Sewing for beginners

Hand stitching is an essential sewing skill every sewer should possess and master. This basic sewing skill is still very useful to many advanced projects.

Quilting for Beginners - This is by far the easiest quilt you will ever make When you're making your very first quilt it can be a little overwhelming. Those quilt blocks can look quite complicated and knowing which tools are needed can be kind of confusing. Plus, the fancy free motion stitching on the top of the quilt, requires quite a bit of practice to get the hang of. And finally, there’s the binding...now that can be quite tricky when you are just starting out. But what if there was a…

The Hong Kong seam finish is an exquisite seam finish. Being a person originally from Hong Kong, I am not aware how this name came to be. In fact, if you mention Hong Kong seam finish in Hong Kong, I bet everyone will stare at you like you are speaking gibberish. I imagine you’d probably receive a similar […]

Get inspired by these projects to make things with bandanas. These 20" x 20" fabrics squares can be used to make a variety of things.

Basic Hand Stitches | 9 Handy Hand Stitching Basics for Sewing

How to get Perfectly Gathered fabric EVERY time!

Learn how to square up fabric before cutting any pieces for your next quilt - especially when dealing with longer strips.

Over these last 3 1/2 years, I've picked up quite a few sewing tools that have really helped to improve my sewing. Some of the best ones have been the various presser feet I've bought. Our machines can sew awesome things on their own, but match the right stitch with the right presser f ...

Written plus video tutorial shows you how to sew a zipper pouch - great practice for zippers and fun and quick gifts to make

With this clever sewing tip from Threads #174, you can get rid of those scratchy zipper ends.