Ironing or pressing wrinkles and creases out of clothing or fabric has NOT been a strength of mine...until now. Most of my life after I ironed clothes the garment looked exactly like it did before any heat was applied to it. The same thing happened when I ironed or pressed a piece of fabric ... [ Read More ]
Sewing Projects for Beginners
The free online sewing class Get Ready to Sew! is just the beginning of your sewing journey. Take a look at the following sewing projects for beginner sewists. Each project was designed to help you get comfortable with your sewing machine and develop foundational sewing knowledge and skills. ... [ Read More ]
What To Do When You Dread Clothes Shopping
Have you ever thought about sewing your own clothes? This has been a fleeting thought throughout my adult life, but not one I ever really seriously considered...until recently. A Little History Sewing clothes instead of buying them ready-made isn't a new idea for me. My great-grandmother ... [ Read More ]
How to Sew a Tic-Tac-Toe Board
Once you work through the steps to make a bean bag, it doesn't take too long to make a bunch of them. The process of making a bunch of bean bags is even more efficient if you do one step for all the bean bags before moving on to the next step. But what in the world can you do with a bunch of bean ... [ Read More ]
Use the Blind Stitch to Finish Binding
This tutorial on how to hand sew a blind stitch to finish a binding is one of five tutorials that are part of a larger sewing project, How to Sew a Tic-Tac-Toe Board. The following five tutorials make up most of the steps involved in sewing a Tic-Tac-Toe board: Sew a Nine Patch Block ... [ Read More ]
How to Attach a Binding
This tutorial on how to attach a binding is one of five tutorials that are part of a larger sewing project, How to Sew a Tic-Tac-Toe Board. The following five tutorials make up most of the steps involved in sewing a Tic-Tac-Toe board: Sew a Nine Patch Block Square a Nine Patch Block ... [ Read More ]
How to Stitch in the Ditch
This tutorial on how to stitch in the ditch is one of five tutorials that are part of a larger sewing project, How to Sew a Tic-Tac-Toe Board. The following five tutorials make up most of the steps involved in sewing a Tic-Tac-Toe board: Sew a Nine Patch Block Square a Nine Patch Block ... [ Read More ]
How to Square a Nine Patch Block
This tutorial on squaring up a nine patch block is one of five tutorials that are part of a larger sewing project, How to Sew a Tic-Tac-Toe Board. The following five tutorials make up most of the steps involved in sewing a Tic-Tac-Toe board: Sew a Nine Patch Block Square a Nine Patch ... [ Read More ]
How to Sew a Nine Patch Block
This tutorial on sewing a nine patch block is one of five tutorials that are part of a larger sewing project, How to Sew a Tic-Tac-Toe Board. The following five tutorials make up most of the steps involved in sewing a Tic-Tac-Toe board: Sew a Nine Patch Block (this tutorial) Square a Nine ... [ Read More ]
Troubleshooting the Zig-Zag Stitch
The zig-zag stitch is a fun stitch. For me, it evokes memories of little girls and doll clothes. It's a great stitch to use for topstitching, embellishment, and to strengthen seams. It was the second stitch I learned to sew and it's included with the straight stitch in my Get Ready to Sew ... [ Read More ]
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