Now that you have your pattern assembled and your fabric pre-washed, it's time to cut out the fabric pieces. First you'll need to fold the fabric on the straight of grain. Hold your fabric up in the air with right sides together and selvages meeting. The fabric should hang straight without any diagonal wrinkles. Adjust the selvages left and right until it hangs straight. This might take a little practice to perfect but you'll soon be able to recognize when your fabric is not lined up correctly.
Today I'm going to share a few of my super easy tricks for cutting and taping pdf sewing patterns. I know some people can't stand putting together pdf patterns but I find it to be pretty quick and easy. I hope that if you're pdf pattern averse, this will help give you a jump start. I love pdf patterns because they are so easy to download (hello, instant gratification!) and if I mess up I can always reprint. Let's get started!
The first step of any sewing project is to gather your fabric and supplies. Your project will go much more smoothly if you have everything you need right from the beginning. There's no bigger buzz kill than having to run out to the fabric store in the middle of stitching to pick up supplies. (Trust me! I've done it more times than I can count!) So, today I'm going to give you some tips on choosing fabric for the woven version of the Lou Box Top pattern and a list of essential supplies. Let's get started!
