You asked about the favorite gift we ever gave. This is a favorite story to tell also. My husbands family does a dirty Santa exchange every year with a price range of 15-20 dollars. I decided to ignore that price range one year and make a lap quilt. Living in Wa almost everyone there is a Seahawk fan so I used a solid piece of Seahawk fabric with matching polar fleece on the back and quilted large scallops on it. Very simply but very well done. I wrapped it shoddy so it would not look special. When my father in laws number was called he chose my package and loved it almost as much as I love him. He immediately wrapped up in it. After him a cousin tried to take it. He was still standing there wrapped in it and very quietly said "no". This is of course against the rules since it could be "stolen" 3 times. Again the cousin tried to take it and Grandpa said "no". At this time you could hear a pin drop in the roomful of people, because Grandpa always plays by the rules. The third time he said no he said it a bit more firmly and we all knew he was not letting that quilt go. That was a few years ago and that story still gets told from time to time. It made me happy to have him end up with the quilt and happy that he loved it so much he refused to let it go. I still feel the best gift that year was watching him with that quilt! He is very dear to me and of all the gifts I have ever given in my entire life, that is my favorite. :-D
I thought that maybe I could add that thermal batting and make a couple holiday table protectors to usr under hot dishes. I love this idea for gifts. One of my favorite homemade gifts was one I gave to my son; he serves in the USAF and was stationed overseas. I dearly wanted him to have a Christmas tree with lights and gifts underneath it. But it is obviously tough to ship. So, I bought a Christmas tree panel and made it into a quilted wall hanging. I inserted battery powered lights on it. It got there in time for him to have a bit of home and family for the holidays. Happy holidays.
In 2002 my husband was deployed with the Navy and was to return on the 22nd of December. I flew his mom in and surprised him for Christmas. He had not seen her for 4 years. My children, ages 5 and 2, did not know daddy was coming home, so it was a double bonus Christmas gift.
Most meaningful gift I ever made and gave was a quilt for a friend battling breast cancer. The quilt was titled "Heartfelt" She is recovered and tells me it was one of her best gifts.
I’ve been looking everywhere for the pattern for this cute napkin I not only found yours but also learned from you how to save time by cutting all layers at once with your quarter round pattern! I’m glad I didn’t start my project until I found your video. I can’t wait to see more of your projects in the future. Your teaching style is so much more fun than listening to women who remind me of my home economics teacher 30 years ago! I just might finish this project in time before the holidays arrive. THANKS!
I made to sets of these this past Christmas and took them to Arizona for family. then one of the granddaughters liked them so much I as if she would like to have a set so that is why I am watching this again so I would know how big to make them. Thanks for the wonderful gift idea. Love you and all you do for us sewer and quilters.
HELLO ROB. This is All Caps Jeni. I was perusing thru channels for my Christmas Table this year and came across this video. Thank you so much for this. You are the BEST.
My favorite thing I've made was a quilt for my son. For 2 years I collected patterns (and made up a few of my own) of different vehicles (fire truck, school bus, airplane, dump truck, etc) and the look on his face Christmas morning was priceless. He has been sleeping under it every night since!
I made handmade stockings for family when they visited me in San Diego. We used those during the holidays whenever we are at someone's house and add to the collection when we have new arrivals in the family ( be it babies or new inlaws married). It is fun.
My cousin had an apron that her mother had made for her, with a teddy bear on it. The apron got misplaced at our grandmothers house and my cousin had never forgotten. We both have grown children and I have grand and greats. A few years ago, I was wondering what to make for my cousin for Christmas and remembered a panel I had with teddy bears on it. Well, I made an apron and she still has it. She was so thrilled and it made me happy, to make her so happy.
Really cute project, Rob! Another idea for sewing the circles is to sew them BEFORE you cut them out. You can draw the circle on the wrong side of one of your fabrics. Then cut 1/4" away from your sew line (remembering to still leave a gap for turning, of course). This would help to reduce bias and wavy edges! Some extension tables actually have a feature for sewing circles as well.
So smart! That way the fabric stablizes itself on the curves. Also, there is less wear and tear on the template. Since the cutting would be done with scissors, there's less risk with the rotary cutter, too.
I learned this while serging circles for doll skirts. If I drew the circle, then serged to cut and overcast I had a very stable edge. It was very wavy if I serged on already cut circle. Lesson learned. Also if I was using standard serger thread, I could disengage the knife to do a second round on the circle to cover all of the threads that poke out when cutting on the bias.
