Using Glue To Hold That Fabric Piece In Place

I keep my glue close by when I'm dealing with the need to hold a fabric piece in place.

It just makes some things easier for me and I definitely love easy!

The glue was a must when I was sewing my Sunburst Dresden. There were 24 points 

and no matter how hard I tried, they wiggled out of place when I was sewing them.

Out came my glue...loved it!

I glued all those points in place and let them dry before I started sewing them together.

Washable Elmer's Glue works, too. I tried it on my Purple Dresden to make sure. Yep! It works!

It doesn't need much...just a dab or two.

They went together so fast and with no worries about those points slipping.

I use Tombow or Elmer's School Glue when I'm having trouble making some seams meet, too.

Nesting seams usually works, but not always...or maybe its just me not being able to always do it.

Dab a tiny bit of glue, nest the seams together, and let it dry or touch it with an iron.

It stays there while I sew and gives me a perfect match on those seams. 

I'm off to play with Monkey Boys and just enjoy my day.

I hope your day blooms with warmth and sunshine!

Let The Seams Meet!

I've sewn for...uh, lots and lots of years (too many to mention), but I'm still learning new tricks to make this sewing thing I enjoy so much just a little easier. For years I settled for "almost there" seams that, well...almost met. Then a few months ago I was stalking a few blogs and ran across a video by Cristy Fincher that showed how to glue those seams before sewing. I didn't have the glue she used, but I had some Tombow glue on hand (Quilt Taffy carries it) so I used it to see if this method really worked (I'm sure this isn't new to most of you, but I'm okay being an old dog that CAN learn new tricks.)

Yep...it worked!

Iron your seams in opposite directions 

(this will let them meet so much better when you glue them together.)

Put a little dab of glue on one side just at the seam and lay the other piece on top, matching 

seams. Push the seams into each other so they meet (this is where ironing them in 

opposite directions helps a lot.) Let it dry a few minutes.

Sew them. Iron them. No pins!

See! They are pretty darn perfect in meeting up. Love it!

The project I used to practice this method is for the Ho Ho Ho Blog Hop.

Come back on July 31st to see how all my squares meet each other.