Category Archives: Sewing tutorials

How to sew an invisible hem tutorial When it comes to hemming the skirt there are SO many options. You can simply turn up the hem once, press then turn up again and sew around with a regular straight stitch. Or you could do a fancy hem finish with a … Continue reading →

How to make piping tips Adding in some piping also helped to give the cover a nice shape and definition. Making basic piping: How to make and use piping.  Piping can be made ahead of time and stored, just the same way you make bias tape from fabric left-overs and … Continue reading →

How to Sew an Invisible Zipper Many new sewers are intimidated by the thought of sewing zippers and especially the invisible zipper.  But here’s a big secret – the invisible zipper is the easiest one because no one will see if your stitches are a little bit wonky and it … Continue reading →

How to sew a buttonhole with a buttonhole foot The buttonhole is usually sewn right at the end of the project when everything else is done. What if it messes up, gets all tangled, is skewed or just plain untidy? It must be very hard to unpick a tiny buttonhole … Continue reading →

DIY Duct Tape Dress Form tutorial How to make a Duct Tape Dress Form – and how NOT to ! At some point or another, all sewers need to fit clothes so that they look flattering and are comfortable. But if there is just you, fitting and pinning alterations on … Continue reading →

Tracing Burda Patterns the EASY Way About Burda Patterns and particularly about tracing Burda patterns from the magazine and still staying sane. If you are British or European you will probably be very familiar with the Burda Style monthly sewing patterns magazine and the maze of patterns all printed on top of … Continue reading →

  How to print and assemble a PDF Pattern There are a lot of things you have to get right, and in the right order, for your pattern to be correct.  Let’s have a look at all the steps. What’s so good about PDF print-at-home patterns? Usually all the sizes … Continue reading →

Sewing tutorials – Sewing machine practice sheets If you want to learn to sew, or want to help someone learn to sew, a child, grandchild, friend, then learning to use a sewing machine is one of the very first steps. How can you learn? Through Sewing Machine Practice Sheets Sewing tutorials … Continue reading →

Ruffling can be such a pain.  Using elastic thread can reduce a lot of the pain, making it a simple and quick solution to ruffling. There are so many different ways to ruffle fabric, but this is 1 easy way to ruffle fabric easily using elastic thread. Here’s an easy ruffling … Continue reading →