How to Hem Anything: a complete hemming guide
Melly Sews explains six hemming methods, from double fold and blind hems to rolled, decorative, twin needle, and bias tape finishes, with the strengths of each. Bookmark this…
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Sew Slippers in Any Size: a free draft-your-own tutorial
Sewing Bee Fabrics shows you how to draft your own slipper pattern to fit any foot shape or size, then sew them up, with both a video and…
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Girls Easy Zipper Dress: a free pattern to learn zippers
Life Sew Savory includes a free pattern in sizes 2T through 10 for a knit dress with a gathered skirt and a fun exposed back zipper. An exposed…
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Anti Pickpocket Bag: So Sew Easy’s clever travel design
So Sew Easy shares Mayra’s anti pickpocket bag, the Helsinki, a free pattern with tutorial and video sew-along for a travel bag with clever twisted fabric handles. I…
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Drawstring Dice Bag: a quick gift for game lovers
Happiest Camper teaches a beginner-friendly seven by four inch drawstring dice bag, sewn in roughly ten minutes and finished with a paracord drawstring and toggle stopper. Ten minutes…
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Drawstring Backpack: a free pattern for school and gym
AppleGreen Cottage covers a lined drawstring backpack in two sizes, with an external zipper pocket, an interior flap pocket, and neat boxed corners. A step up from the…
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Quilted Mini Coin Purse: a quick scrap-busting make
The Seaman Mom shares an easy tutorial for a quilted mini coin purse you can stitch up from fabric scraps, a timeless little piece that keeps small treasures…
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DIY Travel Neck Pillow: a free pattern for comfy trips
Agnes Creates provides a free PDF pattern for two versions of a kids’ travel pillow, sewn from a yard and a quarter of cotton or flannel with firm…
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Easy Zippered Pencil Case: a back-to-school quick make
AppleGreen Cottage walks through an unlined zippered pencil case, about eight and a half by three and a half inches, sewn in under ten minutes with a nylon…
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How to Sew Chunky Seams with Ease: a thick-fabric technique
Sewing Bee Fabrics compares the different ways to tame thick, bulky seams, so you can topstitch tall hems without broken needles or thread nests. Bulky seams defeat so…
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