Sewing Department
Sewing must be one of the world’s greatest and oldest arts. Our creative sewing department features sewing tutorials and lessons, including the art of no-sew sewing! Learn about different techniques for sewing, including machine embroidery, serging, upholstering, slipcovering and more.
We offer a variety of free project ideas and free samples, from apparel to home decorating. To help you hone your craft, you’ll find a fabric guide, conversion charts, a glossary of terms and a section with information to help you learn about your sewing machine.
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Recent Videos and Tutorials
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Our gifts to sew list has 50 sewing projects ideas. This list has something for everyone, whether the gift is for a friend, family member, teacher, others.
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Valentine's Day is a whole lot cuter with this super easy heart shaped valentine rag wreath. Anyone can make with rag wreath with this free tutorial.
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Learn how to sew a pillow with book pocket with this free pattern and tutorial. A book pillow makes a fun gift for kids of all ages.
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Here is an easy and fast way to fix an undone or fallen hem on dress pants with a sewing machine.
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Learn how to sew an infinity scarf from fleece fabric with this free sewing pattern. Even someone learning to sew can make a fleece infinity scarf.
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Leaders and Enders, also referred to as thread savers, are just little pieces of scrap fabric that you feed under the presser foot before and after sewing.
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This is a minky baby blanket with a woodland animals theme. This self binding baby blanket makes binding with minky quick and easy.
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Learn to make a zipper pouch out of a snack wrapper with this free tutorial. Any cookie, candy, chips, wrappers can be used to make recycled zipper pouches.
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See how easy it is to make a patriotic rag wreath with our quick and easy step-by-step tutorial and video!
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These 3D snowflakes are wonderful fabric Christmas ornaments. This tutorial shows how to make a snowflake decoration out of fabric.
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This hand hemming stitch is practically invisible on both sides of the garment or project. Learn how to hand sew the blind hem stitch.
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Learn how to make a fidget quilt with our free video and photo tutorial. A fidget quilt is a lap quilt which helps provide stimulation for the fidgeting hands.
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Make Your Own Placemats! The "Inside Out Mats" by Poorhouse Quilt Designs is a reversible, fun, quick fabric placemat pattern.
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Looking for handy sewing conversion charts and calculators? Check all that we've rounded up for you.
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DIY fabric baskets! Here you'll find patterns for fabric laundry baskets, fabric Easter baskets, fabric bowl patterns and so much more! Check out the fabric trays and bins too!
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This video shows how to sew a table runner in less than an hour. Make this quick 4 seam table runner as a gift!
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How to sew a simple fabric bookmark with this video tutorial and written step-by-step instructions.
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With this tutorial and free pattern, learn how to sew a garden apron with handy pockets for yourself or someone who loves to garden.
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Learn how to do the blind hem stitch with a sewing machine. The blind hem stitch makes an almost invisible stitch on the front of the item.
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How to make a fabric pocket tissue holder. Watch this video tutorial and read the photographic step-by-step instructions.
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Learn how to replace stretched elastic waistband in a garment. This easy elastic waistband repair is done without removing the old stretched out elastic.
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Shoe bags are handy when traveling. Learn how to sew a fabric shoe bag to use to keep clothes from getting cirty from shoes.
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Learn how to make super simple quilted reversible placemats with our video and photo tutorial. These placemats would make wonderful gifts for the holidays.
Free Items of the Week
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Turn denim pant legs into hanging storage baskets.
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Pillar Box Blue
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With this free pattern, you can make these simple farmhouse style DIY linen dish towels that are SO quick and easy to make.
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Making It In The Mountains
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This handmade toy is perfect for a boy or girl. It's a quick plush baby rattle baby project just the right size for little hands.
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Make It & Love It
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Need a few fun napkin folding ideas for the upcoming holiday season? Look here!
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Country Living
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This post will show you how to attach bias tape to the armhole opening of a sleeveless top.
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Seasoned Homemaker
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Fabric origami offers crafters an opportunity to make artistic objects out of fabric. What are the types of fabric origami? Learn here.
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Love to Know
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This web page shows some of the beautiful fabric origami projects made by Glenda Scott. Get inspired!
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Make Origami
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A basting stitch is a long, easily removable, temporary stitch. It's used to ease, gather or temporarily hold two fabrics together.
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Needlepointers.com
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Stitch up this cute not so spooky Halloween pillow with a free pattern.