Do you use a stiletto?
#44
I use an orange stick that you find in the personal care section of a store. They are used for manicures and have a sharp tip on one end and an angled tip on the other. They are made of wood. Inexpensive and works great.
#45
Bonnie Hunter's site has instructions for making a beaded stiletto out of the needle you use to close a turkey you're roasting (does anyone do that anymore?!?) http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2012/...stilettos.html
#49
I use my stiletto esp. joining the end of pieces with points such as trianges.
Another trick that I was taught is to use a trailing pin. You put the pin in point first at the pointy end where you will end sewing. The pin should be to one side of the where you sewing machine needle with go thru the fabric. As the feed dogs pull the fabric away from you, just hold the top of the pin and slowly let it slide out of the fabric as the fabric moves.
You will finish with a perfect 1/4 inch seam rather than one that veers crooked. Works like a charm. Just be sure your sewing machine needle doesn't hit the pin. I hold the pin start helping it extract before the machine needle reaches it. Stitch slowly at this point.
Another trick that I was taught is to use a trailing pin. You put the pin in point first at the pointy end where you will end sewing. The pin should be to one side of the where you sewing machine needle with go thru the fabric. As the feed dogs pull the fabric away from you, just hold the top of the pin and slowly let it slide out of the fabric as the fabric moves.
You will finish with a perfect 1/4 inch seam rather than one that veers crooked. Works like a charm. Just be sure your sewing machine needle doesn't hit the pin. I hold the pin start helping it extract before the machine needle reaches it. Stitch slowly at this point.
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