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Sewing Tutorials

  • French Seams and Flat Fell Seams

    So, I’m sitting at the laptop, 20 minutes into naptime.  And our three-year-old appears, holding her woobie: Pink Blankie.  Not the most creative name, but there it is.  Except, I look…

  • 20-minute skirt tutorial

    My girls wear a lot of skirts.  They’re easy to put on, comfortable to play in, and a great way to use up and show off small amounts of fabric that…

  • Invisible Zipper Tutorial

    Over at Clever Nesting, Whipstitch has a new (and pretty solid, I might add) invisible zipper tutorial, complete with numerous photos. Thanks again to Devona and Colleen for allowing me to…

  • Tutorial: Underarm Bias Binding

    Summer is coming, thank goodness, and that means sleeveless tops–yay! Personally, I have a very picky attitude when it comes to the strappy top: I don’t like the armhole to be…

  • Great Spring Cleaning Tute!

    Check out the fun spring cleaning dust mitt tutorial over at WeWilsons! I have piles and piles of thrift finds begging to be put to use–am loving this idea.…

  • Continuous Bias Tape Tutorial

    I’ve had some questions about how to create the continuous bias tape for the piping I mentioned in my last post. I’m re-posting a tutorial I put together last October for…

  • Poor Man’s Silk Screen

    Over at craftgrrl, there’s a fantastic screen print tutorial. A step above the freezer paper stencil, a step below a full-scale screen printing shop in your basement, it’s a great technique…

  • Tutorial: Rolled Hem Presser Foot

    One of my favorite finds recently has been this: My rolled hem presser foot. This bad boy is designed to put a perfect teeny tiny hem in the edge of your…