"Now my all-time most favorite feature on this machine are these little scissors that you see right here, this is an automatic thread cutter."
"One of my favorite ways to finish an edge like a neckline or an armhole is to use a bias facing."
"Bias will contour really nicely to a curve, like to my neckline."
"This is a great way to finish a neckline, an armhole, a sleeve, even a hem."
"This pattern was inspired by the 1930s, by old Hollywood glamour, really loose, flowy, glamorous silhouettes."
"I wanted to bring you a really simple to sew pattern, even if you're a beginner, you can handle this, I promise."
"Small but beautiful and useful things that you can sew for your friends and family that they will actually love receiving."
"I'm very big on sewing. I'm very big on that."
"Anything you see me do on my long arm you can do on a domestic machine."
"Every stitch tells a story of love and creativity."
"Be patient with yourself, be patient with your sewing machine, and let's have some fun with it, okay? Here we go!"
"I'm going to take a slower approach. I'm going to try to explain every step in detail so that someone who's a beginner, who's brand new to sewing, can complete this project and sew their own cargo pants."
"I've always wanted a sewing themed fabric collection."
"You're going to need fabric weights to hold down the pattern pieces so they don't move while you're marking your fabric."
"I'm just really happy that eco-friendliness is coming into fashion."
"It is now recognizably a bodice, which is so exciting."
"This machine is ready to work with bulky projects that you probably didn't think that you can use on here to sew through."
"I also trimmed down the seam allowance once it's sewn up so that way it's a little less bulky on the inside."
"Stitching from the bottom to the first dot... then come back and stitch around my pocket."
"One of the great things about having your own sewing machine is being able to do your own alterations."
"All it took was inventing a completely new way to sew."
"Can't spell seamstress without stress."
"Don't cut into your new fabric for this; we've all got enough old little bits and pieces."
"Playing with fabric, what's not to like?"
"If it's in the world of sewing, we love it around here."
"These are by far the best rotary cutter blades I have ever seen."
"Number five item is a good quality Seam Ripper."
"One way to make this quilt is just to keep the fabrics in the order they come in in the jelly roll."
"That's all the cutting we have to do and we are ready to start sewing the quilt."
"Since this is a striped fabric I try to center all of my stripes on the middle so that it balances out and is not off centered."
"Instead of doing a traditional hem, I decide to use peel and stick fusing tape so you can't see any stitching."
"On to possibly the most important part of fitting, make a muslin. Okay, just do it. Just make the muslin. It's gonna make your life so much easier down the road."
"My next tip is to read your patterns, especially the size chart and the finished garment measurements."
"May your stitches all be straight, your needles all be sharp, and your mock-ups fit on the first try."
"Iron your fabric before you stitch on it. So many people don't iron their fabric before they stitch on it, so easy to do, will make a massive difference on your fabric."
"So we're gonna attach this little tail that we left at the end with a zipper on the right side, so make sure your zipper is on the right side."
"I just finished piecing together the first sleeve and I actually really like how this looks it almost enhances the Quilted look of the fabric."
"These are wonderful if you're a quilter making quilts. I saw someone share that they had made the cutest skirts using a bunch of the patches. It's kind of like a patch skirt, really cute."
"If I use a black thread, even that T270, it's not going to look that good. It has to be that contrast thread."
"Needle comes straight up on the edge, down in the center, just nice smooth straight stitches, try and get that edge as neat as you can."
"This didn't even take me a full hour. I think that's another misconception about hand sewing is that it's slow but it's really not."
"Once you know the technique of how to cut your templates and how to stitch a straight line and a curve, you can sew absolutely anything."
"So you can see I sewed up each side using a quarter inch seam allowance."
"To finish this off, we're gonna actually not take it to the sewing machine, we're gonna finish this by hand with some beautiful hand stitching."
"Ensure that you are evenly sewing your strips to the next constructing a log cabin block can get off quickly."
"When making Log Cabin blocks I find it's much easier to have my ironing station right next to me because you will be pressing after each seam."
"One tip that I have for you when sewing Log Cabin blocks is sometimes your feed dogs can and evenly feed the fabric through and you may notice that you're starting to have a little bit of extra fabric here where it didn't line up completely after sewing."
"Always have some ready to go. There is nothing more frustrating than realizing that you've run out of bobbin."
"It should be fun. It's supposed to be a stress buster. So you know, don't get uptight. It's only fabric. It's only thread."
"I just kind of thought I've always wanted to kind of venture out into the Bernina world and try a Bernina."
"Yeah, I do love it a lot. It has the jumbo Bernina bobbin which you can sew forever with this bobbin. I love it."
"There is nothing more annoying than your bobbin running out of thread."
"So I'm going to use coordinating thread every time so on the top of my machine I'm G to match a thread to the Border Fabric and on the back I'm going to match it to The Binding color."