I think my favorite gift I've ever given was last year (2015) I secretly got all of my mother in laws grandkids together and took a picture of them and put it on canvas for her and have it to her as her Christmas gift. she said it was the best gift she's ever received. :)
Love, love this pattern. I actually picked up a circle cutting template at a yard sale last summer, finally got to use it! I have made several sets & even made quilted coasters around CD'S to match.
Love this idea. I have made circle ornament trees like this, but never thought of napkins. My favorite Christmas gift I ever gave was replacing my husbands purple heart that was lost in a fire. The favorite thing I have ever made, were the 5 queen sized quilts I hand quilted for my 4 sisters and my mother one year. My moms was my favorite of them all.
I draw and cut out just one circle. I lay that one on top of the second piece of fabric/backing and sew around the cut out circle with a 1/4" seam and leaving the 1" opening. Next, I slowly cut out around the edge of the first circle (with scissors.) I now have the two circles sewn together at this point. Then, do my top stitching around the edges, with or without the rick rack. This way, my circles match, top and bottom layers. I do that a lot when sewing two odd shaped pieces of fabric together when making odd shaped items, even hearts, etc. instead of cutting out two of them, for a perfect match-up of the 2 pieces of fabric.
I made a flat shaped pumpkin out of fleece for my grandson. I used embroidery floss for the facial features. Instead of making the usual shapes like triangles, I made each one from the letters of his first name. It turned out real cute.
Those are so cute! Red and aqua is one of my favorite color combinations. Distressed wooden candle sets are one of the many things I make for Christmas gifts.
Rob you are AWESOME!! My favorite gift that I've made. Would have to be a Dora the Explorer backpack for my daughter! The look on her face makes my heart smile! Thanks for another awesome tutorial!
Love these and you are always fun to watch. Favorite gift to make and give (you could a tute on them lol) is chef's towels or chef's boas - 1 kitchen towel cut in half horizontally; 1/3 yd matching fabric. Sew one half of towel to each end, right sides together, raw edges together. If you like, sew matching trim or do decorative machine stitch on right side over seam. Fold in half lengthwise, right sides together and run a seam lengthwise. Trim seam to 1/4 inch. Turn tube right side out. Your towel has all seams inside and is already hemmed. Wear around the neck working in the kitchen and you will always have a towel at your finger tips on either side. You could also add a small pocket, patch, or embroidery design. Idea from a friend and people seem to love them. They're unique and practical. I chose specific prints and colors to customize them. Inexpensive to make, but pricey to buy made up. Keep up the great work :)
Though this is an older video, I love reading the responses. The napkins are wonderful and I will be trying those soon. Thank you, Rob for sharing your talent, you are an inspiration. BTW. I am sending my eleventh RARE Bear this week.
Cute napkins! Use some light weight double sided fusible interfacing, then you'll won't have to worry about shifting of fabric. You could use your method of turning a tube inside out with this as well. A "Sew Steady" for your machine will help with sewing a perfect circle.
My favorite home sewn gift was making giant bean bag chairs for every member of the family. It was fun customizing for each person. I could also use fake fur or fancy fabrics color coordinated for each person's taste.
Rob I watched the Holiday napkins and just had to make some. My children are sending me to AZ for Christmas and I made 8 of them to take with me for our dinner. They were so my fun making. I got up this morning and made 6 more in about 2 hours. But I still have to go buy the ric rac and the first of 12 for my daughters Christmas table will be done. I love them and Thanks so much.
I think it's the quilt I made for my son. He was in the scouts and had all these patches... what to do! I cut up his blue jeans he had outgrown and cut odd shapes out of the fabric. I sewed the patches and the troop badges onto them and backed the quilt with red bandannas. I used an exposed seam when I joined them so the denim raveled on the right side and red binding for the quilt. Now they are not in a box in the closet and he and his son can wrap up in the quilt while he shares stories of camping adventures.
Rob you crack me up! it's so refreshing to see a "manly-man" doing videos of matching fabrics, colors, saftey, and typically stuff ladies would be doing! I enjoy your videos so much but I have to ask you, where did you learn, or who taught you (mom, grandma,sister) to sew? you seem to love this sewing gig!
Thanks, Rita! Sewing is fun for everyone, right? Hopefully more men will start to realize that as well. My mom actually used to own a small quilt shop that I worked in and that's when I really started to get interested!
