Think you might be ready to add a serger to your craft room? Here’s a great article with lots of things to think about to make sure you end up with a serger that you’ll love and actually use.

Read the Serger Buying Tips at Rae Gun Ramblings.

Zippers – they can be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on the day. Loving this awesome post that gives some cool tips for making sewing zippers easier! (Like using TAPE).

Zipper Tips & Tricks: Secrets you wish someone had told you years ago…

See her zipper secrets HERE. 

 

Nick Verreos, celebrity fashion designer and past contestant of Project Runway has his own TV Show – and it is AWESOME! We are particularly loving his classes on Draping.

Draping 101: Design School with Nick Verreos.

Watch the classes HERE. 

Are you new to sewing? Hop over to Andrea’s Notebook to pick up some fantastic tips you didn’t know you needed! She’s compiled a great list of what you need to know about fabric and sewing before you learn to sew! And don’t miss the 40 Sew Hacks either!

Go see this great post at Andrea’s Notebook.

 

Before You Cut Your Fabric!!!

Just learning how to sew? Check out this post by Tilly & the Buttons before you cut into your fabric for some great beginner sewing tips. Trust me, it will save you time AND money.

Click HERE to see the post. 

The FUN part of sewing is… THE SEWING, right? Not so much the pattern assembly. (Or tracing tissue patterns, yikes!) Here’s how to cut TONS of time off of the PDF pattern assembly process!

You’ll get it down to just a few minutes! Head over to crafterhours for the how-to!

 

Have you ever found the perfect free pattern but it’s not in the size you need? This tutorial from Melly Sews will show you how to make a sewing pattern bigger or smaller and how to alter it and get exactly what you need.