July 2024 Sew What Subscription Box Project Review

[@GinaGrowe]

Happy Birthday (belated)!

[@klwmadeit]

Happy belated Birthday 🎉😊

[@fredmakesthings]

Thank you!!😊

[@GinaGrowe]

Thanks, excellent review.

[@fredmakesthings]

Thank you 😊

[@lizwarnke4689]

I think this all would have looked better with batting and then quilted and some binding on the outside. You are right about the video. The video should be correct. Thanks for the very thorough review.

[@fredmakesthings]

I like the quilting and batting idea, binding would be so pretty too. When I revisit this project, I’ll keep it all in mind ❤️

[@marianacary425]

Pre cuts are always off . Learning how to cut your fabric is part of your learning curve .

[@fredmakesthings]

True, but others have pointed out that they enjoy putting the things together but have a hard time with cutting, so something like this would be amazing if it was cut better.

[@marianacary425]

The concept of this box is good . Unfortunately the instructions have lack of technique, which a beginners needs for a growing foundation. Videos lack of attention to detail which that is a key element for a good end a product . My opinion as a past subscriber , owner needs to take sewing classes .

[@fredmakesthings]

They definitely need to think their projects through a bit better.

[@susanowen1709]

Good morning and happy Last Sew What Project Review Monday! I appreciate that you plan on giving the subscription as a whole a good think-over, with a final overall review pending. That seems like a very fair thing to do, and I look forward to seeing the video when it is ready. This looks like it would be good for a beginner to try, but for more experienced sewists it might be a little boring to make. I feel as though the finished project looks...well, unfinished. Some batting & quilting as @lizwarnke4689 suggested would help immensely, as would a border. I'm envisioning making a border out of the some of the red fabric, the same width as the strip pieces, then a second border (same width) in the background material, and finally a nice binding in the dark blue. Not only would that jazz up the front a bit, it would add some interest to the otherwise very plain back. It reminds me of a beginner's cookbook that I have ("The Can't Cook Book: Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified!" by Jessica Seinfeld): it's a good starting point, and a good way to dip your toe in the pool if you have no clue what you're doing, but the final product is definitely lacking in spices. I agree with you that the drawings rather than photos for the instructions & "this is what it will look like" picture is annoying. It seems very unprofessional, and it makes me wonder if they actually stitched one up before sending out the boxes. This is complete conjecture on my part, so take it with a grain of salt: I think that printing the instruction cards has a longer lead time than making the tutorial, so they shipped them off to the printer before actually sewing up the table runner. While it's also unprofessional to have the uneven cuts in the tutorial, you gotta admit that at least it matches the reality of what was in the box. I think the word you were looking for in regards to interfacing on the pieced section is "stablization." Hope you had a wonderful birthday! 🎂🎉 BTW, I'm going to be extremely busy starting on Wednesday *very* early in the morning until mid-morning on Monday, so I won't have time to watch any videos during that time. Didn't want you to think I'd abandoned your channel, LOL.

[@fredmakesthings]

What do you mean my videos are not your everything? 😁 Thank you for “stabilization” it was indeed the word I was looking for. I would think that since they started this subscription back in 2018(?), it’s older than Sewers Club, they’d have their back end production down but what you’re saying makes sense. As for the project, some batting and quilting would definitely improve the look. I bit more ironing on my part might help too. Stopping the cats from snuffling in my finished projects would help too. Anyways, I hope your busy-ness is a good one and not a bad one. It’s been crazy for me since a sick kitten literally walked into my house last week. I look forward to your next comment, whenever that happens to be 😊