TUTORIALS BY ME:
How to turn a cute embroidered project into a Christmas ornament
TUTORIALS BY OTHERS:
A blog with lots of links to other sewing tutorials (ex. garment construction, bags, etc…)
Clothing:
How to make a straight skirt, a-line skirt, and a-line skirt + elastic waistband without a pattern NOTE: some measurements are in centimeters. 2.54 cm = 1 inch
Refashion Tutorial: Men’s Shirt –> Women’s Shirt or Dress
Pouches and Totes:
Zippered pouch with lining — I have used this tute and it is excellent! I hand sew my zippies, for those of you lucky enough to have a sewing machine, don’t be afraid to use your zipper foot, vroom vroom!
Easy Peasy Snap Wallets — something I definitely want to try once I get a sewing machine, but I plan to use sew-in velcro for closure
For the home:
Apron in an hour – cool! 1 FQ + 1/2 yard fabric
Oven Mitts and Fingertip Mitts - I can’t wait to make this fingertip mitts once I get a sewing machine. I think it will be the perfect project to try out bias tape for the first time. Update: I’ve made the fingertip mitts and they are quite nice but they can really only handle taking a hot lid off a pot, NOT anything out of the oven.
Hot Pads - I can’t wait to try this one once I get a sewing machine! Note in the pictures poly batting is shown but you should always use cotton batting for pot holders! My bloggy friend barncat tipped me off to this tute! thank you!
Simple pot holders – This method makes the most sense to me as a beginner. I am going to try this one but I am not going to make a patchwork top, I’m just going to use 2 squares of plain ol novelty cotton fabric.
Techniques
How to attach double fold bias-tape
Basic seam types and finishes (two different links)
Sew natural looking bust darts
Darts- what are they and why do we need them?
Misc:
Mittens — I made these mittens by hand just using fleece, they came out quite good but I would definitely make them again so that the thumbs would be better (my error when making my template)
How to sew even corners —most useful if you are making hankies, napkins, or placemats
TAKING CARE OF YOUR MACHINE
Video on how to clean/dust/oil your sewing machine
How to adjust the tension on a sewing machine
Adjusting sewing machine tension
Sewing machine basics - preventative maintenance, problems, and possible causes
Crafty:
Thanks bWb for sharing all these wonderful tutorials in a dedicated area very easy to find !!!
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