Little Scraps of Magic

[Patchworkjill]

This looks like a great idea and I thought that it would do well to have a thread for it.

Before I get started on it I need to stitch out my machine stitch 'bible', but it gives me a format to aim for and then put altogether.

[Patchworkjill]

here are the links for the first 2 exercises

learn/projects/

learn/projects/

[Zarah]

Very thoughtful of you Rosemary. Good idea!

[lorra]

I plan on doing the little scraps of magic too. I want to do the stitch bible too. Are you going to use a stablizer when doing the bible? I think I will.

[lorra]

I've got lots of plain white egyptian cotton, which I was thinking of cutting to folder (A4) size, overlocking the edges(maybe), then starching, stitching and writing the details on directly. Or somthing along those lines....

[lorra]

I googled how to make a stitch bible. Weallsew has Carol Ann Waugh's instructions. I have some light colored backing left over, so I will use it. I can use different colors of contrast thread. Anxious to get started!

[lorra]

Sounds good. Can't do. I'm drowning in projects. I will enjoy whatever you ladies do/show pictures of.

[loise98]

I would like to do this. Just like everything else that comes down the pike. Like Terrie I'll follow along for sure. I am going to try to do it to. I'll make a late start for sure.

[loise98]

Aw go on, join in, think of them as warm up exercises, less work than a mug rug :wink: they don't have to be colour co-ordinated, or finished either 8) :P

[Reetzbobeetz]

I have done stitch bibles for my sewing machines and I have to say that it is so much better to use some sort of stabilizer rather than just starch for this. You want the stitches to look as good as possible and I think a stabilizer makes them look their best. I used an iron-on stabilizer so that I didn't have to worry about pinning the stabilizer in place and it worked really well. And whatever fabric you do choose to use you should make sure your thread really contrasts well with it so that all of the stitches will show up properly.

[Zarah]

Rita, your advice is very good. I used Rickys stabilizer for mine and on the first I did not use enough contrast for the thread. It's annoying when you have to put it under strong light to see the stitches :cry:

[Reetzbobeetz]

I hear you Norma, I had to re-do one of mine because I couldn't see the stitches clearly enough - that's how I know. :wink:

[AndreeBergeron]

Rita, Thanks for your good advice.
I had to do this for a while now, (when I need to find a stitch, it's trial & error right now - so I have a few scraps here and there with stitch numbers and specifications on it!)
Didn't know if I would do the business card size or the full page - I think the full page has more room to make changes to settings after the default one. And it's less tedious work (to cut to size, and put it in the sleeve).
Ah! another project!

Andrée (still need to work on that signature as you can see - forgot to save it...)

[suehenyon]

Rosemary, this is a great thread. Having company coming for sewing today :roll: someone had to clean up the "studio" (eh hem choke cough) and found a bunch of samples that need keeping, but what to do with them? I'm thinking a big album with sleeves would fit the spot and then, what in the world was I thinking with a bolt of Timtex?

I'm looking forward to seeing what ya'll do with this.

[suehenyon]

Susan...I could use some of that Timtex off your bolt right now. I've been looking for mine and can't find it! :wink:

Barbara