If you dig through the box of accessories that came with your sewing machine, you’re likely to find a long metal thing that vaguely resembles a bent hockey stick.  That’s a stitching guide, and  Roubidou shows how to use it … Read more ...

Kymy from Everything Your Mama Made & More shows how to create a continuous bound placket.  It’s a slit cut into a garment that’s bound with bias tape to finish the edges neat and tidy.  They’re usually found on a… Read more ...

Lindsay from The Cottage Mama and The Cottage Home guest blogs at No Big Dill with a tutorial showing how she created the beautiful bodice on her Jane dress.  Her dress was inspired by the class Dick and Jane books,… Read more ...

If you’re making a pair of shorts, you may easily find yourself needing to alter the length, making them either longer or shorter.  This sounds like it would just be a matter of chopping off the length, or adding extra… Read more ...

Adrianna from Crafterhours shares a tutorial showing how she lines a bodice for a dress.  Lining the bodice not only makes a pretty inside, but it eliminates the need for facings or bindings.  Amanda from Kitschy Coo saw her tutorial… Read more ...

Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make a lettuce edge on your sewing machine.   A lettuce edge is a ruffled edging for knit fabrics.  A lettuce edge is typically made with a serger, but you can also… Read more ...

Colette Patterns shows how to alter a blouse pattern to add a lace yoke.  This is such a lovely detail, especially on their Sencha blouse.  (This is the pattern they use in their tutorial.) Go to the tutorial.… Read more ...

Daisy Janie shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to create twisted pintucks.  I love the way they paired this technique with a simple patchwork design to show off the directional texture.  So cool!  Get the tutorial. [photo… Read more ...