13 Tips For Sewing Fast

These tips will help you be able to get your sewing done quickly.

1. Schedule time to sew. Whenever you have free time use it for sewing. Like for me, I sew when my son takes his nap every day. I can get a lot of sewing done in that 1 - 2 hours.

2. Get a "sewing buddy" and plan sewing days that you can meet up and sew together. Helping each other if you can or need the help. Team up to get stuff done twice as fast.

3. Stay Organized!! This is true with everything - If you are organized it just makes the work easier and faster. You are not hunting for your scissors when you need them.

4. Send your kids to a babysitters or grandparents if you can and they are out of school. So you can have a whole day to sew uninterupted.

5. If you have a major item to finish that needs done in a certain time frame , maybe you can turn your phone off for a while.

6. Invest in a swivel office chair for your sewing room or table and that way you can have your ironing board right by your machine and be able to turn from task to task.

7. Do not answer your door! If your home with your family maybe you could invest in a "Do Not Disturb" sign that you can post on your door for when you are in there sewing.

8. Sewing machines run better at high speed. Take care around curves and such , but in straight lines sew full speed. Sewing machines wear out faster when used at low speeds.

9. If you are going to be doing a lot of fittings - sew in your bathrobe so it is fast and easy for you to do all of the fittings.

10. Use a longer stitch length on items that will not be getting a lot of wear.

11. Stock up on all of the supplies that you will need in advance. I always have on hand extra needles, belts, thread, and more.

12. Turn on some music that has an upbeat to it. This will get you moving fast.

13. Take frequent short stretch and refresh breaks when you are sewing for long periods. Grab a cup of tea or coffee, read the newspaper, take a quick walk around the block, etc. This will refresh you and restore your energy. It will get you re-focused on what you are doing.