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Sewing Tutorials

If you LOVE to sew as much as I do, then this is the place to be!   Here on my site, I have lots of helpful sewing tutorials that teach you, step-by-step, how to sew many different types of projects.  Many of the tutorials even include videos!  Here’s a great list of over 50 sewing tutorials, with lots of different types of projects, tips and techniques.

Sewing Tutorials:  Pillows

How To Make A Pillow
How To Hand-Sew A Pillow Closed
How To Make An Envelope Pillow
How To Make A Pillow With Turkish Corners
How to Make an Envelope Pillow
How To Make A Shirt Pillow
How To Make A Shirt Pillow With Added Details
How To Make A Pillow With Cording
How To Make A Hand-Sewn Pillow
How to Make a Pillow with Cording
Petals Pillow
Zig-Zag Pillow
How To Make A Flanged Pillow
How To Make A Flanged Pillow With Overlay
How To Make A Flanged Pillow With Cording
How To Make A Pillow Form
Down vs Polyester Pillow Forms
How To Line A Pillow
Dog-Eared Pillows

Sewing tutorials and notions

Sewing Tutorials:  Tips & Techniques

How To Make Cording
How To Make A Knife-Pleat Ruffle
How To Make A Gathered Ruffle
How To Insert A Zipper In A Pillow
The Best Sewing Machines For Beginners
Top 10 Favorite Sewing Notions
My Favorite Sewing Scissors
My Favorite Fabric Markers
Sewing Notions
How To Make Your Own Reversible Quilted Fabric
How To Sew On A Button
How To Pick Out A Sewing Machine
10 Basic Sewing Terms
Sewing Machine Stitches – 3 Basic Ones To Know
5 Tips For Mixing Fabric Patterns
The Magic Of Magnets In The Sewing Studio
5 Ways To Organize Your Sewing Studio

Sewing tutorials and fun projects

Sewing Tutorials: Just For Fun

How To Make A Basket Liner
How To Make A Velvet Pumpkin
Quick & Easy Tissue Holder
How to Make a Basket Liner
My 10 Favorite Small Sewing Projects
How To Make A Place Mat
Christmas Stocking Tutorial
Snowflake Christmas Stocking
Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

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Sewing Tutorials:  Video Tutorials

How To Make A Pillow
How To Hand-Sew Pillow Closed
Top 10 Favorite Sewing Notions
How To Make A Velvet Pumpkin
How To Make Cording
My Favorite Sewing Scissors
How To Make Pillow With Cording
How To Make Your Own Reversible Quilted Fabric
How To Make A Shirt Pillow
How To Make A Knife-Pleat Ruffle
How To Make A Gathered Ruffle
How To Insert A Zipper In A Pillow
How To Sew On A Button
5 Tips For Mixing Fabric Patterns

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Sewing Tutorials:  Gallery Of Sewing Projects

Drapery Panels
Valances & Cornices
Pillows & Cushions
Bedding
Shades & Blinds

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Comments

  2. I love your tutorials, but the only tutorial I miss would be- How to iron/press darts. My bodices always look bulky and wrinkly after I ‘ve pressed the darts.. That is why I prefere pricess seam, but there are unfortunatly so many pretty dresses out there with darts.

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    • Thanks Lina! Maybe I’ll have to work on that kind of a tutorial. I don’t sew many clothing items. I sew more home decor items for myself and clients. There aren’t too many darts in home decor projects!

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    • If a dart is on a side seam, you press it downward. If a dart is up and down, you press it outward to the side seam direction.

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    • A couple of possibilities: 1. Are you using the correct size? Do you need to tinker with the fitting? Review your measurements and consider looking at either a full bust adjustment or a small bust adjustment if that seems to be the problem. Google “full bust adjustment”or “small bust adjustment”

      2. Is the breast point on the pattern correct for you? (look up “breast point sewing”.

      3. Do not “reverse ” the stitching at the point of the dart. Instead, after you have sewn the dart and smoothed out the stitching (to mae sure there is no inadvertent “gathering”, tie the threads to make a knot at the ends of the stitching. Then Iron well.

      Hope this helps.

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  3. What a fantastic collection of tutorials. I’ve nosed at a couple but will definitely be bookmarking this page to come back to! 😀

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  4. All the way from Holland a big thank you for these tutorials.
    There are so many. Love the video’s. Keep up the good work

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