Bias Tape–A Wonder

 

I know that most of you out there have used bias tape for sewing, especially if you were/are a garment sewer.  Well I have not really used it for anything.

As I mention on my last post, I was making pillow case dresses for a lady who will be going to Haiti in August.  I have never made one so I looked it up on YouTube (what can you not find on YouTube).  Where you cut out the arms, most of the videos have you folding under the arm curve.  Well I am a terrible folder especially around curves, this was making me very frustrated.  Then I saw a video using double fold bias tape.  My world has open up to using this tape for many a project.  I would never use it for a quilt, but for mini projects like mug rugs would be great to use it for.

This is what the bias tape look like.

Here are two of the dress I made.  Not great photo’s , I don’t have any little girls to try them on and not the right hanger.  I am just lazy.

 

I used fabric that I had in my stash, you only need about 1/2 yard or use a pillow case.  I will have some better pictures this weekend, because some of the girls in the Bee also made some from pillow cases.  Can’t wait to see how they turned out.  I even use a French seam.  I have used this seam only once when making a pillow case, put now I really understand how to use it.  An old dog learning a old sewing technique.

Happy Quilting

The Slow Quilter (Felicia)