Singer Sewing Machine Tutorials

How to Sew a Princess Seam

sewingbee — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:38:17 +0000

Princess seams are one of my favorite styles. Classic, feminine, always looks great. If you’re having trouble with your princess seams, I hope this video helps.

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How to Sew a Fleece Beret in Less Than an Hour

sewingbee — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:21:54 +0000

Take an old fleece blanket, or buy a small piece of fleece. Turn it easily and quickly into a lovely fleece beret that you can wear, share, or sell for profit.

You can purchase the pattern online and print it out at home from the fleece beret pattern site.

DIY Easy Table Decor Beginning Sewing Project

sewingbee — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:22:22 +0000

My 11 year old hadn’t touched the sewing machine in over a year, I think. We saw these cute silverware pockets for sale, and I asked her if she thought she could make them. She figured she could, and she did a great job. They’re really pretty on our table, and were really easy to make.

Check out this short video for a great DIY table decor idea that even your kids can sew:

How to Sew a Dress Part 6 – Finishing the Dress!

sewingbee — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:20:24 +0000

Here it is, the 6th and final installment. In this installment, you finish the belt, tack a few things into place on the dress, and you’re done! Check out the pattern on my dress project page for all the details.

How to Sew a Dress Part 5: Finishing the Blouse Section

sewingbee — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:57 +0000

In this installment, you finish sewing the sides of the blouse together. Basic sewing skill such as how to sew a curved section of your pattern, plus good sewing habits like backstitching at the beginning and end of seams is emphasized. You’re almost done with your dress!

How to Sew a Dress Part 4: Attaching skirt pieces to blouse pieces

sewingbee — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:52:32 +0000

Here’s the next installment in our “How to sew a dress” project. Get the pattern for the project on my Sew a Dress page.

In this installment, we attach the skirt front and back to the blouse front and back. The skirt is also finished with a mock binding step. Next installment we’ll sew the blouse together front to back. Be sure to subscribe here or on my YouTube channel to get all the tutorials.

How to Sew a Dress Part 3: Binding the Neck and Sleeves

sewingbee — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:58:44 +0000

In part three of this video tutorial series, you learn to use seam binding tape to bind the neck edge and sleeves of this dress pattern. Find out more about the pattern I’m using on my Sewing a Dress project page.

How to Sew a Dress Part 2 – Cutting the blouse

sewingbee — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:55:40 +0000

Here’s the next installment on the “How to Sew a Dress” tutorial. You can find out more about the pattern I’m using on http://www.sewsing.com/project1.php.

In this installment, I show how to cut out the top blouse section.

How to Sew a Dress: Part I

sewingbee — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:30:13 +0000

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:

Sewing with Seam Binding – Finishing an Edge Easily

sewingbee — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:33:52 +0000

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: