Comments for So what? Sew buttons! http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:57:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Patchwork Baby Ball by jennifer http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/patchwork-baby-ball/#comment-924 jennifer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:57:33 +0000 http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/?p=1227#comment-924 actually on second thought, i will probably need to buy the book! Thank you for all your help! actually on second thought, i will probably need to buy the book! Thank you for all your help!

]]> Comment on Patchwork Baby Ball by jennifer http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/patchwork-baby-ball/#comment-923 jennifer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:56:26 +0000 http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/?p=1227#comment-923 actually on second thought, i will probably need to get the book! : ) thank you for all your help! actually on second thought, i will probably need to get the book! : )

thank you for all your help!

]]> Comment on Patchwork Baby Ball by jennifer http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/patchwork-baby-ball/#comment-922 jennifer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:48:23 +0000 http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/?p=1227#comment-922 : ) lol! I am going to try to use your photos. Do you just keep building off the original one? ( The one that you have alread put together in the pic. ) : ) lol! I am going to try to use your photos. Do you just keep building off the original one? ( The one that you have alread put together in the pic. )

]]> Comment on Patchwork Baby Ball by Sarah http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/patchwork-baby-ball/#comment-921 Sarah Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:29:09 +0000 http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/?p=1227#comment-921 Stuffing is definitely better than batting. This is what it says on the bag: Poly-fil Premium Polyester Fiberfill . My friend's sewing machine does the automatic embroidery, so she was able to do the names for me. You obviously don't have to have that, but I thought it was a nice touch! The template and instructions are in the book Seams to Me (which, if it's not at your library, is definitely at your local bookstore). I definitely had to follow the instructions step by step, but my husband claims that if you know how a soccer ball is constructed it would be easy to do. Stuffing is definitely better than batting. This is what it says on the bag: Poly-fil Premium Polyester Fiberfill . My friend’s sewing machine does the automatic embroidery, so she was able to do the names for me. You obviously don’t have to have that, but I thought it was a nice touch! The template and instructions are in the book Seams to Me (which, if it’s not at your library, is definitely at your local bookstore). I definitely had to follow the instructions step by step, but my husband claims that if you know how a soccer ball is constructed it would be easy to do.

]]> Comment on Patchwork Baby Ball by jennifer http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/patchwork-baby-ball/#comment-920 jennifer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:25:01 +0000 http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/?p=1227#comment-920 okay so stuffing is better than batting?! will the bag saying "stuffing"? Like i said i am very new to this! My friend is having a baby and i know she would love this!!!!! DO you have a monograming machine? The reason I ask is becasue you wrote your daughters name on the ball. okay so stuffing is better than batting?! will the bag saying “stuffing”? Like i said i am very new to this! My friend is having a baby and i know she would love this!!!!! DO you have a monograming machine? The reason I ask is becasue you wrote your daughters name on the ball.

]]> Comment on Patchwork Baby Ball by Sarah http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/patchwork-baby-ball/#comment-919 Sarah Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:16:30 +0000 http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/?p=1227#comment-919 oh, other baby things? Well I've just done two baby quilts, three patchwork balls, and I guess that's it. My mom has made many lovely stuffed animals and dolls over the years, but I've never tried it myself! oh, other baby things? Well I’ve just done two baby quilts, three patchwork balls, and I guess that’s it. My mom has made many lovely stuffed animals and dolls over the years, but I’ve never tried it myself!

]]> Comment on Patchwork Baby Ball by Sarah http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/patchwork-baby-ball/#comment-918 Sarah Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:14:53 +0000 http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/?p=1227#comment-918 I am frankly so pleased that someone not related to me is reading this that I love your questions! I used regular Poly-Fil stuffing that you can get at the fabric store or Michael's. That said, the last one I made I ran out of stuffing and happened to have some batting. I cut up the batting into pieces and wedged it into the middle of the ball. Not ideal, but it worked. If you click on the "Sewing" tag in the category cloud on the side you can see everything I've sewed. I pretty much made my first dress a year ago, and then this spring is when I started making things regularly. I am frankly so pleased that someone not related to me is reading this that I love your questions! I used regular Poly-Fil stuffing that you can get at the fabric store or Michael’s. That said, the last one I made I ran out of stuffing and happened to have some batting. I cut up the batting into pieces and wedged it into the middle of the ball. Not ideal, but it worked. If you click on the “Sewing” tag in the category cloud on the side you can see everything I’ve sewed. I pretty much made my first dress a year ago, and then this spring is when I started making things regularly.

]]> Comment on Patchwork Baby Ball by jennifer http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/patchwork-baby-ball/#comment-917 jennifer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:12:52 +0000 http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/?p=1227#comment-917 other baby things. other baby things.

]]> Comment on Patchwork Baby Ball by jennifer http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/patchwork-baby-ball/#comment-916 jennifer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:10:49 +0000 http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/?p=1227#comment-916 do you use batting? Sorry, i am very new to sewing! Also, do you have a link to other htings you have made? do you use batting? Sorry, i am very new to sewing! Also, do you have a link to other htings you have made?

]]> Comment on Patchwork Baby Ball by Sarah http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/patchwork-baby-ball/#comment-913 Sarah Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:35:31 +0000 http://sewbuttons.wordpress.com/?p=1227#comment-913 You stuff it very tightly. It's a squishy ball and a few of the patches I used were made out of a knit fabric-those patches were kind of bulgy. But otherwise, you just stuff and stuff until it is as firm as you like it. You stuff it very tightly. It’s a squishy ball and a few of the patches I used were made out of a knit fabric-those patches were kind of bulgy. But otherwise, you just stuff and stuff until it is as firm as you like it.

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