TUTORIALS BY ME:
How to turn a cute embroidered project into a Christmas ornament
How to make a built-in slip or lining for an A-line skirt with elastic waistband
TUTORIALS BY OTHERS:
QUILTING & APPLIQUÉ:
General Info
Amazing Quilt-Along Tutorial in 15 parts with tons of great pictures and lots of explanation
THE MOST AMAZING video tutorials on all kinds of quilting techniques & projects. I learned a lot!
Yes, pre-cuts can be carefully washed! (I’ve done this, it works!)
Two very good articles about understanding fabric grain and binding, here and here
How to take care of your self-healing mat for your rotary cutter
Binding & Backing
How to miter the corners on your quilt once you fold the binding to the back – excellent pictures! scroll down about halfway!
Close-up pictures of how to hand-stitch the binding to the quilt back – such helpful, excellent pictures!
Excellent tutorial to make your own binding (I used 2.5″ strips) and I also followed her technique of using a few extra stitches on top of each other to secure the pretty mitered corner. I very much liked starting sewing the binding down 1/4″ from the edge and sewing all the way down until 1/4″ from the edge — it helped make the corner easier to turn to the back.
Tutorial for quilt binding, but what I found most helpful was her tip to trim the seam allowance a bit at the mitered corner (scroll down a little more than halfway)
Fons & Porter Binding Tool tutorial — the missing step from the instructions!
awesome “cheater” method for quilt binding! – works well on small items like hotpads (you might need to scroll down)
How to sew binding with mitered corners – a video
Online calculator for amout of fabric for backing and binding
Quilts
Sunny Tied Quilt – bright and cheery quilt however I would not “tie” it, I would quilt properly
How to make a zig zag quilt without piecing triangles
Blocks
Quilting Bee Blocks: Block Tutorials
Cathedral Window Quilt Tutorial
String Quilt Block Tutorial – paper pieced method
Scrapbuster Block 1 and Scrapbuster Block 2
Patchwork Projects
Applique & Free Motion
Free motion quilting tips, and one more
Sketchy Stitchy Applique (free motion)
CLOTHING:
Ruffle Skirt tutorial in PDF format
Make it Modern offers suggestions to modify the Spring Ruffle Top
How to make a straight skirt, a-line skirt, and a-line skirt + elastic waistband without a pattern – This works! I’ve made 5 A-line skirts with elastic waistbands! (NOTE: some measurements are in centimeters. 2.54 cm = 1 inch)
Understanding the terminology in Japanese craft books
CLOTHING – SPECIFICALLY REFASHIONING:
Refashion Tutorial: Men’s Shirt –> Women’s Shirt or Dress
Baby Doll top from Men’s shirt
How to make a skirt from a men’s dress shirt
How to make a belted skirt from a men’s dress shirt
How to make a peasant blouse from a men’s dress shirt
POUCHES AND TOTES:
Zippered pouch with lining — I have used this tute and it is excellent!
Easy snack bag with no velco – A great video by Amy Karol
Easy Peasy Snap Wallets — something I definitely want to try, but I plan to use sew-in velcro for closure
FOR THE BEDROOM:
Pillowcases and another pillowcase tuturial
FOR THE KITCHEN:
Aprons
Apron in an hour - 1 FQ + 1/2 yard fabric
Classic Apron (and it’s reversible!)
Hot Pads
Oven Mitts and Fingertip Mitts - 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 - 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!
Tabletop
FOR THE HOME, IN GENERAL:
Fabric tray tutorial and another one
FOR BABY:
lots of great tutorials! Mama & Baby Essentials Tutorial Round-Up by loveinthemommyhood
clothes & accesories
Bib pattern and tutorial – I have made 3 of these to give as gifts, great tutorial!
Basic Newborn Baby Pants, part 1 and part 2
softies
Baby Blocks, and another baby block tute
Cloth Baby Interlocking Chain Rings
Fabric balls – 3 great online tutorials here, here, and here
baby’s bedroom
Sushi-Roll Changing Pad and Diaper & Wipes Pouch
PIN CUSHIONS:
Mushroom pin cushin tute by Aimee Ray
Pincushion/Thread Catcher Tutorial
A list of 60+ tutorials for pin cushions!
Heather Bailey’s Square Deal Pin Cushion
MISCELLANEOUS:
Scoodie tutorial – scarf/hoodie
A list of 100 tutorials using fat quarters
A blog with lots of links to other sewing tutorials (ex. garment construction, bags, etc…)
TONS of amazing sewing resources like patterns and how-to info, very well organized
TONS of stitchy and crafty projects
Another blog with lots of sewing tutes, be sure to check out the other 2 pages too (links on left side bar)
SEWING TECHNIQUES
Sew-lutions – guide to successful sewing
How to attach double fold bias-tape
How to make your own 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?
How to sew even corners —most useful if you are making hankies, napkins, or placemats
TAKING CARE OF YOUR SEWING 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



Thanks bWb for sharing all these wonderful tutorials in a dedicated area very easy to find !!!
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some lovely tutorials – thanks for sharing x
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Thanks for sharing these!