Techniques – Page 46

Tutorial: How to make pants pockets

September 11, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin continues her Sewing 101 series with a post all about making pants pockets. It’s actually a fairly easy process, so long as you stitch the seams in the right order. Get the tutorial to see… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy layered fabric brooch

September 4, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Celine from C. Girly shows how to make a quick and easy layered fabric flower embellishment for a jacket. Instead of using a pin back or clip to attack the flower to the jacket, this clever embellishment uses a buttonhole… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to sew a buttonhole

September 1, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Amanda Murphy guest blogs in the Sewing Back-to-School series at Sew Sweetness with a tutorial showing how to make a buttonhole. Get the tutorial. [photo from Amanda Murphy on Sew Sweetness]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Insert a zipper in the top of a bag or pouch

August 30, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Bree from My Crafty Crap guest blogs in the Sewing Back-to-School series at Sew Sweetness with a tutorial showing how to insert a zipper at the top of a purse or pouch that you’re making. If you’ve never installed a… Read more ...

Read all about it: Differential feed

August 26, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Quick quiz for serger owners: Do you really know what the Differential Feed dial controls? No? Heather from Fiberosity takes a few minutes to explain what differential feed is, and how to use it to your advantage in your serging… Read more ...

Tutorial: Inserting an invisible zipper

August 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to insert an invisible zipper. They show it on the side of a throw pillow cover, but invisible zippers are also nice closures for dresses and skirts. Get the tute. [photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ...

Tutorial: School Girl Jumper sew-along

August 12, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. shares a 3-day sew-along on her blog showing how to make her vintage-inspired School Girl Jumper. This is soooo cute!! The pattern is based on a t-shirt that fits your child well, so you… Read more ...

Tip: Feeding fabric into a rolled hem foot

August 5, 2011 by Anne Weaver

A rolled hem foot makes it much easier to sew a narrow hem on the edge of a piece of fabric, but it can be difficult to get it started. Quilt in Progress figured out an easy way to feed… Read more ...

Review: Janome MC6300 sewing machine

July 26, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Way back in January, the folks at Janome sent me one of their sewing machines (on loan) to use and review. I’ve spent 6 months sewing on the Janome Memory Craft 6300

, learning the ins and outs of… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make pants pockets

Tutorial: Easy layered fabric brooch

Tutorial: How to sew a buttonhole

Tutorial: Insert a zipper in the top of a bag or pouch

Read all about it: Differential feed

Tutorial: Inserting an invisible zipper

Tutorial: School Girl Jumper sew-along

Tip: Feeding fabric into a rolled hem foot

Review: Janome MC6300 sewing machine

Tutorial: Blind hem stitch on a sewing machine

Free Sewing Tutorial: Junebug Dress for little girls

Tutorial: Add contrast bias trim to a shirt hem

Tutorial: Stake Your Claim Beach Towel

Tutorial: Easy scalloped hem

Tutorial: Shorten jeans while maintaining original hem