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Tips and Techniques

Find sewing tips and techniques in this roundup of articles.

How to Upcycle Old Jeans For Summer with Denim Patterns

June 29, 2015 by AllFreeSewing 2 Comments

Denim

Every year, I go through the same pattern with jeans: I find a pair in the fall that I’m in love with, wear them practically every day, and by spring, the bottoms are frayed, they’re thinning, or they have a belt loop missing. I hate throwing away jeans. It is physically painful for me to […]

Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: AllFreeSewing, denim, Easy, Ideas & Inspiration, organization, refashion, Seasonal Projects, Summer, Tips and Techniques, upcycle

How to Organize Fabric: Tricks and Inspiration

June 22, 2015 by AllFreeSewing Leave a Comment

Ways to Organize Fabric

There’s nothing that I love more than organization. You know, every person says that, but do they really mean it. I feel like every craft room, kitchen, storage room, or whatever kind of room is just a competition to see who can hide the most stuff and call it organization. This is not about hiding […]

Filed Under: Tips and Techniques Tagged With: boxes, craft room, Organizer, Tips and Techniques

9 Helpful Quilting Tips Straight from Our Readers

May 27, 2015 by FaveQuilts 9 Comments

You may remember how, earlier this month, we posted several sewing tips sent in by our readers. They were awesome, and we are still so grateful for how willing you were to share with us. This time, we’ve got a list of quilting tips straight from readers like you. Take a look. We’re sure you’ll […]

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Sewing Tip: How to Remove Stitch Marks From Your Fabric

May 11, 2015 by Portia Lawrie 14 Comments

I’ve recently been talking about the best way to remove lines of stitching, AKA Stitch ripping. The “ripping” part of that phrase always sets my teeth on edge. I envision fabric being ripped, and that awful sound that accompanies it! Ack! Of course, stitch ripping thankfully doesn’t actually involve ripping fabric–as long as you’re doing […]

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11 Useful Sewing Tricks from Our Readers!

May 5, 2015 by AllFreeSewing 10 Comments

Last month, we sent out a newsletter asking our readers from AllFreeSewing.com to share their best sewing tips with us. We selected a winner at random–which you can see below–and sent them a bundle of sewing supplies. But we were left with a handful of awesome sewing tips that just needed to be shared! The […]

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How to Save Money While Sewing

April 21, 2015 by Ann Strecko Koeman 6 Comments

Though sewing was viewed as a necessity for people living during our grandparents’ time, nowadays it’s seen as more of a hobby. An amazing…and often expensive…hobby. f you want to sew because it gives you pleasure and satisfaction, but you have a budget that doesn’t allow for much “fun” spending, then you must become resourceful. […]

Filed Under: Tips and Techniques Tagged With: Advice, AllFreeSewing, Guest Post, Tips and Techniques

How to Conquer Your Quilting Fears

April 20, 2015 by Jessica J.E. Smith 6 Comments

What is your quilting passion? Never mind, that’s an easy question. What is your quilting fear? You know, that quilt pattern you’d love to try but your inner voice keeps holding you back with things like, “I am not good enough to make that!” and “That’s just too much for me, I’ll stick with squares!” […]

Filed Under: Quilting Tagged With: Advice, FaveQuilts, Tips and Techniques

Sewing with Bias Tape Part 1: How to Make Bias Tape

March 9, 2015 by Portia Lawrie 10 Comments

Bias tape has a multitude of uses. Fact: I LOVE bias tape! But store bought tape can have its limitations in terms of colour, quality and width. This won’t be a problem once you’ve learned how to make bias tape of your own, though. You’ll create bias binding quickly and easily to match perfectly with […]

Filed Under: Full Tutorials Tagged With: Full Tutorial, Guest Post, Tips and Techniques

12 Ways to Make Sewing Ten Times Easier For Yourself Using Just ONE Product

March 6, 2015 by Ann Strecko Koeman 28 Comments

Do you know those non-slip self liner rolls they sell at dollar stores? Have you ever thought about how they might make your life as a sewist easier? Prepare to have your mind BLOWN! My name is Ann Strecko Koeman from Ann Makes, and I am going to share twelve ways in which I’ve learned […]

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Cat Hacks: 10 Life Hacks & Sewing Projects For Feline Lovers

February 27, 2015 by AllFreeSewing 5 Comments

Alright, everyone. The time has come. We brought you Sewing Hacks, we brought you Quilting Hacks, and now, based on a hunch, we bring you….CAT HACKS! It’s not a secret, Sewists. You love cats, we love cats, we all love cats, and we alllll know it. That cat is definitely out of the bag, if […]

Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: Kayla Stroner, Pet Projects, Tips and Techniques

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