Sewing Tips for Beginners

Learning to sew? I have lots of popular video tutorials for beginning sewing skills. I teach basic sewing tips and techniques to help you feel confident learning new sewing and quilting skills. You will find tips for using your sewing machine, how to safely use a rotary cutter, pressing tips for flat seams, how to use a seam ripper, and how to make the elusive one quarter inch seam allowance for neat seams.
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Creative Affirmation: Abilities - Amy's Creative Side
Creative Affirmation: I believe in my skills and abilities.
How to Sew Mitered Corners Like a Pro!
Making mitered corners doesn't have to be hard. Start with a small application to gain confidence in making excellent mitered corners every time!
Creative Affirmation - Skills - Amy's Creative Side
Creative Affirmation: I am confident in my ability to improve my skills.
Creative Affirmation - Feeling Enough - Amy's Creative Side
Creative Affirmation: I am enough. My art is enough.
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Easy Mitered Corners! - Amy's Creative Side
Learn my best beginning sewing tips for making mitered corners so you can finish your quilt bindings beautifully!
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A Quick Tip for Half-Square Triangle Trimming - Amy's Creative Side
This quick quilting tip will save you lots of time trimming your half-square triangles! Learn this easy, timesaving hack used by professional quilters.
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Squaring Fabric - Amy's Creative Side
What does it mean to "square your fabric"? Sewing accurate quilts starts with this important step. Learn how in this tutorial!
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Squaring Fabric Tutorial for Beginners
Sewing accurate quilts starts with squaring your fabric before you cut your pieces. Learn how in this tutorial!
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Hand-Stitching a Quilt Binding - Amy's Creative Side
Finish your quilt beautifully by hand-stitching the quilt binding. My step-by-step quilting tutorial will walk you through this technique.
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How to Attach a Quilt Binding
Quilt bindings are the most magical, and sometimes confusing part of quilt making, especially for a new quilter! Read my best tips in this step-by-step tutorial for finishing a quilt. Find out the ideal width of your binding fabric and some tricks for making it easier to attach the binding to your quilt.
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Sewing Accurate 1/4" Seams - Amy's Creative Side
Struggling to make perfect quarter inch seams? Watch my video tutorial to learn the best sewing tricks to master the quarter inch seam. Accurate seams will make a big difference in your quilt tops.
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Easy Mitered Corners for Quilt Bindings
Learn my best beginning sewing tips for making mitered corners so you can finish your quilt bindings beautifully!
how to hand - stitch a quilt binding for a beautiful finish
Hand-Stitch a Quilt Binding Like a Pro!
Ever wonder how professional quilters make the stitching on a binding appear invisible? Use this tutorial to learn step by step how to hand-stitch your quilt binding.
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Start Your First Quilt Today!
Learning to make a quilt is a process! I have broken it down into manageable pieces, with a shopping list of all the sewing tools and supplies you need to get started. Start your first quilt today!
how to sew perfect quarter - inch seams so your quilt blocks match up
Sewing Basics Tutorial : Accurate 1/4" Seams
Accurate seams will make a big difference in your quilt tops! Watch my video tutorial to learn the best sewing tricks to master the quarter inch seam.