If you’ve ever given up on a quilting or sewing project because of your sewing machine, you are not alone.
And it’s not your fault.
You are capable of understanding your sewing machine and having a wonderful peaceful experience creating beautiful things.
Sewing machines are machines and just like other machines, like cars, it helps to both maintain them properly and know a little bit about how they work to have them work well for you.
You had to take a course to learn how to drive a car, right? And as you were growing up you learned things about cars like flat tires, leaking fluids, driving slowly during snowstorms.
But somehow we think that we should just ‘know’ everything about sewing machines and they should magically work no matter what.
It doesn’t take much to learn the basics of how to use a sewing machine and how to fix most problems. I’ve created two courses that will teach you what you need to know to avoid taking your machine for repair when you could have fixed it at home fast.
They are intentionally priced extremely affordably because I want you to sew, not stress.
Sewing Machine Courses
I haven’t started sewing yet because work has been a little busy for me and i lost some days off but the course is amazing. I particularly LOVE the sheet that you made that we can download in order to learn how to keep lines straight. It is very helpful and im going to practice that again when i finally get some free time before i move onto the next lesson
How to use a sewing machine
— Monika
Not sure about learning online? Here’s a review of one of my courses from a course designer.
Sewing Machine Posts
When to change your sewing machine needle
Does it seem like every six to eight hours of sewing is really excessive? I mean, how much wear can a metal needle really get poking through fabric? Rubber tires on a road, yeah, they wear out. But your needle looks fine, right?
How to pick a sewing machine needle
When you’re in a store looking at sewing machine needles, how do you know which one to use? Does it really matter which one you use? What do all those little numbers and slashes actually mean? Why the right sewing machine needle matters There are so many needles! Is there more to consider than just…
Sewing Machine Tension
Do you have loops or bumps on one side of your seam? Wondering if it’s the thread tension and how to fix it? Worried about screwing it up?
How to eliminate messy starting stitches
Do you have a bunch of extra thread knotting up or bunching when you start a seam? Have you resorted to always starting on a scrap piece of fabric? Ready to just start up without a mess or extra steps? The video below explains why the mess happens and what to do so you can…
How to sew in a straight line
If you are new to sewing you may have seams that are wavy. And wavy seams end up looking bumpy and messy on your finished project. No matter how much you struggle with your machine you just can’t seem to sew in a straight line. All those seam guides available for sale like these seem…
How to Use a Sewing Machine
Got a brand new sewing machine? Ready to take it out of the box and sew up a storm but no one has ever actually shown you how to use one? Here are the basics: How to thread a sewing machine Threading a sewing machine correctly is so so important! I help people with their…