20 Inspiring Sewing Quotes for Sewists

Sewing Quotes

Are you looking for some sewing inspiration? Advice from sewing experts and instructors can truly come in handy when you need a little boost along your sewing journey. I've curated 20 inspirational sewing quotes from the authors of some well-written books that will motivate, inspire and affirm you. You can download these images and save them for whenever you need some sewing inspo. Let's get started.

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Here is a good guide: if you don't enjoy the material while you are working on it, you probably won't enjoy wearing it. - Adele P. Margolis, The Dressmaking Book
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Sometimes a good dress is the result of an accident. - Hannah Corbett Shelton, How To Design Your Own Clothes
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Sewing without pressing is an incomplete act. - Adele P. Margolis, Fashion Sewing For Everyone
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People who sew and love fabrics notice a lot in the world around them that other people seem to overlook. - Kate Mathews, The Weekend Sewer's Guide to Pants and Skirts
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Sewing is an art. It would be less than truthful to suggest that any art is just one great, instant fun-fest. - Adele P. Margolis, The Dressmaking Book
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When you make your own clothes, they only come in one size, and that's the right size to fit your body. - Barbara Deckert, Sewing for Plus Sizes
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The comforting thing about clothing construction is that there is nothing sacred. There is just no one way to do anything. - Adele P. Margolis, Fashion Sewing For Everyone
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Everyone who sews is constantly on the lookout for new ideas, new patterns, new materials, new approaches to old problems. - Adele Brown, So What About Sewing
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You may be the greatest sewer in the world but your work will look unfinished and amateur-ish if not well pressed. - Adele P. Margolis, Fashion Sewing For Everyone
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Design your own clothes! Make a dress! If either sounds like a large order, you are wrong. - Hannah Corbett Shelton, How To Design Your Own Clothes
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The beauty of fabrics makes dreamers—and collectors of us all. - Adele P. Margolis, The Dressmaking Book
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As important as pressing is to dressmaking, in tailoring it is raised to a fine art. - Adele P. Margolis, Fashion Sewing For Everyone
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Learning to sew your own clothing is a wonderfully empowering feeling. - Christine Haynes, Skirts & Dresses for First-Time Sewers
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Here is a good guide: if you don't enjoy the material while you are working on it, you probably won't enjoy wearing it. - Adele P. Margolis, The Dressmaking Book
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... Nor can you wait until your sewing is completed for one mighty pressing binge. You must press as you sew! - Adele P. Margolis, Fashion Sewing For Everyone
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It's a challenge to sit still and enjoy the creative stimulation that sewing provides, when there are chores to finish or phone calls to return. - Kate Matthews, The Weekend Sewer's Guide
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One of the hallmarks of fine tailoring is the pressing. - Adele P. Margolis, Fashion Sewing For Everyone
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If you sew, size numbers are no longer a badge of virtue; they are just a numbering system. - Barbara Deckert, Sewing for Plus Sizes
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If you are one who can look at a bolt of cloth with a cool eye and a hard heart ... you don't have the instincts of a sewer. - Adele P. Margolis, Fashion Sewing For Everyone
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Practically every figure calls for at least a slight alteration in the pattern. - Hannah Corbett Shelton, How To Design Your Own Clothes
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I hope that this collection of quotes about sewing empowers, inspires, and motivates you to nurture your creativity. Remember that these are high-resolution images that you can save on your device to look through whenever you need a sewing inspiration infusion.

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