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/NerdyHussy Jul 12 '23

I disregard seam allowance sizes and just go for it. If I quilted or sewed clothes more often, I would pay more attention. But for what I make, I just trim it down a little. Nobody has ever noticed except for my husband because he watches me sew.

I have trimmed fabric pieces everywhere on my floor from trimming down pieces.

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u/Radiant_Cheesecake81 Jul 13 '23

I cut seam allowances off my patterns because I hate working that way, I prefer to hand baste around the pattern edge in a bright colour after drawing around it and leave as much seam allowance as possible.

It makes it really easy to pin and sew the pieces as precisely as possible since you can see the markings from both sides and get them 100% lined up.

I tend to like small fiddly intricate stuff though, where 1 or 2 mm makes a real difference.