Sewing Tips & Tricks

Tips For Buying a Sewing Machine - 5 Must Have Checklist Items

Are you stuck in the endless google hunt for the best sewing machine? Check out my 5 must have checklist items.

Fabric Buying Guide: best Fabric for the Madcap Jacket

Need some guidance to buying fabric for The Madcap Jacket sewing pattern? I've got a full guide to things to consider when shopping.

Sewing a Mitered Placket: Fast AF Mitered Placket Tutorial

The first time I saw this sewing technique for a mitered placket it BLEW MY MIND!!!! Obviously, I wasn’t alone...

Adding Darts Pattern Tutorial - Sew & Tell Patterns

You answered... I listened. And here we are with the first one! "How do you add darts where there are none?" Follow along and I'll show you.

8 Sewing Tips to Be a Badass Seamster - Sew & Tell Patterns

There are just some tricks that I think every seamster should know and implement in their everyday sewing ritual.

Ditch the pins: How to sew without pins

Probably the most heated subject in the game of sewing might just be sewing without pins… Of course I decided to make a tutorial.

One-Step Continuous Placket Tutorial: Video

I love an easy-to-learn sewing technique... Here's my quick One-Step Continuous Placket tutorial. A simple way to sew a placket.

Sewing a Rolled Hem Corner Sewing Tutorial - Sew & Tell Patterns

Sewing Rolled Hem Corners If you've ever sewn a rolled hem corner with a hemmer foot? Then you know they can get a little evil. The...

Back That Hem Up... Stitch Those Knits

What's up Seamsters! Back at it again with a little knit stitch tutorial. FYI... I love knits. They are super cozy and always forgiving. ...

A Big Fat Serging Question?

I'm going to sew the 1/2" seam allowance with my sewing machine and then finish off the seam with my serger. I'm new to serging, so do I...

Back that hem up... Rolled Hem Sewing Tutorial

Jenn here. Just wanted to run through some rolled hem options that come up a lot in Sew & Tell patterns. This is by far my preferred...