Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Find out how to make and insert cording into your sewing projects with this tutorial by Debbie Colgrove from About.com: Sewing. Go to the tutorial.
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If you have a pattern that you like to use over and over, use this tip from Christine Sews to prolong the life of the pattern. She fuses interfacing to the back of the pattern to strengthen the tissue. Read … Read more ... 
Oilcloth Addict shares a great tip for sewing on oilcloth or other slick fabrics. A teflon foot is normally used for this kind of sewing, but you can also put masking tape on the bottom of your regular presser foot. … Read more ... 
The next time you make cording for knots, Threads Magazine suggests you try using batting as your filler. Find out how.
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Vegbee from Just Tutes continues her blog series on designing children’s clothes. This time she explains how to make a kimono or cross top. Get the how-to.
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Gail from Quilt, Knit, Run shares her method for hemming a pair of jeans. Go to the tutorial.
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Just Deanna shares a tutorial for making this 3-d flower applique. The center of the flower stitched down on all sides, but the petals are attached only in the center of the flower. Go to the tutorial.
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Editor’s Note: The blog linked to in this post is no longer active, but you can find the tutorial out on Instructables. Go to the tutorial on Instructables. Enthral Designs shares a tutorial showing how to create a zipper… Read more ... 
What is the right way to pin your fabric? Depending on the task, it might be parallel, perpendicular, or without using pins at all. Read more about the ins and outs of pinning from {Keyka Lou Patterns}.
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Little Girl Pearl explains how to insert piping into the edge of a collar. So pretty! Get the how-to.
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Just Tutes shares a tutorial for adding pintucks and gathers to children’s clothes. Start with a basic pattern (sloper) and then follow her directions to add these details. Get the how-to.
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Piped binding is a great way to finish the edges of pillows or blankets. It’s also a great detail for jackets and other constructed garments. The Home EC Teacher’s Daughter shows you how to make piped binding. Get the how … Read more ... 
Grading (resizing) a pattern is something I always figured was outside the reach of my sewing skills. That is, until I saw a tutorial by The Closet Seamstress showing her quick and dirty approach. Instead of complex calculations, she shifts… Read more ... 
katie did shows how she made these stunning ruffled flower collars for her girls’ Easter dresses. The clusters of dimensional fabric flowers look like they should be making their way down the runway, but it’s actually a fairly simple (though… Read more ... 
Oilcloth Addict sshares a great tip for pressing crisp folds into oilcloth. Go read how she does it.
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