Get inspired to make holiday gifts with this list of easy gifts to sew. Handmade holiday gifts are special, unique, and can ...

Nancy uses easy rectangles and squares for patterns. Work with cotton or laminated fabric in your own customized color range—fresh and functional! 08/17/2014 | Rating TV-G ...

Habibe Acikgoz. St. Martin’s Griffin, $24.99 trade paper with CD (128p) ISBN 978-1-250-02365-0 Sewing pattern books often stop at size 16, so this volume, which includes some patterns aimed for ...

"I have learned how to operate a sewing machine, follow simple sewing patterns and how to use different sewing things like a seam ripper," she says. And she uses that seam ripper a lot, she says.

Nancy teaches pattern fitting using her time-tested pivot and slide techniques. Choose the right pattern size, and custom-fit patterns without cutting the original pattern pieces apart.