How to Install Heavy Duty Snaps
Learn how to install heavy duty snaps that are perfect for heavyweight fabric like denim, canvas, leather, wool, and corduroy. I installed my snaps in the Anna Button-Up Skirt sewing…
How to Do a Fabric Burn Test
Learn how to do a fabric burn test so that you can figure out the fiber content of the fabric. It’s great for that mystery fabric in your stash! Sometimes…
How To Sew Rolled Hem Without a Rolled Hem Foot
Learn how to sew a rolled hem without a rolled hem foot. This is a great way to create a really tiny hem in lightweight fabric. I love the look…
How To Sew Piping
Learn how to sew piping and how to make piping to use it in any seam. You can sew piping with a piping foot and you can sew piping without…
Basic Sewing Stitches for Clothing
Learn how to sew with these basic sewing stitches for clothing. These are the sewing 101 skills to get you started sewing clothes! These basic sewing stitches are great skills…
How to Stitch in the Ditch
Learn how to stitch in the ditch to create an almost invisible stitch while sewing! This is great for cuffs, waistbands, and facings! To be able to stitch in the…
How to Sew a Zipper
Learn how to sew a zipper to put in any bag or pouch. This lined tutorial looks really great and is a beginner sewing project! Sewing often requires fasteners and…
How to Applique on Stretch Fabric
Learn how to applique on stretch fabric. This sewing technique works great for knit fabric. It’s easy as long as you have the right supplies! I am so excited to…
How To Sew Ruffles Without Gathering
Adding details like ruffles to your sewing project can make it just a little extra special. Do you know how to sew ruffles without gathering? It’s called a flounce, and…
How To Sew an Invisible Zipper without an Invisible Zipper Foot
Learn how to sew an invisible zipper without an invisible zipper foot. It makes sewing invisible zippers easy and professional! I love the look of invisible zippers. When I started…
How to Fix a Zipper if the Pull Came Off
Learn how to fix a zipper if the pull comes off if you are inserting a zipper into a sewing project or if you have a garment that’s finished and…
How to Grade Seams: Trimming vs Grading
Learn how to grade seams by either trimming vs grading. It reduces bulk inside enclosed seams for a professional look. Trimming and grading seams are different but equally important basic…
How to Match Stripes
Learn how to match stripes when cutting out striped fabric with a sewing pattern. There are simple tricks to make your stripes look amazing! Stripes are classic and fun to…
How to Gather Fabric and Comparing Gathering Ratios
Learn how to gather fabric three different ways and when to use each one. Gathering is tricky but an important sewing technique to know. At the end of the post…
How To Sew a Button on Pants
Learn how to sew a button on pants after it’s fallen off or when you are sewing a pair of pants. This is an easy, quick, and strong way to…