Favorite Beginner-ish Sewing Tutorials

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Happy Almost 4th of July! Do you have plans? We are having a bbq at my sister's house and who knows what else! Enjoy your day and God Bless America!

I have been a sewing FIEND lately! I recently sewed a skirt and a pillowcase dress for Molly and I'm hoping to make a matching dress for Ellie. I can't wait to show you all!

I'm sew (heh heh) proud of myself, to be totally honest. I have always had a strong interest in sewing but never knew how to get started. Well now in the age of the world wide web you can really teach yourself to do anything if you find the right tutorials! So I study the ones I like the best and see how real sewers handle craziness like armholes and fasteners. I thought I'd share some of my favorites and the ones I have found the most useful! Being the mom of girls, most of what I am interested in are skirts and dresses. Sorry if this doesn't work for you!

Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom has some of my absolute favorites.

Great beginner simple skirt tutorial!

I love this tiered pillowcase dress because she has great directions on how to use bias tape. Always wondered what that could be used for!

Nancy's Couture

This playground skirt is a clear and easy tutorial to make a skort with store bought shorts. Such a great idea for those of us who have little girls who refuse to wear anything but skirts and dresses.

The Mother Huddle

I made my first pillowcase dress today and this is the tutorial I used. She has opened my eyes up to the world of top stitching. It keeps your seams flat in the back and looks much nicer in the front.

A Boy, a Girl, and a Pug

$8 Ruffle Curtain

I couldn't capture an image but trust me. Her curtains are lovely and look just like this expensive Pottery Barn version! She teaches you how to make and layer ruffles.

The Big Oak Tree

This fat quarter baby skirt is a good basic skirt tutorial but I used it to learn how to make and secure a sash to a garment.

Much To Do With Nothing

This is what I've been studying to make the girls' some custom bed skirts. It contains a simple method for keeping the skirt attached to the bed.

So there you have it. These are the tutorials I come back to again and again. If you have any other good ones please share!

Cheers!

Jenny

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