"This is the most freeing way to cut your curves, because when you do this, no one else in the world will have exactly the same shape that you have. It's almost like it has your unique fabric cutting DNA, right?"
"This is the first stitch that does have a back side that you don't want to show really."
"Sewing is empowering for those of us who do it."
"This just really goes to show you: you can take the same pattern and in one you can use things you have—jelly rolls, full width of fabric things—or true scraps to make the same pattern."
"When you buy a piece of fabric at the fabric store, most likely, it's not going to have a straight edge."
"I don't use a straight poly thread ever because that feels sort of plasticky and hard."
"The longest seam ever is done! Now I need to press the whole thing and then we can trim."
"You're sewing into people, you're sewing into souls, and you have a part of Eternal reward one day because you've allowed that to happen. You're showing a real Christian spirit."
"But she just starts going to town with like scissors and needle and thread and um I think I had a sewing machine then. I don't know if she used that or she just hand sewed it. I'm honestly not sure."
"So if I'm looking from the front here, one, two, three threads are showing. We're going to trim it off even with the bottom of this right here."
"Here's what we're going to do: you can of course eyeball it, placement of holes and sewing, which I'll talk you through it. I just want to show you here so you can see exactly what I'm doing."
"It's hand sewing quilts onto my pants and hanging out with three dogs"
"...investing in learning those underlying skills that will impact your sewing as a whole."
"Anyone who asks me what I'm doing on the weekend, it's always sewing. You know, I'm pretty sure I sound like a broken record, but I love it."
"I decided to sew a doll at 12 years old, and it immediately became a constant fixture in my life. One night, I was struck by panic and ended up ripping them apart."
"Scissors are essential when cutting fabric."
"I'm finally feeling confident enough to try and conquer my fear of my sewing machine."
"It kind of seals that edge and now off to the sewing."
"The really cool secret about this quilt is there's no seams to match because you're going to sew your blocks together in columns."
"...always do a test drive before you sew. A quick flip test will ensure it's the right shape, it's oriented the right way, and it's big enough."
"You can use fabric that is normally intended for quilting and other patchwork projects you can absolutely use it in clothing as well."
"As you're watching this video, hopefully you're getting some ideas for sewing projects that you want to do this year."
"Anyone, no matter their sewing level or skills, can literally sew anything if they're willing to take risks, make mistakes, learn along the way, challenge themselves, and apply critical thinking."
"Even if you are a beginner seist, I really think beginners can tackle harder patterns if they're willing to learn new skills along the way."
"Do the least amount of work to get the most amount of impact in your home sewing."
"The beauty of sewing is that you can customize the fit to your exact measurements, and you should definitely be doing that."
"I think that a lot of people feel like they're not allowed to make mistakes, or that if they're making mistakes, that makes them somehow a worse seamstress or sewist than the next person. That's absolutely not true."
"I just sewed what I wanted to sew, and I didn't really pay a whole lot of attention to the mistakes that I made, like if it could fit on my body, I would put it on and didn't worry too much about the fit."
"Tailor's chalk with a built-in sharpener... Such a wonderful, helpful tool to have."
"This round die set is perfect for layering and adding stitched details to projects."
"We're not looking to just smash this home, but we're looking to just go ahead and now kind of close up this hem a little bit more so that is all locked on, not going anywhere."
"You shouldn't be getting cross with this or frustrated or fighting your fabric and your materials. You should be enjoying the process."
"The neatness will come if you're worried about that, but just enjoy the actual stitching."
"It's not about accuracy or neatness, it's about enjoying the process."
"The more stitching you do, the neater it'll become."
"Don't feel disheartened if you're just starting out sewing and feel like you're making more fails than wins."
"Like look how good that looks. It's so pretty. That is why I feel like everyone needs a serger in their life. It's like it's the best thing ever."
"It's not sewed into the robe at all."
"And then my other serger which is the Baby Lock Imagine and I love this machine because it makes threading a breeze. It's got that cool air threading system."
"Sewing is fun. Is it perfect? No. But is it passable? Hell yes, it is."
"I need to stop being scared of patterns. Don't be scared of sewing. You can do this."
"Let's sew the shoulder seam together, and I'm going to do that with my right sides together because I want the seam to be on the inside."
"Winter sewing: low commitment, low maintenance, super easy."
"Choose a thread at least two shades darker than your fabric for better stitch visibility."
"It's also a great way to practice historical sewing techniques."
"...I think what I might do is hem it even more and even it out to make it shorter."
"To sew the perfect dart: curve the stitch line towards the fold, sew the end of the dart right on the edge of the fold."
"Slow stitching isn't about an end product, it's about the process."
"It's nice to bring some similar stitches in so it doesn't look like a big sampler."
"I like to make stuff here and since I've primarily been sewing lately you can expect to see a little bit a personal style chitchat here too."
"So I just attached those two front pieces together and now I'm going to gather the fabric."
"I haven't sewn in my life. Do you think there's any secrets to create a proper garment or a good runway outfit without being able to sew?"
"Now we're going to sew the handle on."
"Happy sewing, I know you can do it."
"Safety pins will hold your fabric in place and save you from a sore finger."
"If you don't have enough grip on your fingers to pull your needle forward, you can use the thimble to push the needle through the fabric."
"I don't know why it's taken me so long to make one for myself but now that I have a pattern I'm sure that I have more of these in my future."
"My first tip is to just start with very simple changes so lengthening or shortening a garment is one of the easiest ways to ease into pattern hacking."
"We just want to try to make sure we're placing the stitches evenly but not too close together."
"Once you finish sewing these seams, make sure you turn the garment with the right side out."
"It's much easier and faster to just overlock something, but not everybody has an overlock machine, and this is gonna really clean-finish your seams."
"If you don't move every little bit out, you're gonna end up with a little pucker in there, and that's where the fabric kind of folds over like a little tiny fold."
"What we're going to do now is we are going to do the exact same seam but along the sides."
"It's always a good idea to check your stitch count because one time I didn't and all went a bit wrong and I couldn't figure out why."
"Now what you will do is you will seam from here to here."
"I'm going to be using my serger a lot because I have some more tote bags that I need to make."
"And then go ahead and grab your measuring tape and starting at the shoulder seam measure down, and depending on your size you will have a different size for your opening of the arm."
"I don't think I'm ever going to sew. I just mean sewing, don't work."
"Folding the collar with the wrong side inside and the right side outside."
"Sewing is good so good for us mentally and emotionally, but it does take that toll on us physically."
"Now that we have sewn the seams, you'll see that it is nice and neat on the back and on the front we have the raw seam that we're going to press open."
"Inevitably you will get to the end of your run of fabric that you're sewing together for your project."
"So I really enjoy having these shapes already turned, and press do not have to worry about the seam allowance. The seam allowance is already taken care of, and this way you can really lay out your blocks and see exactly where you need things."
"...this is just real-time sewing."
"I'm going to show you a different method where you can use an attachment on your sewing machine, on your presser foot, that will act as a guideline as well."
"So I've trimmed my block up to the same size as my backing square, and then when I go to join all my blocks together, I'm going to double-check that they're all the same size, and if not, I'm only going to trim them slightly before I join them together."
"Feel with your finger where that juncture is and it's right there so you just have to go gently here because this whole seam is on the bias."
"Just focus on sewing the stuff you really love."
"Real good high quality sewing takes a lot of time and that is absolutely okay."
"You pretty much use the whole Fat Quarter when you do two. Or you can do green in here. I gotta do opposite of where my hand wants to go, green in here, and you'll only get one out of each Fat Quarter, okay?"
"If your thread is too long, say it's this long, once you get past this section, there's so much damage on the back end of that thread from just the act of sewing with it that it will absolutely break, a hundred percent, without fail."
"You're going to need your border is three quarters of a yard and it's five inch strips."
"Definitely invest in a walking foot if you want to do some of your own quilting; it makes a big difference as far as how nicely your quilt will come out."
"Your quilting will sometimes only be as good as your sewing machine."
"If you would like to submit a swatch of fabric to the Fabric Matchmaker, just go to fabriccafe.com."
"The technique is so simple. If you can pinch a quarter inch, you're golden."
"...altering your differential feed just knocking it up a notch hopefully you can see there the difference that's made and those Looper threads are nice and tight on that raw edge of the fabric there."
"...if you understand how the overlocker Stitch works then you'll be able to unpick much more quickly and efficiently so let me show you how now."
"Alright, let's go press this. I'm going to go ahead and press this seam open for no other reason than there's a lot of seams here meeting and it'll lay a little bit flatter than if you were to press to one side, okay?"
"If you sew, you need a seam ripper. End of."
"It's always important to iron your fabric really flat before you cut it."
"It's easy to tell the right side of a printed fabric. Obviously, it's the brighter side."
"Anytime I touch my foot on the foot control, the presser foot will drop down against the fabric."
"Always have the thread traveling in the sewing direction."
"I decided to place the seams at the front and back of the leg."
"I promised her that she would never have to sew but she just helped me with the fabric and, because at that time she wasn't planning on sewing at all, it was really, really fun how it worked out and now she can't stop sewing."
"If you can sew a straight line on your sewing machine, you can be a very very good quilter and that's what I would love to encourage you to do."
"Sit at your machine and stitch and stitch and stitch, and you won't believe how clever you can become with quilting very quickly on your tiny little domestic machine."
"So here i am just trimming up that strip of our third light fabric pressing it open then i'll grab that second strip of my third light and we'll get that added to the block."
