Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
I love bias tape. Love, love, love it!! Love it so much I could marry it. I especially love custom bias tape out of printed fabrics.
Given my jr. high crush on custom bias tape, it should come as no… Read more ... 
Christine from Christine Sews shows how to create a zipper band for a purse. The zipper band is the bit of fabric at the top of the purse that connects the zipper to the body of the purse. Get the … Read more ... 
If the instructions on the little plastic invisible zipper feet leave you confused or frustrated, then take a look at this tutorial offered by Coats & Clark’s Sewing Secrets blog. (This blog is no longer activie and re-directs) We were… Read more ... 
Kerri from cute.little.disaster shares a tutorial on Picking Up Threads showing how to sew and turn outside curves. That’s a convex curve, for you all science-y folks. Get the how-to.
[photo from Picking Up Threads]
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Even though it may seem at times that your sewing machine hates you, Laura from We Wilsons explains how a little TLC for your sewing machine can keep your sewing machine (and your relationship with it) running smoothly. Read her … Read more ... 
It can be difficult to get a nice, smooth line… Read more ... 
Craft Passion shares a tutorial for reverse applique. She used the technique to create a handstitched title that she then photo’d to use as a header for her sewing blog. What can you make with reverse applique? Go to the … Read more ... 
Patricia Valery from evilneedles.com shows how to thread your serger. She also shows a quick way to change thread colors once you’ve gotten it threaded. Go to the video tutorial.
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Sew4Home tells how to use several different methods to create gathers and ruffles for your sewing projects. They explain how to gather fabric using a straight stitch and a zig zag stitch, as well as using gathering and ruffler feet… Read more ... 
Grosgrain ribbon is an easy to to add a little bit of pop to your sewing project. Christine Sews shares a tutorial for sewing down grosgrain ribbon. Get the how-to.
[photo from Christine Sews]
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Sometimes it’s the simplest of sewing techniques that can give us problems. For me, it was sewing on a button. For the first several years that I sewed, all buttonholes were sewn by me on my machine but all buttons… Read more ... 
The folks over at CraftStylish show how to alter a shorts pattern to add a cuff. I love this finish! Get the how-to.
[photo from CraftStylish]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, shorts, cuff, pattern, alteration, add[/tags] Looking for more Shorts patterns? Check… Read more ... 
When your sewing project needs that extra bit of structure and stability, Interfacing can be a real game-changer. Whether you’re working on a hat, a bag, or even curtain headers, the addition of buckram can make all the difference in… Read more ... 
Kim from Uber Crafter shows a couple of different ways to mend jeans. First, she shows how she closed up a slit on the leg side seam, and then she shows how she patched a hole in her husband’s worn… Read more ...