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What is your sewing pet peeve?
For me, it’s all the ironing! Stopping to iron often takes the wind out of my sails on a project. Yet, it’s so very necessary.
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Running out of bobbin thread.
My pet peeve is cutting patterns/fabric. I mainly sew clothing, so I like to try and make a master pattern with swedish paper first so I don’t have to cut the original pattern. So I’m tracing then cutting, then pinning, then cutting fabric… which takes FOREVER. Only then do I get to get to the fun part which is actually the sewing. : ) Oh, and I hate how the patterns never ever fold up back into their neat little bag. Its like a road map (do people still use those) or an air mattress. LOL
Having to change thread color
Poorly written, unclear or incomplete project instructions.
My Pet Peeve is not having enough roooom in my sewing set up, like everything gets piled on the sewing table only creating a huge job of unloading everything to get to the machine! Once it’s all clear though, it’s time to make something gorgewah!
Having to stop sewing to take care of something else around the house. I wish I could hang a ‘Do not disturb” or ‘Find it yourself” sign!
Definitely when my toddler (or Pomeranian) find their way into my fabric basket and unfold everything!! Happy Friday everyone!!
I really don’t like too much start/stop during a project.
I hate to have to pin things. I like it so much better when I can just hold the pieces together.
I hate having to use a seam ripper!! I’m always afraid I will ruin the fabric with a slip of the seam ripper. Plus it means I have goofed up
broken needle thread while embroidering!
Kids that want to help…..
Realizing I did not buy the correct yardage of fabric after I have cut out most of the pieces required to make my project.
I hate it when my needle breaks. But at least then it gets changed. My husband does not like finding pins with his feet!
interruptions.
Unclear instructions
Trying to do so much in a short period of time. I always THINK I can finish a sewing major project in the time I’ve allotted… Sorry to say, I usually don’t meet the deadline…
My pet peeve is making stupid mistakes. Mistakes that easily could have been avoided with just the smallest of forethought. Measure twice, cut once, right??
Having to stop sewing when I am on a roll to do something else.
I hate running out of bobbin thread.
Time! There isn’t enough of it with everything (elderly parents, teenager, work, house) to even finish a simple pair of pants!
pre-washing fabrics! Necessary, but I hate it!
I hate all the little threads and scraps of fabric that fall out of the waste bag. Even more irritating is the fact that when I sit down to sew, it is the signal for the cats to come and walk over my work. Plus my chihuahua thinks that he must sit on my lap when I sew.
Procrastinating the finishing work……I hate finishing work lol
Having family members calling to have you find something for them.
Having to stop to take the dog out because my son forgot to do it!
My pet peeve would have to be top thread breaking and/or bottom thread running out when doing machine embroidery!
Being called by family members to find their stuff!
Losing track of time!! The kids come in from school and I’m like, what are you doing here! Haha
Laying out the fabric and pattern!!!!
having to rip out a seam…because I forgot to set my1/4 inch~duh!!
Incomplete and unclear instructions.
I hate cutting out the pattern or the pieces for a quilt. I just want to get to the fun and sew!
Getting really excited about a project and gathering all of my supplies and having everything except that one piece of matching fabric that just fits the project. The closest fabric stores from me are 45 minutes to an hour away! Soooo frustrating!
Cutting fabric. Maybe I just need better scissors haha.
My pet peeve is when you bring home new fabric that you have selected for a new project that you’re excited about but you can’t start right away because you have to wash, dry and iron your fabric before you can start!!!!!
Doing the same stupid mistake more than once. Like putting a sleeve in wrong side out three times before I decided to quit for the night and go to bed.
My pet peeve is when my husband is not home and I need a strange color that does not convert the numbers to ones I have. Being colored blind I CANNOT just pick out a color for embroidery. I know it is a small thing but think about it the next time you go to pick out a color for anything
I don’t like having to cut the pieces for the pattern. Always afraid of cutting it wrong.
Pins that bend too easily. I swear they don’t make them like they used to.
Cutting out the pattern!
My sewing pet peeve would have to be, completely running out of the thread color I’m using for a project & have to stop to go purchase more.
Having the fabric not cooperate with your ideas for the pattern!!
I hate having to rethread my serger. I don’t have one of those automatic threader kind.
My bobbin running out.
bobbin thread running out before i’ve finished !!!
ironing : (
I hate to stop to iron too, but bigest irritation is having to stop sewing to go to work. Work always gets in my way!
I hate it when I’m trying to use what I have and not have to buy anything. Then run short of something and HAVE to go buy something that I won’t use for ages.
It “seams” that the phone only rings when I start to sew! I’ve got my music on and the pattern all cut out…then the phone rings (or something else interrupts me). I always want to sew until my project is completed…but, we all know that in the real world, that is not always possible.