Sew it simple. Sew to have fun. How? It’s straightforward after you learn The Absolute Easiest Way to Sew! This time, learn how to insert an invisible zipper.

We are incredibly honored to be a part of the Nancy Zieman – A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Friends Blog Tour hosted by Nancy Zieman Productions — the Blog. The book is a memoir and lov…

The common sense approach that I prefer takes the mystery out of the pattern-fitting puzzle. In Solving the Pattern Fitting Puzzle Part Two, I’ll continue

The serger is an invaluable tool when sewing knit garments. It has so many uses besides knits, though. Change the tension settings on your serger to create

Accurately laying out a sewing pattern is an essential part of constructing any project. The guidesheet is like a GPS printout. It explains all the

After my last post on working with McCall’s M6696 shirtdress, I checked out some books on pattern fitting. One of my library books is “Pattern Fitting with Confidence” by longtime…

Kate Bashynski, a member of the Sewing With Nancy team, designed the No-Math Miter Template Set to miter corners quickly and easily. Use the No-Math Miter

Well I do. Lots of them!!! I went to a thrift store the other day and they had a huge bin of clothing $1 for a 13 gallon trash bag. Those...

Back in the day, each pattern size was printed on tissue paper. Convenient, but not economically savvy in today's economy.

Do you use your serger sewing machine to its fullest? Are you using it for more than just clean finishing edges? To ensure you are getting the full value from

When working with Pamela Leggett, whose patterns focus on knit and fit, I thought I'd learn a couple tips, but I was wrong, I learned many tips!

Do you use your serger sewing machine to its fullest? Are you using it for more than just clean finishing edges? To ensure you are getting the full value from

Celebrate Summer Sewing and stitch our No-Hassle Napkins from NEW! Wildflower Boutique fabrics. Make four different coordinating 16" Dinner Napkins with just

Sewist’s Name: Carrie Brooks from Olathe, Kansas Type of Project: Garment Pattern: Quilted Hugs Project Pattern (click here) Featured Date: 11-15-23 Hello! My name is Carrie Brooks, I live in Olathe, KS. I’ve been sewing since Home Ec class, and was also mentored by my Mom, who was an expert seamstress. She taught me to...

Find my hemming tips and more in The Absolute Easiest Way to Sew, and watch on Sewing With Nancy's three-part series on The Absolute Easiest Way to Sew (Part

Prop up your iPad, tablet, or cell phone–hands-free–in the cradle area of this Hold-It Sack! These tablet stands, or iPad Pillows, are made from laminated

How to sew knit neckband and knit binding - 3 options to finish your knit neckline, including photo tutorial and video tutorial

YouTube sewing tutorial on how to sew straight using different seam guides for your sewing projects.

Try our free Nancy Doll Crochet Pattern! Detailed instructions of the pattern will guide you every step of the way to making your very own amigurumi doll.

To me, Tula Pink is the I Spy of the fabric world. I can stare at her design collections over and over, and every time I find something new: a sailing ship in a courtier’s elegant hair style, bumblebees and swallows hiding amongst the berries, a seagull bobbing on the waves. We’ve loved every one

Schedule an I Sew For Fun Kids’ Camp this summer with your little sewing partner. You may end up doing up doing much of the work, but that’s okay! The LOVE

Make sure your dart hits in the right place by adjusting the bust apex on your sewing pattern

YouTube sewing tutorial on how to sew straight using different seam guides for your sewing projects.

See instructions to make an Alzheimer's Activity Mat by Nancy Zieman . I used that web page to begin my project. I added handles so it ca...

Sew a neckline facing with a beautiful finish Hey y’all, today we’re talking about how to sew a neckline and finish it off with a neck facing. I decided to do this tutorial now because of the neck facing on my new pattern, the Esma Top (pictured above and below). A facing is a strip...Read More

Did you ever think of yourself as an artist? Believe it or not, all of us can be textile artists—one step at a time—with Tammie Bowser's stitched art

There are so many amazing patterns to sew for Barbie! Here's my big list of Barbie patterns to sew, beginner Barbie clothes ideas, free Barbie patterns to print, and the best books of Barbie clothes patterns.

Today is the second post in a 2 part series on doing full bust adjustments on patterns without any darts. For the first post, we covered a quick and dirty ‘pivot ... Read More

If you ever wondered how to make a sewing pattern bigger or smaller, which is also known as pattern grading, you are at the right place. In this article, we are going to go through different methods of pattern grading, how to do it and which one to chose. We are also going to touch

Our friend Carol Van Zandt sent over her gorgeous first fabric collection, Tokyo Rococo, and while most of the collection is beautiful bold florals, this male-friendly coordinate inspired me to sew up something for my

My first son never spit up. And I mean never. Before having kids, I always wondered why these moms always made their babies wear such tacky bibs around their neck at almost all times. Even after ha…

I have a ton of store cards in my wallet and in the pockets of my purse. A lot of grocery store cards, cards for fabric stores, and a few p...

Collection includes five designs in four sizes each:

DARTS ARE ESSENTIAL FITTING TOOLS Greetings my lovelies – Ann here from Designer Stitch. And welcome to my first blog post as part of the Sew Busty fitting series – answering your questions about any fitting dilemmas or problems that you may encounter when sewing all of your fabulous me-made clothing. Over in my Facebook [...]

Jessica Giardino tells us how we can stabilize our favorite sewing patterns so that they will stay around for a long time.

Minky fabric is a little different to sew with, especially for beginners. This complete guide to sewing with minky fabric includes all the tips and techniques you need to successfully execute your sewing project with minky.

Wieso Ärmel aussehen, wie sie aussehen, wie man Ärmel ändert und die Passform korrigiert - alles soll hier gezeigt werden. Wie kriege ich Falten aus dem Ärmel? Und wie entstehen Puffärmel?

Did I tell you I am taking a second Nancy Crow Workshop? This time I am going to Quilting by the Lake in upstate NY in November and participating in the Sets and Variable III workshop. Have I taken Sets and Variable I or II. No, of course not. LOL Nancy has given us a lot of prep work to prepare for her workshop. The first thing we are to do is draw lots of motifs with simple and compound lines. Second, we are to pick some of the better motifs and sew them with a white background and black lines. Okay, so I am currently away from home attending a conference. Between making notes on the workshop, I am drawing motifs. Here are 72 different motifs I have drawn today. I have posted the numbers on the left side of the motif. Please let me know which 3 motifs are your favorite and feel free to tell me why. Motif winners will be sewn into 8"x8" blocks to take to the QBL2.

Gathering fabric is really simple on a sewing machine! Much easier than doing it by hand with a running stitch, and also easier to control.

Make a custom sew-in bag bottom to support bags made from sewing patterns. Lazies, Get ready to support your bags in a whole new and easy way! Check out

Sewing tricks from professional seamstresses. Your sewing is about to get easier and more efficient. Grab a project to test them out!