Brenda it looks like a magnetic seam guide. Here in Australia you can purchase one from Spotlight but elsewhere any good sewing supplier should have one. I have one like this: www.amazon.com.au/Universal-Magnetic-Seam-Guide/dp/B07Y2DJVYZ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=magnetic+sewing+guide&qid=1576375529&sr=8-3 My sewing machine also has a speciality foot with a built in seam guide. Either helps to sew a fixed width seam.
Nita and John Wragg Thank you! Unfortunately it say’s neither of these are currently being shipped to the United State’s. I appreciate taking time to answer me.
love these ... SEW (haha) cute. I am a multi-artist thus my favorite gift combo so far was hand poured, customized ceramic mugs filled with home-made coco packets, hand dipped chocolate covered spoons, and "matching" (or close to the mug design) mug rugs. But that particular gift set was started about june/july because i had around 25 gift sets to get ready.... THIS project will be much easier to get done in shorter time (they will be adorable in the cookie tins i am prepping) so THANK YOU for a great idea. YEA!!!
I just started to learn how to use my sewing machine recently (2 weeks ago). I love your video, I'm actually planning on making a pair of boxer shorts for everyone this Christmas since they are really easy and quick, they only use a little fabric, and I think they are perfect as pajamas
I love the napkin and going to make them and also print the grandchild and their grandpa on the napkin going to put the picture in the middle of the fold so when they open it they will see their picture with their grandpa thank you love watching you ,,, you make it so easy to learn
🤗😜😝 only you would use a roof reference in describing the zigs and zags of rickrack as "hips and valleys ". You not only teach Man-Sewing, you're developing your own specialized jargon. That's so cool, cuz we all learn differently, someone who might struggle learning from a traditional sewer might really excel learning from you. Keep creating!
I made the no sew ornaments with the picture in the middle I printed the picture on fabric and gave each grandchild with their grandpa together we lost him this March 17 2016 on St Patrick Day they loved having this special ornament for Christmas
Rob you Really need the blunt end of a long bamboo skewer to turn these things. Just to turn you can still use your purple thang to smooth the seams. Cute project!
Rob you remind me of a kid on christmas eve lol. My favourite gift/s are hand crochet baby blankets, sorry to be vague but each one is different and I like something from the many I have made :)
Appreciate the suggestions regarding trim nobody uses circular napkins they just don’t stay on your lap. Plus I noticed that his circles were not flat probably should have used a walking foot
Using a half circle is much easier, and makes a prettier tree. Cut two circles, in two different fabrics, cut both circles in half. Sew the two halves together. When you fold it, you see the second fabric as part of the tree. They are much easier and you get twice as many out of the same fabric, cause you are using a half circle. There are other YT vid's on these style of tree napkin. I do these in paper for making my own Christmas cards as well. Rob, check out the Half circle version... easier, better use of fabric, does not risk the "cupping" you mention and much prettier using two contrasting fabrics. I think you should do a new video for that style. It's more in line with the MSQ way. :o)
Oh my goodness, why can't you be square? LoL! I am scared of circle sewing but this is a good first time circle project. My favorite gift I gave at Christmas were quilts. We moved into my husbands families old farm house and I found some quilt tops in Grandmas old trunk she made and never finished. There were enough tops made for each of the grandchildren, my mother in-law and hubbies Uncle. They were made out of polyester from clothes Grandma recycled, I hand tied them like she would have done. I also found some Christmas cards she had written to each grandchild before her death that were never given out. They went with the quilts. It was wonderful, my kids still use their old fashioned quilts.
That sounds like such a great Christmas, Lu. I hope you give these circles a go, it's a great project to start with! And remember, it doesn't have to be perfect. :)
I'm such a huge fan... love your vids! And thanks so much for sharing this lovely holiday napkin tutorial!! (Absolutely lusting after that T-Shirt you have on, too.)
Thanks for the fantastic support Sherry! This shirt is actually available to buy! You can view it by clicking on this link below, and scrolling down. www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/browse?q=Man%20Sewing%20attire
Love it Rob!! But the printable for the template is nowhere to be found. Looking forward to doing these - I love that they are round!! Thanks for another great tutorial. :)
uuuh new tattoo... I can only see that now... niice combi :D sewing and tattoo :D in my case: many piercings, a few tattoos and my passion crochet xD and nice job/video... I hope we will see many more videos
I love this! Its going on my list of cool things to make this Christmas. Is the stitch guide a feature of your machine or is it something I can find and add to my machine.? I just started sewing again after not doing so for 20 some years and I've never seen the guide...but I could surely use it! Thanks for so many fun tutorials.
