Doesn't it always feel like a hassle when you need to mark seam allowances on ALL the pattern pieces? It can certainly feel that way for me. I find it a total waste of time. By the time I finish my seam allowances, my sewing time is up for the day. Determined to find a solution, I tried many methods to avoid marking seam allowances.

Here is the method that I am currently using. It eliminates marking of seam allowances on my fabrics and instead, marks the sewing machine that I am using. This method also helps me to sew faster.

You will need your sewing machine, a ruler, a permanent ink marker, a piece of paper and some scraps.

At your sewing machine, measure the distance of ¼” away from the needle.

Using the marker, make 2 lines on each side to guide you so that you always sew ¼” on your sewing machine at all times.

Using the lines that you have marked as a guide, sew on a piece of paper to confirm the distance of ¼”. Next, use a piece of scrap fabric to test.

 

Now you do not need to mark out the seam allowances on all your future projects.

 

Photos courtesy of Diana Siah

About the author: Diana is the owner and pattern designer of djstoreroom. She is a work-from-home-mommy who design, sew, pen and self-publish her own pdf sewing patterns and tutorials from her home studio in sunny Singapore. She has 2 online stores at etsy which stocks only pdf products and artfire which stocks pdf products, handmade products and vintage supplies. She love to write in her blog about herself, her business and more...

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