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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![DIY Farmhouse Fabric Carrot Décor Idea for Your Home]()
With our free fabric carrot pattern, you can add a farmhouse Spring and Easter touch to your home by sewing adorable fabric carrots.
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![DIY Halloween Treat Bag to Sew]()
These Halloween goodie bags are great for trick-or-treating or party favors. Our Halloween treat bags are cute and pretty darn quick to sew.
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![How to Make a Loopy Fleece Boa for St. Patrick's Day or Any Holiday]()
With this tutorial, learn how to make a fabric boa with fleece. This is a modern twist on the feather boa - a fleece loopy boa.
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![How to Make Personalized Tote Bags for Kids]()
Tote bags for kids are simple to make. Start with a plain tote bag then have a blast personalizing it with kid's name and their favorite character.
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![How to Sew a Buttonhole (Bernina 3A Foot)]()
This tutorial and video will show how to machine sew a buttonhole with a Bernina 3A buttonhole foot.
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![How to Sew a Reusable, Durable Grocery Bag]()
Learn how to sew a simple reusable shopping / grocery bag with this free shopping bag pattern and tutorial.
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![No-Sew Flower Applique Tote Bag Tutorial]()
Celebrate Spring and Earth Day! Learn how to raw edge applique a tote bag. This project is simple and a great way to use up scrap fabric. Nice gift bag idea!
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![Patriotic Farmhouse Rag Wreath]()
See how easy it is to make a patriotic rag wreath with our quick and easy step-by-step tutorial and video!
Book and Magazine Recommendations
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![A Spoonful of Sugar]()
Lisa CoxTreat yourself to 20 sweet and original Zakka style craft projects! These whimsical and practical sewing projects incorporate a number of techniques for embellishment, including patchwork, raw-edge applique, crochet, chicken scratch embroidery and sashiko.
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![Sew News (Magazine)]()
Sew News has the latest info on fasion, how to, fabrics, books, new products.
New Stuff
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A tutorial on how to make fabric postcards.
From
Patchwork Posse
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![FABRIC STORAGE IDEA]()
A quick tip and idea on how to store fabric by repurposing an old DVD video cabinet.
From
Needlepointers.com
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To add shimmering depth to your fabric try foiling. Here are step-by-step instructions.
From
Laura Murray Designs
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![Halloween Faced Pillows]()
Sew Halloween Faced Pillows to add some fun Halloween decorations to your home.
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Joann
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Stitch up this cute not so spooky Halloween pillow with a free pattern.