Sewing tutorials and inspiration
This step by step sewing tutorial will show you how you can make your own modest crossover nursing dress. This project is for stretchy knit fabric, and you don't need a pattern. You just need a knit dress or shirt that you like the fit of, that you can then trace the top of to make a simple bodice …
This super quick sewing tutorial will show you how you can sew the easiest DIY knotted hair bows possible, with tails that actually match! They can be used on nylon headbands, hair elastics, and hair clips. These will effortlessly add a touch of beauty to your daughter's outfits, and they also make …
This beginner sewing tutorial covers how to attach a gathered skirt to a bodice. This is a basic sewing skill, and is done on a simple dress pattern with a basic bodice and a skirt that doesn't have a placket extending into it. If you're looking for a tutorial to attach a gathered skirt to a …
This tutorial will teach you how to sew a curved hem with two folds, be it a concave curve (inward curve, like an elasticized neckline), or a convex curve (outward curve, like a shirt hem or circle skirt). I also have a tutorial that shows how you can use bias tape to hem curved edges, so you can …
This sewing tutorial will teach you how to hem a straight edge with your sewing machine on any woven fabric. This technique is perfect for hemming shirts, pants, sleeves, curtains, blankets, etc, where you want a hem that's folded twice. By the way, if you're looking for a tutorial on how to …
This tutorial will teach you two ways to sew an elastic casing - by folding the edge in twice, or using bias binding/tape. Either of these methods works well for waistbands, cuffs, leg openings, etc. Both ways has the elastic threaded into the casing, rather than being stitched directly to the …
Learn one of the very first skills of sewing - how to thread your sewing machine! There's absolutely no getting around threading your machine, so this guide will teach you how to do so with lots of pictures and little tips. Don't be intimidated, you'll find this to be completely effortless in no …
This quick tutorial will teach you one of the very first steps to getting started with sewing - how to wind a bobbin. It might seem a bit intimidating at first, but believe me, soon you'll be able to wind a bobbin in your sleep! Not that you would want to, but the point is that it will become pure …
In this sewing tutorial, I will show you two ways to finish bias binding ends neatly for when you are sewing something round, like a neckline, armhole, or hem. Two methods to finish bias binding ends: in the round and flat I'm putting both of these methods together in one post, because you …
This sewing tutorial will walk you through how to attach a gathered skirt with no lining to a lined bodice. This method uses the sewing machine to attach the skirt to the main fabric, and then a hand sewn slipstitch to secure the lining to the skirt. Notes The bodice I'm using for this …