You can purchase one for your machine, Lisa. Here's a link to it at Missouri Star Quilt Co. It's out of stock at the moment, but if you add it to your wishlist they will email you when it's available. www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/detail/67125/brewer/-/seam-guide-magnetic-large-with-handle
Below is a link to it, Diana. Unfortunately it's sold out at MSQC right now, but if you add it to your wishlist they will email you when it's available! :) www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/detail/67125/brewer/-/seam-guide-magnetic-large-with-handle
Really love these Rob, will make two for each person at the table so they can take them home as a gift. I did notice you had what looked like a magnet as a seam guide, for someone who has to concentrate to keep an even seam I thought this was a brilliant idea. I did just wonder though if the magnet would interfere with the machine computer? Could you let me know. Many thanks.Trish
A harmless seam guide is painter's tape. You can stack multiple layers to create a ledge. Comes off easily with no residue and can be moved when your seam allowance changes.
Sorry, Elaine. We snuck it into the video description this time. Here's a direct link to it: mansewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CircularNapkins.pdf
In 1978 I gave my husband the three dog night’s greatest hits album. He said it was the best gift he ever got.
You asked about the favorite gift we ever gave. This is a favorite story to tell also. My husbands family does a dirty Santa exchange every year with a price range of 15-20 dollars. I decided to ignore that price range one year and make a lap quilt. Living in Wa almost everyone there is a Seahawk fan so I used a solid piece of Seahawk fabric with matching polar fleece on the back and quilted large scallops on it. Very simply but very well done. I wrapped it shoddy so it would not look special. When my father in laws number was called he chose my package and loved it almost as much as I love him. He immediately wrapped up in it. After him a cousin tried to take it. He was still standing there wrapped in it and very quietly said "no". This is of course against the rules since it could be "stolen" 3 times. Again the cousin tried to take it and Grandpa said "no". At this time you could hear a pin drop in the roomful of people, because Grandpa always plays by the rules. The third time he said no he said it a bit more firmly and we all knew he was not letting that quilt go. That was a few years ago and that story still gets told from time to time. It made me happy to have him end up with the quilt and happy that he loved it so much he refused to let it go. I still feel the best gift that year was watching him with that quilt! He is very dear to me and of all the gifts I have ever given in my entire life, that is my favorite. :-D
Thanks for sharing this special story with us gwyn reiber! What a wonderful family Christmas tradition!
Precious memory, thanks for sharing.
I thought that maybe I could add that thermal batting and make a couple holiday table protectors to usr under hot dishes. I love this idea for gifts. One of my favorite homemade gifts was one I gave to my son; he serves in the USAF and was stationed overseas. I dearly wanted him to have a Christmas tree with lights and gifts underneath it. But it is obviously tough to ship. So, I bought a Christmas tree panel and made it into a quilted wall hanging. I inserted battery powered lights on it. It got there in time for him to have a bit of home and family for the holidays. Happy holidays.
What a great way to give him a little bit of Christmas where he was stationed, Beth. Love the idea for the hot pads too!
Although I like using my rotary cutters for almost every cutting job, sometimes I use a pinking shears which makes the seam curve more neatly.
In 2002 my husband was deployed with the Navy and was to return on the 22nd of December. I flew his mom in and surprised him for Christmas. He had not seen her for 4 years. My children, ages 5 and 2, did not know daddy was coming home, so it was a double bonus Christmas gift.
Most meaningful gift I ever made and gave was a quilt for a friend battling breast cancer. The quilt was titled "Heartfelt" She is recovered and tells me it was one of her best gifts.
I’ve been looking everywhere for the pattern for this cute napkin I not only found yours but also learned from you how to save time by cutting all layers at once with your quarter round pattern! I’m glad I didn’t start my project until I found your video. I can’t wait to see more of your projects in the future. Your teaching style is so much more fun than listening to women who remind me of my home economics teacher 30 years ago! I just might finish this project in time before the holidays arrive. THANKS!
I made to sets of these this past Christmas and took them to Arizona for family. then one of the granddaughters liked them so much I as if she would like to have a set so that is why I am watching this again so I would know how big to make them. Thanks for the wonderful gift idea. Love you and all you do for us sewer and quilters.
Thank you so much, Gayle! I'm thrilled the napkins have been such a hit in your family! Have a blast making them!
