Using a pattern available online for purchase and download, I’m making a series of free video sewing tutorials. You can read which pattern I’m using on my project page for “How to Sew a Dress“.

Sewing this pattern will teach you a lot of basic sewing skills. You’ll learn to use seam binding and sew simple seams. The dress was originally designed to be sewn in under an hour.

Here’s the first installment of the tutorial series:

I’m making a dress pattern that takes less than an hour (if you don’t have a job, kids, and dinner to juggle while trying to video your sewing project). It uses seam binding to finish the sleeve edges and neck edge. This is an easy, quick way to finish an edge.

Note that I’m working on getting a project tutorial set up. It will be a series of video tutorials available here on my blog and on my YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to one or the other for the series of free video tutorials.

Meanwhile, here’s a short introduction to sewing with seam binding tape:

Good habits pay off in more professional looking garments. Backstitching (or back tacking, for those with a different Anglo accent) keeps your seams from unravelling.

Here’s a quick video about backstitching. Make it a habit.

p.s. I’ve been away from the camera, because I got interviewed and helped work on an ebook about video marketing! You can check it out at Video Marketing Success Book.

Found this recently:
Candi Cane-Canncel : How to Sew: Patterns & Basics on Experts.com. Definitely worth checking out.

Here’s an example: Unfortunately, this video was auto-starting on this page and causing me a big headache with the rest of the videos, so visit Sewing Basics to see her video.

If you have sewing videos that you’d like me to post about in my blog, let me know!

Someone on my YouTube channel wanted a tutorial on gathering. You’ll want to watch the video tutorial on basting first, as you need to baste two rows over the area you want to gather.

I got a request for a tutorial on how to baste. This video shows you the basic technique of machine basting.

This video tutorial walks you through the 4 step method of sewing buttonholes with your Singer Sewing machine. Some Singer’s have automatic buttonhole functions. Sorry, I have never used one. Some Singers have manual buttonhole functions, and this 4 step is very similar.

The advantage of the 4 step buttonhole functions on a Singer equipped with such, is that the switch automatically chooses the correct stitch zig-zag width and direction of moving the fabric for you.

You can buy a buttonhole foot for your Singer sewing machine on our buttonhole foot page.

Hope this video tutorial helps you get to your sewing projects!

With this tutorial, you’ll see how to finish seams with your general zig-zag presser foot. If you don’t own a serger, you can still make neat seams that prevent the fabric from unravelling.

You can purchase Singer Sewing Machine Feet online.

I love the ease of changing the wide variety of presser feet available for my Singer sewing machine. The slant shank adapter is standard with all the later models. For earlier models, you can purchase one online and have the same ease of presser foot changing.

This video tutorial will have you changing your presser feet like a pro in no time. Whether the foot is screw-on or snap-on, you’ll know how to change it after watching this video.

And if you don’t have a slant shank adapter yet, find one for sale on http://www.sewsing.com/feet.php .

Okay, the truth is, I hate hand sewing on buttons mostly because I hate having to thread the needle so many times. Oh, and I almost always poke myself with the needle when hand sewing on buttons.

Once I started using my Button Sewing presser foot, I realized that this is one foot I really, really appreciate. Machine sewing on buttons is easier, faster, and often looks more professional than hand sewing buttons. I love it.

Enjoy this video tutorial of how to use the Button Sewing presser foot for machine sewing:

Cheers to easier mending!