"If you're using just a standard machine like mine here is not computerized a magnetic seam guide is really really an inexpensive option and it works great."
"I finally conquered my fear of partial seams."
"Big stitches and small stitches come from your rhythm with the machine."
"Our goal with Man Sewing here is to offer this kind of information constantly for you."
"...I will see you guys in the next video and happy sewing."
"This I find is the easiest way for me to make sure that I don't accidentally Stitch through any of the fronts where I don't want to and make sure that I'm keeping all of these lining fabrics which have a tendency to stretch a little bit on areas that are curved and bias cut."
"I love these new pin cushions from clover. I'm going to go ahead and pin that side."
"Your thread should not be snapping off ever, okay? These machines were meant, and the thread was meant, and the needle was meant for you to smoothly get through your project without all these snappy snaps, right?"
"Now we've sewn all four sides together."
"If you're making a blanket with the flannel for the binding, it's a good idea to press the edges."
"Nothing makes me feel dumber than making a circle skirt."
"A stitch in time saves nine, is it to do with sewing?"
"Voiceover for hand sewing a dress. Hi puppy!"
"It's better to break it above that header in this case so that way we have a short seam."
"With construction done, the time had come to pull out our trusty Thompson Sailrite machine and bolts of Sunbrella fabric to begin, perhaps, the most challenging part of the entire project: sewing."
"So if all else fails, patchwork. Or granny squares."
"So you go underneath this, is fiddly, so I just pop my needle right through onto the inside side we're just sloping underneath and then I come back out there I am, see that I hope you see that okay and now we go back in the middle here."
"People who make out like it's hard are trying to stop you from sewing, that's my theory anyway."
"sewing is an art and a skill. and it's really shatteringly tiring."
"I'm just going to sew it again right along that rolled Edge that that creates, okay?"
"I'm actually going to be using my very own pattern and it is linked below if you want to download the PDF."
"If you catch it just right, if you have things sewing over the top of jump stitches, they get hidden and you don't have to worry about cutting them."
"I just came out of the Brother dealer, they gave me a price of fifteen thousand eight ninety-nine for ten needles, is that acceptable?"
"Most times, especially for big quilts, I find cotton sheets online, and it's cheaper than buying regular fabric."
"Now all you have to do is pin your inseam and sew it back together, that's it, you're done."
"We found some scissors, a lot of patterns, a lot of fabric."
"This is a great project for a beginner. Even if you've never made a garment before, this is going to be the project to start with."
"It's very important to press as you go. That's a very important principle in sewing."
"Step one, you're going to take your fabric and you're basically going to be folding over the edges and pressing them so that when you sew them, they're going to be nice and clean-finished and crisp."
"And then as we make our way around to the back, we make this curve a bit shallower so that we have more fabric in this back area here to accommodate forward movement without too much pulling in things first the even curved sleeve and it points straight out and down."
"This is my center line of the sleeve and then this line is going to determine the height of my curve. I get to decide how high or low I want that to be, it's based on my style of sleeve."
"Don't be alarmed, but the probability of you breaking a needle and it breaking up, flicking out in close to your face and your eye, is quite high. It will happen. It's fine, just change your needle, keep going, it's all fine."
"...a good sower is cheerful, just happy, joyous, prompt to do it. That's what the Amplified Bible says."
"I think the width of my silk was about 45 inches, but in any case, I ended up connecting three strips per half of the flounce."
"You are going to spend a lot of money on sewing tools, fabric, and equipment. All of your spare cash will actually be going into sewing from now on."
"My whole this is my whole reason for being is to make the learning curve much shorter than it was for me and learning how to sew."
"I want to learn to sew my own clothes, what you really meant was you want to learn to sew your own clothes in the way that you want, right?"
"So, you really want to take it out of all the princess seams evenly so that way it's proportioned on your body."
"Now it's time to sew my ruffles on."
"It's better to go in passes... than to go so slow that you end up setting the garment on fire."
"Once you put one zipper in, you'll want to make a bunch of these up. It's really that simple."
"Zippers can be really intimidating, and there's no need for that. No need to be nervous about this. This is really quite easy."
"Now I'm going to take my lining piece. Now this is the top because the snap is here. Don't let that arrow confuse you. So this is the top, this is the bottom, it's inside out and all I do here is put my purse inside that lining or you can say the lining over top of the bag."
"Thanks so much for watching. I hope you found that helpful, and I hope you find some joy in sewing these simple projects. Get out your sewing machine, take a little time for yourself, and make something fun."
"I definitely wouldn't want to do any sort of pattern making without this."
"I would definitely not want to sew without one of these."
"It will improve your sewing tenfold."
"This is true, as we have here and we do that, that's how you lay up Treasures in Heaven, you do it by sewing into the kingdom of God."