Sue Ann has a great idea for the embroider for storing your stabilzers!!!! Using a pant hanger ( the kind that hold several pair of pants by folding over a rod) slide a roll of stabilzer on each on of the bars where you would have folder the pair of pants. You will be able to store 5 roll this way. WOW do I love this one

I stitched a sampler of one of my buttonhole styles in all the sizes from the lowest to about 30 mm. Then I slit the buttonhole opening and serger finished the sides of the sampler. I have it handy near my sewing machine. When I go to make a buttonhole and don’t know what size would be best, I just pull out my sampler and test the different buttonhole sizes with the button until one works easily with the button.

A solution for shortening jeans or slacks is to cut a 1 1/4 inch wide bias fabric piece, matching or coordinating with the pants.  Match the pant desired length, plus 1/4 inch.  Sew the bias fabric to the hem with a 1/4 inch seam and turn the hem up so 1/8th inch of the pant fabric shows on the wrong side.  Turn under the bias raw edge and stitch.  There won’t be a rippled effect on the tapered legs because the bias has enough give to produce a flat hem.

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Sewing Tip:

To get crisp seams, ironed shoulder seams, use a 1 inch diameter dowel piece covered with a 100% cotton or wool casing.  Insert this pressing tool into the shoulder and press the seams, then iron the garment flat.  It is particularly useful in children’s clothing.

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