New Tool To Make PERFECT Pleats!

A lot of you have commented that you really love all of the pleats I do on my pieces.

Well I've found a new tool and have  never looked back!

This is how I make all of them now.

Angie Knowles of SIYS ~ Sew It Yourself Slipcovers invented this tool!  She's in the process of marketing it right now.

She was so sweet to send me one of these...have me try it out..and let her know what I thought.

Go check out her new Slipcover Learning Blog.  She's so talented and helpful.  One of bloglands BEST!

Here's what I learned...

I love it Angie!!

I never have to worry about the pleats not being the same size anymore.

I use it for everything now.

I put together a short tutorial.  The picture above is the tool and my strip of linen folded and ironed flat.

(it also comes in a 4") I used the 1" for mine.  There are directions to use it for making "Box Pleats" too. She has a link with a video that explains everything.

Place one fork of the tool under the fabric.

Rotate it away from you like shown. Lay it down flat...pull it out and sew.

After sewing the pleat down...put one fork under again...rotate it away from you. Lay it flat..pull it out...and sew the pleat.  Keep going this way all the way around the piece you're working on.

When you come to a corner, make one pleat across the corner.

Sew it down.  Then put the needle down into the fabric and turn everything and keep going down the straight side of the pillow.

Adding pleats until the next corner. Repeat this with all four corners.

So you just place it under the fabric..rotate it...pull it out...and sew.

Place it under the fabric...rotate it...pull it out...and sew.  It goes very fast! No pinning. No measuring.

 No making your pleated piece separate and then sewing it on.

It's all done in one step thanks to Angie and her amazing tool.

Here's how they will look when you're done.

Here are the "Box Pleats" I made with it.  To make these you just do the first part like above, while holding the pleat down, put the tool under the fabric again... but this time rotate it towards you. Hold it down and sew.  It will make perfect box pleats!

Ahhhhh... Perfect Pleats everytime.

If you would like one,

Go See Angie She'll have one waiting for you!

Thanks For Stopping By

Kelly