Nine Great Sewing Projects for Beginners.
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One of our most frequently asked questions around Craftster is: “What’s a good beginner sewing project?” Quite frankly, there are LOTS of great beginner projects! We’ve compiled a list of 9 great tutorials you can use to walk yourself through those early stages in your sewing education. Our intention is to lead you through all 9 tutorials, learning a new thing or two with each project and getting a fun, useful item each time. You can go in order, or skip around if you like.
All of these projects will use a sewing machine, sewing scissors, and thread. Some require an iron, which is a great tool to have around anyway! Any additional required materials will be listed underneath. If you’re so new that you’re not even sure how to load your bobbin, check here first! Other than that you’ll just need to know how to set your machine to a straight stitch, as that’s the only stitch these 9 projects use. Ready? Get sewing! |
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Use this to: Get comfortable with your machine, Practice your straight stitch Other materials needed: Felt |
Use this to: Learn to hem fabric Other materials needed: Home Dec weight fabric, twill tape |
Use this to: Practice hemming fabric, learn to create an envelope opening |
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Use this to: Practice top stitching, Learn to close a stuffed item Other materials needed: Lavender |
Use this to: Learn about lining, Practice top stitching Other materials needed: Velcro or a snap closure |
Use this to:Practice using lining, Practice creating an envelope opening |
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Use this to: Learn to follow a curved line Other materials needed: Old T-shirts |
Use this to: Practice top stitching Other materials needed: D-rings, Iron-on Interfacing |
Use this to: Practice hemming, Learn to create a casing for elastic Other materials needed: Elastic |
Be sure to check out Bernina’s blog We All Sew .
These are great projects to learn and perfect your skills…also, for more experienced seamstresses, they would make quick and fun gifts!
I especially love the belt!
Nice to see such a variety of projects in one spot!
Thanks
I used to sew a lot but have not in many years. Just starting to get back into it. These will be fun little projects to re-acquaint myself with a few rusty but very useful skills. Thanks for posting!
there are great suggestions…i have been addicting to a lot of sewing lately and i could use some of your suggestions here.
Wonderful projects for beginners! Teaching some of the best first steps and popular finishing techniques is really important for taking your skills to the next level