HELLO ROB. This is All Caps Jeni. I was perusing thru channels for my Christmas Table this year and came across this video. Thank you so much for this. You are the BEST.
My favorite thing I've made was a quilt for my son. For 2 years I collected patterns (and made up a few of my own) of different vehicles (fire truck, school bus, airplane, dump truck, etc) and the look on his face Christmas morning was priceless. He has been sleeping under it every night since!
What a great gift for him to have, Faith. That's awesome!
1 of my fave gifts I gave out was my Native American bead work key rings. Everyone was loved them.
I made handmade stockings for family when they visited me in San Diego. We used those during the holidays whenever we are at someone's house and add to the collection when we have new arrivals in the family ( be it babies or new inlaws married). It is fun.
My cousin had an apron that her mother had made for her, with a teddy bear on it. The apron got misplaced at our grandmothers house and my cousin had never forgotten. We both have grown children and I have grand and greats. A few years ago, I was wondering what to make for my cousin for Christmas and remembered a panel I had with teddy bears on it. Well, I made an apron and she still has it. She was so thrilled and it made me happy, to make her so happy.
one year I made quilts for my bro and sis 's family. i so enjoyed it and that was 10+ years ago. Time to start again
Homemade gifts mean so much more the person who made it put a lot of love into it
Really cute project, Rob!
Another idea for sewing the circles is to sew them BEFORE you cut them out. You can draw the circle on the wrong side of one of your fabrics. Then cut 1/4" away from your sew line (remembering to still leave a gap for turning, of course). This would help to reduce bias and wavy edges! Some extension tables actually have a feature for sewing circles as well.
Great idea!
So smart! That way the fabric stablizes itself on the curves. Also, there is less wear and tear on the template. Since the cutting would be done with scissors, there's less risk with the rotary cutter, too.
I learned this while serging circles for doll skirts. If I drew the circle, then serged to cut and overcast I had a very stable edge. It was very wavy if I serged on already cut circle. Lesson learned. Also if I was using standard serger thread, I could disengage the knife to do a second round on the circle to cover all of the threads that poke out when cutting on the bias.
I think my favorite gift I've ever given was last year (2015) I secretly got all of my mother in laws grandkids together and took a picture of them and put it on canvas for her and have it to her as her Christmas gift. she said it was the best gift she's ever received. :)
Sounds like a very special gift Jessica! You must be her favorite daughter in law! :)
Love, love this pattern. I actually picked up a circle cutting template at a yard sale last summer, finally got to use it! I have made several sets & even made quilted coasters around CD'S to match.
Love this idea. I have made circle ornament trees like this, but never thought of napkins. My favorite Christmas gift I ever gave was replacing my husbands purple heart that was lost in a fire. The favorite thing I have ever made, were the 5 queen sized quilts I hand quilted for my 4 sisters and my mother one year. My moms was my favorite of them all.
What great gifts, Marilyn!
I make handmade stocking for friends and family and I just love to see the look on their face when they see them. tfs
What great gifts, Maureen!
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I draw and cut out just one circle. I lay that one on top of the second piece of fabric/backing and sew around the cut out circle with a 1/4" seam and leaving the 1" opening. Next, I slowly cut out around the edge of the first circle (with scissors.) I now have the two circles sewn together at this point. Then, do my top stitching around the edges, with or without the rick rack. This way, my circles match, top and bottom layers. I do that a lot when sewing two odd shaped pieces of fabric together when making odd shaped items, even hearts, etc. instead of cutting out two of them, for a perfect match-up of the 2 pieces of fabric.
I made a flat shaped pumpkin out of fleece for my grandson. I used embroidery floss for the facial features. Instead of making the usual shapes like triangles, I made each one from the letters of his first name. It turned out real cute.
Really excellent t idea for the pumpkin face!
Those are so cute! Red and aqua is one of my favorite color combinations. Distressed wooden candle sets are one of the many things I make for Christmas gifts.
Those sets would look great sitting on one of these too!
Rob you are AWESOME!! My favorite gift that I've made. Would have to be a Dora the Explorer backpack for my daughter! The look on her face makes my heart smile! Thanks for another awesome tutorial!
My favorite gift I ever gav3 was to my son. The second quilt I've ever made was camo print with black and green log cabin blocks.
