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posted August 29, 2011 / 5 Comments

Do you have any special tricks when it comes to sewing with plaids? 

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Mena Trott

Mena Trott started The Sew Weekly to document her attempt to sew all of her own clothes in 2010. Since then, she's made over 125 outfits and has way more clothes than she needs.

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  1. Sigrid
    August 29, 2011 at 11:51 am

    Yes ! Sometimes, if you don’t fold the fabric absolutely perfectly, the plaid won’t be the same on both sides, so I make a full size pattern and then cut it out.

  2. margueritedesigns
    August 30, 2011 at 11:59 am

    I put little tacking stitches in where the main pattern lines meet before machining. This stops the fabric shifting under the foot. Looks good when the lines meet!

  3. Loretta
    August 30, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    Use a walking foot, it keeps your presser foot and feed dogs from pulling and pushing your fabric through the machine at different speeds.

  4. Jeanne Marie
    August 30, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    Great tips!
    I trace the lines of the plaid onto critical areas on the pattern piece so each time I cut that pattern piece, the plaid is in the same place. This also helps when cutting corresponding pieces so the plaid lines up properly. Actually, I do this with any print I need to match or at least line up.

  5. Alex Sand
    August 31, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    I cut one piece and line it up against the piece it will be sewn to as I pin the next piece. It takes longer to cut things out but they line up well.