Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how she package a little fat quarter present using a zipper. What a perfect way to accent a gift for a sewing friend! The zipper remains intact (no cutting) so it can still be… Read more ... 
The folks at Threads magazine show how to acheive this scallop edge finish on your sewing machine using pearl cotton and a blind hem stitch. This looks like such a cool technique! (Adding it to my “must try” list.) Go … Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how she refashioned a hand-me-down skirt that was super cute but had a busted zipper. She shows it with a child’s skirt, but this could work for teen and adult sizes as… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows a technique for creating crisp, clean corners on 1/4 narrow hems. A little fold on the diagonal keeps the raw edges from peeking out. Get the how-to.
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A blind hem is actually a fairly simple hem to create on your sewing machine. Jennifer from Window-Valence-Patterns.com shows how to do it in a video tutorial. Go to the video tutorial.
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Whenever I see that I’ll have a curved piece of fabric at the bottom of a garment, I get a sinking feeling thinking. A curved edge often creates the right shape, but hemming it can be a bear. Kelli at… Read more ... 
It can be difficult to get a nice, smooth line… Read more ... 
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 ... 
Sew4Home explains how to make buttonholes with your sewing machines using a buttonhole attachment or using a 4-step buttonhole feature on your machine. Go to the tutorial.
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Threads Magazine shows how to make a pickstitch, a hand stitch useful for topstitching, installing zippers, and hemming. They also show how to use masking tape to get an even line of stitching. Get the tutorial.
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Instructables user randofo shows how you can create a lampshade out of zippers. This tutorial involves creating a custom lamp base using a laser cutter, but I suspect that you can use this same sewing technique to make a shade… Read more ... 
Peacock Chic shows how she achieved a perfect buttonhole on stretch fabric using – of all things – paper towels. Get the how-t0.
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Sally from Sew Sally breaks down the basics of creating buttonholes in a simple, approachable manner that anyone can follow. For her Sew, Mama, Sew! article, she starts by emphasizing the importance of measuring your button first, as this will… Read more ... 
The double-turn hem is one of the simplest ways to finish an edge. You can make this hem as deep or as narrow as you wish. Find out how to make this hem at Janome Sew4Home.
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A cut on hem uses a serger to create a finished edge with minimal effort. It looks as if you applied a separate band of fabric on the edge, but in actuality it’s all about how you fold and serge… Read more ...