Pam's Sewing Sense articles are a collection of tips and techniques to assist all quilters, embroiderers, and sewists alike.


EMBROIDERING WITH SLINKY
Slinky is one of the most difficult fabrics to embroider due to its texture, stretch and weight. With its hills and valleys being so predominate, it can present a challenge for even the most seasoned embroiderer. The Jonny Seww Multi-Purpose Iron-on Stabilizer allows you to embroider it with ease and turn out a professional looking product.
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FABRIC STABILIZING SENSE
An article written by Pam Baker to address the dangers of adhesive sprays when used as a fabric stabilizer. Adhesives transferring to the sewing machine parts (hook, hoop, needles, etc.) will add to cleanup and maintenance cost, and hazardous chemicals present in spray adhesive and can contaminate quilts or sewing projects, and the human body.
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EMBROIDERY SENSE
The most important objectives in successful machine embroidery are stabilizing and hooping your fabric correctly. Next comes your needle, tension and design sense. Last of all...
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MAKING SENSE OF PAPER AND FOUNDATION PIECING
Paper and Foundation piecing are methods for making the smallest quilt block with the highest degree of accuracy.

  • For paper piecing, draw, trace or computer process lines and numbers onto Jonny Seww's Stabilizing Paper...
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  • For foundation piecing, press Jonny Seww Multi-Purpose Fabric or fabric of your choice to Jonny Seww Multi-Purpose Stabilizing Paper and print block design...
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