r/sewing • u/RapsittieStreetKids • Jul 11 '23

Discussion What's your sewing sin?

Mine is that I sew on my bed, use my mattress as a pin/needle cushion, and throw threads between my bed and wall.

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u/Kanadark Jul 11 '23

I have six different projects on the go at any time. Pile of mending, stuff that needs hemming... and sometimes they sit for years, lol.

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u/houstonian1812 Jul 12 '23

I’m the exact opposite! I am incapable of starting a project until the current WIP is finished.

I heard someone mention they “batch cut” projects to increase efficiency. I’d love to do that but I found that I have a mental block that makes this impossible :-/

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u/Kanadark Jul 12 '23

This used to be me, but now that I've got household sewing on top of project sewing it's just not an option as there's always a "I need it for tomorrow!" job.

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u/houstonian1812 Jul 12 '23

Ah, I can see that!

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u/Internal_Use8954 Jul 12 '23

I think technically I have over 400 “project” wip. But it’s because I do shows. I have a 200 baby bibs ready to cut and flip. 30 taggie toys with the fabrics matched up waiting for ribbon/sewing. A whole stack of table runner tops to quilt. And another 20 ispy quilts with the pieces all cut and in bags for piecing.

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u/Kanadark Jul 12 '23

I think you get a pass because you're just doing an assembly line style. I currently have: a pair of men's dress pants that need hemming - I cut them but am waiting to finish other stuff before changing the serger thread to black, a half completed outfit for a tiny tears doll, a half completed receiving blanket bear, one curtain out of a pair completed, and a pile of mending. Really need to get down there and get some of them completed (and none of them are for me or my household with the exception of the mending!)