Steph from Cake Patterns and 3 Hours Past shows four ways you can hem (or not hem) your knit fabrics. She includes videos showing a raw edge hem, a mock coverhem, a mock mock coverhem, and a blind hem. She… Read more ...
Jacklyn from OhByGolly shares a tutorial showing how to refashion a basic boxy sweatshirt into this stylish top. Love! She slimmed it in at the sides and cut the sleeves short. The zippers on the shoulders are a little bit… Read more ...
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to make a throw pillow cover with an invisible zipper stitched into a side seam. Her method for inserting the invisible zipper uses a regular zipper foot (not an invisible zipper foot) and omits… Read more ...
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a tulle pettiskirt to give extra shaping to a full skirt or dress. She made hers a little longer than the skirt so it will peek out the bottom. It’s a… Read more ...
When you find a shirt that fits exactly the way you like, you want to have a bunch of them. Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection made a shirt for her mother based on a shirt with a perfect fit… Read more ...
Head over to the Coats & Clark Sewing Secrets blog to find out how to make this awesome little tote made out of woven zippers. Even the handles are made from zippers! Zippers are expensive if you buy them indivually… Read more ...
Carmel from Solomon was in love with the automatic buttonhole feature on her new sewing machine. That is, until she needed to sew an oversized buttonhole. The special foot could only accommodate buttons up to a certain size. Not to… Read more ...
One of the telltale signs that a pair of jeans has been shortened is the hem. If you just lop off the extra length and turn the edge under, you’ll lose the original hem with its weathered edge and topstitching. … Read more ...
Kat from Our Homespun Haven shares an easy way to add some pop to a pair of pants or shorts. She started with a plain pair of sweat pants with patch pockets on the front. She cut them off into… Read more ...
Wobisobi shows a pretty fix for a pair of jeans that are too long. She cuts off the extra length and then finishes the hem with a lace cuff. Of course, your jeans don’t have to be too long to… Read more ...
Jill from Made It On Monday shows how a pair of buttonholes and some wide ribbon can dress up a plain pillowcase. She threads the ribbon through the buttoholes to tie the pillowcase shut with a pretty bow. This would… Read more ...
Hemming around curves can be tricky. Thanks to the curve, the edge has a wider circumference than the fabric you’re trying to fold it over on top of. Jessica from Running With Scisscors shares a tutorial on her blog showing… Read more ...
These little birdie shaped pockets are the cutest! Country Living shares a template and a quick how-to. Get the tute.
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