Learn to Sew Kids: Turning & Top Stitching

Learn to Sew Lesson for Kids: Lesson #2 How to Turn and Top Stitch

It's Learn to Sew time for the kids and teens again! Did you get last week's lesson completed? How did it go? I'm hoping everything went well. Remember to take it at a pace that is comfortable for you and your child. Last week's lesson and this … [Read more...]

Notebook Cover Tutorial

How to Make a Notebook Cover {it's easy!}

I have a major, major thing for notebooks. My husband knows that if he needs a quick and easy gift for me any notebook will do. And I will be thrilled. In fact I would WAY rather get that than jewelry or flowers. Now, throw a little fabric into the … [Read more...]

Learn to Sew Kids: Straight Lines & ZigZag Stitches

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This is it! Time to teach the kids and teens to sew! Who's excited!?! I'm excited! And I'm a little nervous. Are you a little nervous? I'll tell you why I am nervous. I am not, NOT, a professional seamstress. I have NO experience teaching … [Read more...]

Learn to Sew: The Kid’s Edition!

Free online sewing lessons for kids

It's summertime! Are your kids out of school yet? Mine get out today! I am so excited-I love summer! I know some moms stress about how they are going to keep their kids busy all summer long. Well, I've got a solution for you. Think Learn to Sew … [Read more...]

Final Projects from Learn to Sew

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I thought it would be fun to show off a few of the projects that readers have sent me from the Learn to Sew series. I also want to take some time to give a shout out to our sponsors for the final projects and giveaway. Please give these sponsors some … [Read more...]

Sewing Machine Recommendations

Sewing Machine Recommendations

With the Learn to Sew series and all of my sewing tutorials lately I have been getting a lot of people asking me for recommendations on sewing machines. So I've promised to put together a post with some recommended sewing machines. And here it is. I … [Read more...]

Learn to Sew Series: Final Project and Grand Prizes

$50 Gift Card to Fat Quarter Shop

This is it...the moment you've all been waiting for! Right? We have completed the 7 lesson Learn to Sew series. And now we are ready for the Final Project. I know that not everyone is completely caught up on the lessons. That's ok. They aren't … [Read more...]

Learn to Sew #7: How to Sew a Buttonhole & How to Applique

Learn to Sew Lesson #7: How to Sew a Buttonhole & Applique

This is it-it's the last week of the Learn to Sew series. We've got to talk about what you want to see next, where you want to go from here. But first, I need to teach you how to sew a buttonhole and how to sew an applique stitch. And, don't … [Read more...]

Learn to Sew #6: How to Sew a Zipper

Sewing zippers in

It's Week 6 of the Learn to Sew series! Now we've reached the lesson where my mom might start to cringe. I'm going to teach you how to sew a zipper in. People seem to get really scared of zippers and I don't feel like they are worth the fear. But, I … [Read more...]

Learn to Sew #5: How to Sew Ruffles

Sewing Ruffles

When I was a little girl I didn't want a thing to do with anything ruffly or anything pink. (I grew up with 4 brothers-there wasn't much girlyness in my house.) I think those repressed feelings or my childhood are coming out now because these days I … [Read more...]