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Home-Sewer to Professional Seamster: 8 Tricks You Should Learn

When I was a little my grandmother, who I lovingly called Maw-maw, gave me my first few sewing lessons, and my very first project was a baby blanket. I diligently sewed rows of printed squares that I quilted together on a 1960's Singer sewing machine. After that I was hooked and my hunger to sew was insatiable. Those early sewing skills served me well for many years and it wasn’t until I started my own women's clothing line, Lily & Migs, did my skills move from home-sewer to professional seamster . Some tools of the trade are only available with a special machine in a factory but there are SO MANY short cuts and tricks that professional seamsters implement for better efficiency and quality that you can and should be doing in your own sewing. I’m sharing my top 8 sewing tricks that will take you from being a home-sewer to living as a professional seamster . Are you ready? Don't be intimidated by it's edge... this will be your new BFF. 1. Rotar...

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