Secrets of Speed

[beattie]

I noticed in your pics from the handout that lots of your bags had piecrust seams - but that's fine - they're just as functional & look lovely. They're a cathapple variation! I'm sure we all make adjustments as we see fit.

[zappers]

I did notice Cathapple, but was too polite to point it out and i thought hey! what difference does it make anyway

[Lady B]

....it's a FEATURE! (We always say that when we make a mistake!)

[Pauline]

I remember having to do sample seams in needlework theory lessons in the early sixties. We were told that this type of seam is a French Seam. Pauline.

[zappers]

So was I and someone contradicted me the other day - of course I was not argumentative No not me........!!!!

[angiedesigns]

I find it amusing that things have to have a name - it is a seam and I never knew how to do it before I did a morsbag. Like the flip it sew thingy I was shown how to do "stich and flip"?

I think ones with frills hanging out should be cornish pasty seams - and ones with tassles should be called tablecloth seams...

And ones with bits of the inside seam hanging out due to overzealous miscalculation of the second seam being sewn too close should be called December deadline seams.

Heh heh!

[beattie]

That's strange - I thought they were October deadline seams!
It's very annoying having to resew the seam because you've snipped it trying to tidy up the unintentional fringe.
Perhaps the tassled ones should be belly dancer seams!

[Lady B]

I find it amusing that things have to have a name - it is a seam and I never knew how to do it before I did a morsbag. Like the flip it sew thingy I was shown how to do "stich and flip"?

I think ones with frills hanging out should be cornish pasty seams - and ones with tassles should be called tablecloth seams...

And ones with bits of the inside seam hanging out due to overzealous miscalculation of the second seam being sewn too close should be called December deadline seams.

Heh heh!

From my memory of learning to sew, I think that one is called a 'run & fell' seam .

I'm still so deeply entrenched in 5/8th of an inch seam allowance that I STILL make sure that my french seams are no wider than that! Miss Wilson might give me a detetion if they are....

[kuhtams]

And ones with bits of the inside seam hanging out due to overzealous miscalculation of the second seam being sewn too close should be called December deadline seams.

I have lots of these, I'm just going to say it's my trademark though!

[angiedesigns]

Looks pretty if you cut the bag using pinking shears!

I have a few like that! But I am getting there - now.. I sometimes get a bit "perfectionist" and trim excess before sewing the second seam... if I feel like it - otherwise I live life dangerously!

[mediatinker]

Classic French seams are trimmed close to the first seam, before turning and stitching the enclosing seam. (And the enclosed seam is towards the inside of the garment, not an exterior pie crust.)

I think I'm doing "Tokyo seams". They fold to the inside, but I rarely trim so there are always little bits hanging off at the corners. Tod sticks to the classic French way and always trims. His bags look much better than mine.

[zappers]

I always trim if there are 'fuzzy bits' on the edge of the material, otherwise I just take enough in the seam to cover the first seam. My Mum always taught me to trim though!

[Tabatuga]

15 minutes in doing a bag? (from the ironing to the full sewing)
It takes me quite an hour to iron and sew ONE bag!
I have some problems with the trim sizes!

[Lady B]

15 minutes in doing a bag? (from the ironing to the full sewing)
It takes me quite an hour to iron and sew ONE bag!
I have some problems with the trim sizes!

I always cut and iron a batch of bags,(or get someone else to do it!) then it is easy and quick to whizz though them all on the sewing machine. Seems to be more rewarding because you can produce a bag much faster

[zappers]

Me too!