So you want to learn how to sew on a machine? A beginners checklist - SEWING IN GENERAL. I find myself repeating the same thing over & over, so I've cleaned it up & embelished it a little & it's here for the taking You want to learn how to sew on a machine? Great! Once you get through the initial learning phases it's pretty easy. Sewing on a machine is very much like learning to drive, at first it can seem very daunting because there is so many different things to learn, some dealing with the machine, the machine itself, some seemingly having nothing at all to do with the machine (cutting, pattern reading, etc).
Just like adjusting your seat and mirrors & finding the wiper and light switches before you pull out onto the road, getting to know the machine itself is the first step in sewing. Working from patterns is more akin to learning all the laws of the road, merging, yeilding, what to do in an emergency- all terms that you need to understand the proper definitions in order to carry them out correctly. Now your first real sewn item, a pillow. Good luck and Happy Sewing. F.O.E. Continuous Quilt-Binding. Sew Mama Sew! | Tutorials. Continuous Bias Tape Tutorial | Whipstitch. I’ve had some questions about how to create the continuous bias tape for the piping I mentioned in my last post. I’m re-posting a tutorial I put together last October for my other blog, Pretty Jane. My students in the Intro Sewing class all make continuous bias tape. I make it right along with them each month, and give them a copy of printed instructions courtesy of the Dread Pirate Rogers, but have always wanted to have better photos to offer.
While I was busy making the changing pad cover for New Baby, I went ahead and shot some photos of the CBT process with the gingham I used to wrap the piping. You can easily make bias stips just by slicing across that bias line. This is the technique I use when binding armholes or necklines, something relatively short. So, how do we make CBT? Start with your fabric. Cut off a length of your fabric. Trim off the selvedges of your fabric. Trim this triangle away by placing your blade along the folded edge and cutting: Press that awkward seam open.