This post is part of Learn to Sew, aimed at beginners. When I
first started sewing, the biggest head-scratching moment for me
was when it came to putting my first garment together. I wore
clothes every day (you’ll be pleased to hear) – but I’d never
considered how the pieces of fabric had been put together to
create the garments in the first place. I have a distinct memory
of day one of my sewing class, pinning together my first dress
and very nearly sewing the armholes up - simply because I hadn’t
got my head around what I was doing, nor why I was doing it. So
I want to make an attempt at answering some of the questions my
brain was screaming at me when I first set fabric to machine.
Hopefully the answers may help novice stitchers understand some
of the basics of sewing construction. You’ve prepared your
fabric. You’ve cut your fabric to your pattern. You've threaded
your machine. Now we’re going to turn those flat pieces of
fabric into a 3D form that you can hang on your body. This is
where magic happens! O