That sounds awesome, Laurie!
so cute
Love these and you are always fun to watch. Favorite gift to make and give (you could a tute on them lol) is chef's towels or chef's boas - 1 kitchen towel cut in half horizontally; 1/3 yd matching fabric. Sew one half of towel to each end, right sides together, raw edges together. If you like, sew matching trim or do decorative machine stitch on right side over seam. Fold in half lengthwise, right sides together and run a seam lengthwise. Trim seam to 1/4 inch. Turn tube right side out. Your towel has all seams inside and is already hemmed. Wear around the neck working in the kitchen and you will always have a towel at your finger tips on either side. You could also add a small pocket, patch, or embroidery design. Idea from a friend and people seem to love them. They're unique and practical. I chose specific prints and colors to customize them. Inexpensive to make, but pricey to buy made up. Keep up the great work :)
Though this is an older video, I love reading the responses. The napkins are wonderful and I will be trying those soon. Thank you, Rob for sharing your talent, you are an inspiration. BTW. I am sending my eleventh RARE Bear this week.
Cute napkins! Use some light weight double sided fusible interfacing, then you'll won't have to worry about shifting of fabric. You could use your method of turning a tube inside out with this as well. A "Sew Steady" for your machine will help with sewing a perfect circle.
My favorite home sewn gift was making giant bean bag chairs for every member of the family. It was fun customizing for each person. I could also use fake fur or fancy fabrics color coordinated for each person's taste.
Rob I watched the Holiday napkins and just had to make some. My children are sending me to AZ for Christmas and I made 8 of them to take with me for our dinner. They were so my fun making. I got up this morning and made 6 more in about 2 hours. But I still have to go buy the ric rac and the first of 12 for my daughters Christmas table will be done. I love them and Thanks so much.
I'm thrilled you enjoyed this tutorial Gayle! Hope you enjoy your Holidays!
I think it's the quilt I made for my son. He was in the scouts and had all these patches... what to do! I cut up his blue jeans he had outgrown and cut odd shapes out of the fabric. I sewed the patches and the troop badges onto them and backed the quilt with red bandannas. I used an exposed seam when I joined them so the denim raveled on the right side and red binding for the quilt. Now they are not in a box in the closet and he and his son can wrap up in the quilt while he shares stories of camping adventures.
Sheri Sterling what an amazing idea! And so cute, I bet!!
Bracelet that says Dad, that I believe is hand made??? Heart melted. Awesome tutorial as always...this is SO happening for Christmas!! :)
It's one of my favorite gifts from my kiddo! I hope you'll share a photo of the napkins you make with me. :)
I'd love to see the top stitching done with a decorative stitch instead of ric-rac.
Thank you for sharing your pattern. I love to sew different things.
Rob you crack me up! it's so refreshing to see a "manly-man" doing videos of matching fabrics, colors, saftey, and typically stuff ladies would be doing!
I enjoy your videos so much but I have to ask you, where did you learn, or who taught you (mom, grandma,sister) to sew? you seem to love this sewing gig!
Thanks, Rita! Sewing is fun for everyone, right? Hopefully more men will start to realize that as well. My mom actually used to own a small quilt shop that I worked in and that's when I really started to get interested!
What I want to know about is this gadget on your machine guiding your fabric into the perfect seam. Love all of your videos. 💕
Brenda it looks like a magnetic seam guide. Here in Australia you can purchase one from Spotlight but elsewhere any good sewing supplier should have one. I have one like this: www.amazon.com.au/Universal-Magnetic-Seam-Guide/dp/B07Y2DJVYZ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=magnetic+sewing+guide&qid=1576375529&sr=8-3 My sewing machine also has a speciality foot with a built in seam guide. Either helps to sew a fixed width seam.
Can this be used safely on a computerized machine?
Nita and John Wragg
Thank you! Unfortunately it say’s neither of these are currently being shipped to the United State’s. I appreciate taking time to answer me.
love these ... SEW (haha) cute. I am a multi-artist thus my favorite gift combo so far was hand poured, customized ceramic mugs filled with home-made coco packets, hand dipped chocolate covered spoons, and "matching" (or close to the mug design) mug rugs. But that particular gift set was started about june/july because i had around 25 gift sets to get ready.... THIS project will be much easier to get done in shorter time (they will be adorable in the cookie tins i am prepping) so THANK YOU for a great idea. YEA!!!
It was such a pleasure meeting at the Houston quilt show !
I had a blast at the show, Marilyn. Glad I got to meet you as well!
