The Easiest Way to Thread a Needle Before you can start any basic hand stitching, you must first master the art of threading a hand needle. You may ask, what is the Easiest Way to Thread a Needle? Sometimes the end of the thread is pretty stubborn and doesn’t want to go thru the needle […]
Make Your Own Sewing Pattern From Scratch for Household Accessories
Why in the world would you need or want to make your own sewing pattern from scratch, when there are SO MANY free tutorials on the internet? I would like to take you BACK IN TIME before technology showed its pretty face and show you how I have made plenty of accessories for my home without using […]
Beginners Tutorial For Easy to Sew Placemats
Beginners Tutorial for: Easy to Sew Placemats Have fun making these Easy to Sew Placemats for Beginners. Placemats are a MUST for my tabletop! I’ve been wanting to make new placemats for our table, SO I decided to create an EASY Tutorial for Sewing Fabric Placemats. Several years back we got a new WOOD […]
Quilting Tutorial for Beginners: Super SIMPLE Squares Quilt Tutorial
Quilting Tutorial for Beginners: Super SIMPLE Squares Quilt Tutorial If you have been learning how to sew and want a fun sewing project to practice stitching straight seams, this Quilting Tutorial for Beginners: Super SIMPLE Squares Quilt Tutorial is the perfect project! When I am learning a new skill, I like to have some introductory […]
Easy Pillowcase Tutorial
Easy Pillowcase Tutorial-Sew Your Own Simple Pillowcase Welcome to the Easy Pillowcase Tutorial! I started making pillow cases for my kids when they started sleeping in their ‘big’ beds. My boys have quite a collection of pillowcases. I gift my kids pillowcases on Christmas Eve-so they have a great nights sleep. You could make any […]
Back Stitch Instructions for the Beginner; A MUST learn basic sewing stitch!
The stitches appear larger than usual for instruction purposes. Notice that the top of a backstitch looks similar to a running stitch or sewing machine straight stitch. Back Stitch Instructions for the Beginner Seamstress Learn the Backstitch: A SIMPLE must learn Basic Hand Sewing Tutorial When you should use the Backstitch Seam Repairs-used for seams […]
11 Sewing Machine Safety Tips for Beginners
Sewing Machine Safety Tips There are ‘sew’ many things to think about and remember when you are learning how to sew. These Sewing Machine Safety Tips for Beginners will help make learning how to sew with your machine easier. When I have an activity I like to do, I usually have a mental ‘checklist’ of […]
Simple Running Stitch Instructions for Beginners
Running Stitch Instructions for Beginners The Running Stitch is the most simple and easiest of hand sewing stitches to learn and should be mastered by all sewing beginners! (Pictures and stitch size have been enlarged to show detail of steps for the Running Stitch, your stitches will be on a smaller scale) When […]
