sewing started off as a real passion for me, which later turned into just a duty. Now sewing has been revived into a new therapeutic outlet for me, a way to express the joys of creating something beautiful with my hand print. This time I sew because I never stopped loving it! I just do it on purpose!
Bringing simple sewing tutorials, how to, supplies needed and use, machine use, understanding patterns, pattern drafting, reviews, and much more to my channel.
Hope to connect with other sewing enthusiast and beginners that are eager to learn and take this journey together!!!
We all need an outlet, away from the distractions of life to express our gifts, talents and who God created us to be. So, I challenge you to find what brings you joy! Love what you do and live it out on purpose!!!
I don't mind binding but time is an issue. I also use 2 layers and the shiny side does go to the outer fabric because that's the side to reflect out the heat. If you are making a cozy for a cold drink bottle, put the shiny side to the outside so the cold stays colder with the fleece, (fleece absorbs) between and the shiny side reflects the cold to stay inside, insulated. Only one layer needed there. A potholder needs 2 layers so either side works to reflect the heat, even away from the table source as a hot pad or trivet or hands. As soon as it hits the shiny surface it reflects back, keeping the hot source like a pot or dish hot and not the table top or counter. Hope this makes sense. Amazing job on your bindless potholders. You can also fold one layer, would be an extra red layer with yours, to put a pocket for the hand on the back. One layer to your Christmas fabric and one in the folded half so the oven racks don't burn if you're pan is on the second shelf. Just some ideas... Thanks again, you've blessed my friends, family and volunteers too with this video. I've been making potholders as thank you gifts with binding... You've just saved me alot of time. Babs near Tombstone AZ
I have a rounded corner template that I made from heavy car stock to use for pressing the rounded corners of the decorative piece. Also, I find inexpensive potholders at Dollar Tree, and add a new decorative panel over the top of the existing panel. A very thin line of Elmer’s school glue holds everything in plaice. I add the glue and then press it with an iron to hold layers together which helps with top stitching.
Love it!...Thank you😊! I'm going to stop doing it "the hard(er) way"! With that final "stitch in the ditch", (you're right!) the outer edge swells/puffs and it appears to have a binding! "Who knew?!" <<(you did😁!) 🙄...🤭
I must be really dense but I do not understand how you attached the main fabric piece to the first piece of red fabric so that there is a red edge showing on right side of printed main fabric. You didn't show or tell us how. I backed up the video to rewatch, but no you only said "now it is ready to be attached to one of the panels" but no explanation of how you did it. Did you just press the red edge over onto the right side of main panel? Please help!! I think this was the most important part and you seem to think it needed no explanation. Thank you for your video anyway.
At about 4:30, she centers the main fabric onto the red fabric. Then she pins it in place, then sews it on, stitching all the way around the edge of the main fabric. It’s basically an appliqué.
Oh no, The battings listed in description and used in my video have a metallic layer for heat resistance. Not microwave safe. I would stick to 100% cotton batting for cozies to have the benefit of using in microwave or just as a warmer. Thanks for asking!
Nice video. I always enjoy seeing others ideas on how to solve a problem and come up with a new way of doing something. I thought you explained it all very well.
I prefer using the method we use for charity quilts using the back fabric wrapped around to the front to creat a binding. Corners must be mitered using that method.
Interesting technique with pressing the seam allowance under for the printed fabric, this method is neat/new to me I use the traditional way of adding binding but have learned to start sewing binding on what I call side 2, side 1 is where the binding starts. At the forth corner I stop sewing, figure out how to connect the ends, once that’s done, finish sewing the binding on, amazing how many different ways there are to make similar things and each person prefers different methods yet everything works, very cool 😊🧵👍
