Sewing tips, tricks, hacks with a Walmart Clothesline rope 

Thank you

Love what you’re doing. I plan to make cat water and food bowl mats.

it is so nice to see someone else sew and talk like me! totally enjoyed your class! and thanks for the idea of the rope as i have torn my rug apart a couple of times as it did not go together as everyone else said it should

I congratulate you on the "lifting" of your years-long burden, Deanna! I am just involved in the "burden" part of my issues right now myself, which started in around 2010, but definitely got going in 2013. I am praying and hoping that I'll experience that "lifting" of my own by end of May or so (am just since yesterday seeing an inkling of light at the end of the tunnel), so that I can start focusing my energies on sewing and quilting the yards and yards of fabric I've been (somewhat obsessively) accumulating since 2012. I have subscribed to your YT channel because I agree we need to support each other (even though it looks like you now have 1.4K followers... I guess you passed the 1K mark in the last 8 days or so -- CONGRATULATIONS on that too!!). Going to watch your jelly roll rope rug video next. Thanks! ~Diana from Toronto

Love those rugs you make. Keep up the good work. I really want one of those bowls. I can see just fine. You are at a perfect angle and i can see what you are doing. Its hard to teach when your body is away from machine. Just love what you share, keep up the teaching. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Never heard of doing this.Interesting!

Hi Deanna, I too like what your making & you're so excited it feels a bit chaotic. We all appreciate very much that you take the time to share you great ideas, you are definitely FUN! My ideas for the rope: A. Turn the vinyl to the 'suede' side; or use fabric scraps they don't need to match. B. Hot Pads for those casseroles (if any of us still cook!) or give 2 as a gift, wedding shower? C. In stead of coasters: "Mug Rugs" & gift them. I give felted wool tied w/twine, ribbon, string & a tag "Mug Rugs/Hot Pads etc., D. Make a 3 piece desk set: small bowl for paperclips, taller one for pens, more oblong one for scrap paper for quick notes. That rope is stiff enough to do all that, a nice gift. Put pens, pretty paper & paperclips from $ store set. E. Try dying the rope! Watered down Acrylic Paints, water based inks even food coloring. Experiment on a few pieces. I'm always looking for a handmade gift for friends. So thank you so much for the jump start on the brain Deanna!

I've made a few bowls also and love doing it. I really love all you do...keep going.

That beautiful rug❤️❤️❤️

Nice machine!

I also felt you talked to much before starting, it was at least 6 minutes in and way to much . I really enjoy your personality so I would start first Nd talk as you go. Thank you this was fun!

Really your love your idea of making a rug....is rope cheaper than cording...i would love to see how you put it alll together.

Adorable!!

Never tired this but will

just found you, Love your joyful personality and the way you teach.

Have some questions. Do you lower the feed dogs, leave the pressure foot lever up and the specs? Thank-You!

I just found you and subscribed at 1.7 congratulations. I'd like more info on making the rug with scraps and batting . Thanks

Hi Deanna, I'm new to your channel and finding it real fun. I have a suggestion, it would help if you faced and held up the items for us to see at the camera and not the monitor (computer) so we can see. I know it can be hard to remember as I get ass backwards with it at times to. I look forward to more of your videos!!

Huh. I've never seen these types of rugs, and think they're kind of cool! (This fabric caught my eye in the "Recommended for You" section of YT, because it is very similar to the fabric line I used to make my first quilt, a modified "Jelly roll race". But I'll bet I spent more on mine than you did Deanna... shipping fabric to Canada is pricey, as you must know from the story you told). I think you could make a set of "chargers" (those placemat-like circles to put under your place setting for a dinner). Or a heavy-duty tote bag with this technique (but maybe softer rope). Years ago, I saw a woman make a fabulous bag using only the thick seams of old blue jeans, attached together in a long long long "rope". I aspire to accumulate enough old jeans to have enough seams to try it. Better get to those Thrift stores and start collecting, eh? Thanks for posting this video. ~Diana from Toronto

I have no words.

would love a pattern on the oval rug....

I understand the coaster but not sure why you showed us the jelly roll rug. If you made that I would love to see how

Ok so you just blow my mind. I have a lot of coned thread that I have not used because I don’t have an adapter for my machine. So your saying I can just put it in a jar and set behind my machine???????

Please look at us

Wow! I’m sorry to say I watched the whole video and did not find out how to make the jelly roll rug you first showed .

We could pay a little more to keep our jobs in the USA.

Who are you talking to...

What are you looking at? You should look at the camera.

Yes, it is very hard to concentrate on what you are saying when you are not looking forward. You are looking up to the side. Good luck with your channel.

I could never do this,don't worry.

You need to face the audience . Look toward your left and talk and show and tell.

for everyone yammering on about how bad this is, her talking etc, exactly how many of you are on youtube? make your own hollywood approved videos perfectly before you are bashing someone .. and DUH she wasnt asking how to do something because she didnt know how... she was asking how some one else did it... again DUH... not everyone does the same thing the same way... I just came across her video todayand actually learned a different way to do something ive done since childhood...

Poor camera angles and too much talking. I kept hoping it would get better. There is maybe 5-10 minutes of useful information in an hour video!

1st time watching u. At beginning I weren’t even talking or showing into camera u were using for this video. Fast forwarded and you were moving camera all around & still not at a good angle. Won’t watch again

Wow less talking please ,it's a tutorial we are suppose to learn,after 3 min. I am out of here bye. Good luck

wow kind of a disaster I'm sure you will improve

That was the worst

wow. pretty bad

Way too much talking and very poor view of projesc camera on you!!

Quit watching your monitor, look at the camera! Your appear to be watching yourself, it looks ridiculous.

Less jabbering, better view would help.

OMG! Less talking and more doing...your chit chat with your monitor is very boring, and you need to look at the camera. Sorry, but I won't be subscribing or watching again.

OMG!!!! I tried to listen to you but after five minutes I was about to go crazy. You need to relax. You are so all over the place. I believe you have good intentions. You are losing your audience and I’m afraid you that they will never return again. Please spend a little time to get your self together so that this will be successful for you. I’m sorry but for right now I cannot watch you. Good luck

Wow I was really hoping to watch a tutorial but it's just a whole lot of talking, not looking at the camera, and random chit chat. So annoying and not helpful at all.

You need to find out all of what you need to know before doing your video. Asking how to cover the rope isn’t very interesting to those that tuned in to see your method when your not sure yourself what your doing I. Sorry but you need to go back and watch your videos before presenting them and looking for answers from your viewers. Learned nothing here.