I’ve been waiting to see what questions everyone would ask on Sew,Mama,Sew! this week.  I admit that I was a little nervous, kind of like when I first started teaching sewing years ago.  What if someone asked a question that I totally didn’t know the answer to?  Actually, I did get one—but it was a very specific one about piping around corners on a pillow, and since I’ve never done that, I think I can be excused.  In general though, all the questions were great!  And really relevant for beginners.

If you’re wondering about the tension on your sewing machine, or how to clean and oil it, I talked about that.  If you have trouble sewing around curves, or with slippery fabric and knits, I’ve got some tips to help you out.  If you’re not clear about when to finish fabric edges and how, I covered that.  And at the end, there are a few resources to help with fitting and selecting interfacing.  Most of the answers were excerpted or adapted from Hello Sewing Machine, where of course you’ll find a lot more answers to basic sewing questions.

Phew!  Thanks to everyone who wrote in with questions, it was great to see what readers were curious about.  You can read the answers over on Sew,Mama,Sew! today.

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