Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Would your favorite pair of shorts (or pants) be made that much more favorite if they only had pockets? Katie from Notes from a very red kitchen shows how you can add them in. Genius! Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
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from ParaNoire shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make covered buttons without using those expensive covered button kit
s. A circle of fabric and a bit of handstitching is all you need, and it can… Read more ... 
Chica and Jo continue their Sewing 101 video tutorial series with a video showing how to make a basic ruffle. If you’ve never made a ruffle before, you’ll be happy to know that this is actually a fairly easy technique. … Read more ... 
Sabra from Sew a Straight Line shows how to achieve a “messy ribbon” reverse applique. She uses it to make framed St. Patrick’s Day and Easter decor for her house. This technique will work with any large image with simple… Read more ... 
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to add binding to the edge of a garment. Rather than starting from the front, she starts at the back. Her method ensures that you don’t have places where the stitching doesn’t catch… Read more ... 
My husband and I have a running battle over dryer sheets. He likes them, I do not. However, after seeing this tutorial by Vanessa from V & Co. and Uptown Jane, I may have just had a change of… Read more ... 
Ann from Gorgeous Fabrics (an aptly named store) shares some tips on her blog for achieving bubble-free interfacing. If you are plagued by buckled or bubbled interfacing, read her tips to find out how to get a smooth fuse. Go … Read more ... 
Cara from Bigger Bolder Happier and DI Denizen shows how she raised the neckline of a top using a simple gathering stitch. The result is a pretty neckline with less “exposure”. Go to the tutorial.
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Head over to …the world more beautiful to find out how to add ruffled trim to the edge of a garment with no raw edges. The raw edges are encased within the bottom seam for a clean finish. Get the … Read more ... 
If you’ve got a vintage paper pattern that is particularly fragile, or that needs to be graded to another size, then you’ll need to trace the pattern before you begin your project. Casey from Elegant Musings shares information on her… Read more ... 
Even if your machine doesn’t have an automatic or stepped buttonhole feature, you can still use it to create machine-sewn buttonholes. Melissa from Until Wednesday Calls shows how to do it. Go to her tutorial.
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Nikki from Nicole Mallalieu Design and You SEW, Girl! shows the many ways that bias tape can be used in your sewing projects – both as a sewing aid and as an embellishment. She follows with a tutorial showing how… Read more ... 
Sara from Flannel Queen and My Fabric Obsession shows how you can use fusible webbing applique to rescue an ink-stained shirt. Or a chocolate milk stained shirt. Or a magic marker stained shirt. Or a grass stained shirt. Or… You… Read more ... 
I have button phobia. I don’t fear making the buttonhole itself, but the buttonplacement can make me a crazy woman. No sooner do I have the button perfectly stitched and well-secured than I stand back and notice that the button… Read more ... 
Larissa from mmmcrafts shares a tutorial on her blog for adding a quick lining to a skirt. She came up with this approach to solve the problem of a store-bought skirt that wouldn’t stay put. Get the tutorial.
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