I just started to learn how to use my sewing machine recently (2 weeks ago). I love your video, I'm actually planning on making a pair of boxer shorts for everyone this Christmas since they are really easy and quick, they only use a little fabric, and I think they are perfect as pajamas
That's an awesome idea for Christmas presents Jennifer! Happy Holidays and keep up the great work!
This is so incredibly cute! And nice! And useful! Thanks Rob
I like to make pillow cases in colors that suit the person. It's a personal and thoughtful gift
I love the napkin and going to make them and also print the grandchild and their grandpa on the napkin going to put the picture in the middle of the fold so when they open it they will see their picture with their grandpa thank you love watching you ,,, you make it so easy to learn
🤗😜😝 only you would use a roof reference in describing the zigs and zags of rickrack as "hips and valleys ". You not only teach Man-Sewing, you're developing your own specialized jargon. That's so cool, cuz we all learn differently, someone who might struggle learning from a traditional sewer might really excel learning from you. Keep creating!
I might have to make my own dictionary of Man Sewing Terms, huh? ;)
I made the no sew ornaments with the picture in the middle I printed the picture on fabric and gave each grandchild with their grandpa together we lost him this March 17 2016 on St Patrick Day they loved having this special ornament for Christmas
Rob you Really need the blunt end of a long bamboo skewer to turn these things. Just to turn you can still use your purple thang to smooth the seams. Cute project!
That would be great, Greta!
You remind me of a fella' who use to do crafts for children in TV...
*Love your projects*...
Another great tute for Monday morning fix now to do school runs before coming strate home to give this a try 😃
I'd love to see a photo of the ones you make! Have fun!
Awesome project, I can envision a thousand uses for something so simple! Thanks for turning the lights on in my head :)
I used a14inch pizza pan as a template, safer for my fingers
Great idea! Any size object you like would make a great template!
Rob you remind me of a kid on christmas eve lol. My favourite gift/s are hand crochet baby blankets, sorry to be vague but each one is different and I like something from the many I have made :)
What great gifts, Karen!
I like your presentation and great gift to make.
Appreciate the suggestions regarding trim nobody uses circular napkins they just don’t stay on your lap. Plus I noticed that his circles were not flat probably should have used a walking foot
First made these on a serger. Quick and simple!
As usual love your humor and male perspective on things. I enjoyed meeting you at the International Quilt Festival in Houston.
Thanks, Debra! Glad I got to meet you too!
I just discovered your channel ! you gave me smiles ! it's fun and punchy ! great ! thank you for this good mood !
Hi . . . Thanks for the video. I add a holiday themed machine embroidery design to the top outside fold of the napkin.
Love the Jerry on the shelf!
Using a half circle is much easier, and makes a prettier tree. Cut two circles, in two different fabrics, cut both circles in half. Sew the two halves together. When you fold it, you see the second fabric as part of the tree. They are much easier and you get twice as many out of the same fabric, cause you are using a half circle. There are other YT vid's on these style of tree napkin. I do these in paper for making my own Christmas cards as well. Rob, check out the Half circle version... easier, better use of fabric, does not risk the "cupping" you mention and much prettier using two contrasting fabrics. I think you should do a new video for that style. It's more in line with the MSQ way. :o)
Yay Geometry with Mrs, McKenzie! We miss Ruby!!!
Great looking napkins.
you could use a thin dowel rod to push the fabric through that small hole.
Thank you! Love your enthusiasm.
Oh my goodness, why can't you be square? LoL! I am scared of circle sewing but this is a good first time circle project. My favorite gift I gave at Christmas were quilts. We moved into my husbands families old farm house and I found some quilt tops in Grandmas old trunk she made and never finished. There were enough tops made for each of the grandchildren, my mother in-law and hubbies Uncle. They were made out of polyester from clothes Grandma recycled, I hand tied them like she would have done. I also found some Christmas cards she had written to each grandchild before her death that were never given out. They went with the quilts. It was wonderful, my kids still use their old fashioned quilts.
That sounds like such a great Christmas, Lu. I hope you give these circles a go, it's a great project to start with! And remember, it doesn't have to be perfect. :)
Lu ODell “
Love it! Thanks for another great tutorial Rob :)
Caroline Chaney
Caroline Chaney
I'm such a huge fan... love your vids! And thanks so much for sharing this lovely holiday napkin tutorial!! (Absolutely lusting after that T-Shirt you have on, too.)
