Learn To Sew With Sandra Betzina: Choosing a Pattern

Many beginners fall into the trap of picking a pattern that is too complicated for their skill set. Sewing expert Sandra Betzina, and her daughter Kim, show you what to look for and how to choose an easy pattern, with few seams, to ensure your first sewing success! For more information and to see step-by-step instructions, visit Sandra's Learn To Sew section at www.powersewing.com.

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Howto & Style

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• Beginner
• Sewing
• Choosing
• Pattern

[Michellehagedorn]

This video could NOT be more appropriate for my situation!!! If you're a creative, figure it out your own way, crafty type, who buys a sewing machine, and secondly, a seemingly "easy" pattern, this video is for you! That so called easy pattern will quickly become a headache and this video helped me choose a great beginner pattern! A great video! Not to mention the fact that the daughter hurriedly rushes through the options, which is great for us ADD artists. OMG this IS my mother and I. I am l

[rubyflipper]

Good point. I remember being 24, brand new sewer. And I purchased a complicated, lined costume, lol. Pain and grief. It was a nightmare. People underestimate what actually goes into good sewing.