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tutorials

school photo dress tutorial, part 1

Need a little extra help with the School Photo Dress kangaroo pocket? Sharon is here with a photo tutorial to help make it all clear.

blending between sizes

What do you do if your body is different sizes at different places? You blend between sizes on your sewing pattern! It’s an easy adjustment that will help get you a great fit.

how to sew a welt pocket

Intimidated by the thought of sewing a welt pocket? Our welt pocket tutorial will guide you through the steps easily and clearly so you’ll be sewing welt pockets in no time!

zipper fly tutorial

Since so many of you have asked, here’s a simple tutorial for using a zipper fly in place of the faux fly in all our pants patterns.

color blocking 101

Color blocking involves a simple patternmaking step, and once you understand the process you’ll be able to add your own color blocking to customize your sewing.

how to: fabric-covered headbands

Here’s another easy idea for a hair ornament, and you can use your leftover bias strips to make them! I took some plain headbands and covered them with tubes sewn from bias strips. It took a couple of tries to …