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Every time I start a project; I consider the extra little details that I will need to add.

Details are key. They show you care and value your customers items and/or their loved one’s belongings. I want my passion for what I’m creating to show through no matter what I’m working on. I am always looking for tips and lessons on how to do the next thing. I also do this with things I already know how to do because I want to learn how to do them better.

A detail, when working with button downs, is to make sure to go through and stitch down along the front closure (past or in-between the buttons down the front of the shirt). I also like to maintain and sew down any pre-ironed creases and folds of the shirt to preserve its character.

A detail, when working with pillowcases, I like to add are hidden zippers. They give the illusion that the zipper doesn’t exist, but this is much easier said than done. I used to hate using zippers like this because it always looked like the seam wasn’t close enough to the zipper teeth. Even with the right foot my opinion was unchanged. It took me longer than I’d like to admit to realize that you had to roll out the zipper and even longer to notice that using an iron could/would melt the teeth. I am still improving but my feelings have shifted to more of a love/hate feeling.

A detail, when working on any of my quilts or blankets I’ve had to learn, through painful trial and error I might add, is how to match my seams up. I hate to admit it, but all too often I still come across a joined seam now and again that I have to redo, or it will eat away at me. Matching seams will give you crisp straight lines and corners; I love when I get my seams right, I can’t seem to pass up that satisfying feeling.

The latest detail I have been focusing on is adding quilted stitch designs in my projects and blankets. Either by hand or with a walking foot there are struggles. By hand, the task goes slowly, and it is a journey in itself to find the right finger protection. With a walking foot, minus the guide bar, will make you question your ability to sew a straight line. I will be rectifying that situation ASAP.