Make an EASY striped rag blanket. This baby-sized blanket can be made in just an hour or two. It makes a great handmade gift ...

Make sure you add an extra half an inch of seam allowance around all sides of each new piece. Step 4. Take your new shoulder panels and with right sides together (the right side of fabric refers ...

With right sides together, sew a |-inch seam. Press seam allowances open. Trim the seam closest to the front of the garment to \-inch. Press the untrimmed seam allowance over the trimmed one.

Sew outside curved edge of pocket only with a 5/8 inch seam. Finish the seam allowance with a serger, binding or zigzag. Pin finished pocket into place at waist and baste along waist only.

When you sew, why do you backstitch when you begin and end a seam? Most of you backstitch because someone on your sewing learning path said you should do that to keep your seams from coming apart.