Thanks for the fantastic support Sherry! This shirt is actually available to buy! You can view it by clicking on this link below, and scrolling down.
www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/browse?q=Man%20Sewing%20attire
Love this! But where did you get that awesome iron & brand .TYVM :)
Love it Rob!! But the printable for the template is nowhere to be found. Looking forward to doing these - I love that they are round!! Thanks for another great tutorial. :)
I can’t wait to make these. They are so cute.
Love this ! Great idea--great video! Thanks so much ---especially for the template :-)
This is so cute! Thanks!
Hello! First time watching "Man Sewing" Absolutely love the trees! And was wondering if you made the gnome behind you as well?
Today was my first time but most definitely won't be the last!
uuuh new tattoo... I can only see that now... niice combi :D sewing and tattoo :D in my case: many piercings, a few tattoos and my passion crochet xD
and nice job/video... I hope we will see many more videos
I just found your channel and you dont post anymore😢
Thank you very much for the tutorial
Beautiful, i will try it
Good idea, cute too!
Great idea! ❤️🪡🧵
those are so cute!
Do you have video on your iron blue pad?
Whats that bar called that the fabric is riding on as you sew?
You are amazing!!
I enjoy your projects but All fabrics which you have used , are not available in supply links which you have provided . Why is that ?
I love this! Its going on my list of cool things to make this Christmas. Is the stitch guide a feature of your machine or is it something I can find and add to my machine.? I just started sewing again after not doing so for 20 some years and I've never seen the guide...but I could surely use it! Thanks for so many fun tutorials.
You can purchase one for your machine, Lisa. Here's a link to it at Missouri Star Quilt Co. It's out of stock at the moment, but if you add it to your wishlist they will email you when it's available. www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/detail/67125/brewer/-/seam-guide-magnetic-large-with-handle
Thank you! I appreciate the link. I've contacted them.
Rob, I haven't seen a seam guide like the one on your sewing machine. What is the brand of the guide? Thanks.
Below is a link to it, Diana. Unfortunately it's sold out at MSQC right now, but if you add it to your wishlist they will email you when it's available! :)
www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/detail/67125/brewer/-/seam-guide-magnetic-large-with-handle
Someone gave me one of these for Christmas with the thoughts "she can figure out how to make this" ... glad I found this video.
Tried to pass on to you and Jenny an idea based on one of your previous videos but could not get past the phone receptionist.
So sorry about that. You can always message our Facebook pages or shoot us an email. :)
Did try that a few weeks ago. Even called Jenny's office. Receptionist was a stone wall.
A large size cardboard circle from my pizza place makes a nice 16 inch circle :)
Love this idea but I can't find the printouts; neither here or on the Man Sewing website. Help.
Sorry about that, Nancy. Here's the direct link to it! :) mansewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CircularNapkins.pdf
Excellent thanks
Pre wash the yardage as soon as you get it home. wash it in hot and dry it on hot... basically abuse the fabric so it gets all the shrinking DONE
Anyone know what kind of iron he is using?? No cord would be great.
Did you cut these 14 1/2 by 14 1/2 or 18 by 14 1/2
The second page of the PDF isn't printing out...it does show the diagram...but it doesn't print.
We apologize for this problem Nicole, and will get this fixed as soon as we can!
The second page prints fine for me. Check your printing settings.
I looked for the free printable too! Can't find it. 🙁
Sorry about that, Vanessa. Here's a direct link to it: mansewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CircularNapkins.pdf
Thanks! 🌸🌸
nice idea
Watching September 2022
Really love these Rob, will make two for each person at the table so they can take them home as a gift. I did notice you had what looked like a magnet as a seam guide, for someone who has to concentrate to keep an even seam I thought this was a brilliant idea. I did just wonder though if the magnet would interfere with the machine computer? Could you let me know. Many thanks.Trish
Hmm, that's a great question, Trish! I would suggest contacting your dealer on this one. I always like to check with them to be safe!
I have a Pfaff, I'm not sure if the computer is at the top or the base of my machine, so will do as you say & ask the dealer. Many thanks Rob
A harmless seam guide is painter's tape. You can stack multiple layers to create a ledge. Comes off easily with no residue and can be moved when your seam allowance changes.
I can not find the printables. Where are they?
they are right under the date published. The link says get free printables here. Hope that helps. :)
Sorry about that Joyce! You can find the printable by clicking on this link below.
mansewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CircularNapkins.pdf
I can't find the printout for the template.
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Sorry, Elaine. We snuck it into the video description this time. Here's a direct link to it: mansewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CircularNapkins.pdf
Thanks.I have my fabric & just need to find time to make the napkins.