Sewing Tips 1 - Some basic items to always keep on hand in your sewing kit include, a diverse selection of buttons, needles, and threads, scissors, pins and a pin cushion, a thimble, and a tape measure.

Sewing Tips 2 - When purchasing a thimble, try them on. You want one that fits securely on the middle finger of your sewing hand. Though there are many that sew and wear one on their thumb. Find what works best for you.

Sewing Tips 3 - Two good things to keep with your pins are a magnet and a bar of soap. The magnet will come in handy if you drop a pin on your floor. It will help you find it faster. The bar of soap doubles as both a pin cushion and it will help lubricate the pins - making them easier to go through rough fabric.

Sewing Tips 4 - Re-use things! Before you get rid of any clothing that is no longer fit to wear, make sure to take off all buttons and clips. You never know when they might come in handy.

Sewing Tips 5 - When purchasing pins, there are two things to keep in mind. First, buy a variety of lengths, but definitely buy the longest ones you can find. Second, buy pins with glass or plastic heads as these tend to be the easiest to use.

Sewing Tips 6 - Be very careful when selecting a thread color to use with fabric. Always remember that thread will appear darker on its spool then it will next to the fabric. Try to pick a spool of thread a little darker then the fabrics color.

Sewing Tips 7 - Storage and organization are key to staying creative. If you know where everything is, and you can easily find what you are looking for, then sewing is a lot easier. Storage containers can be purchased anywhere, or you can get creative and reuse things such as coffee containers or baby food jars.

Sewing Tips 8 - Study your pattern carefully so that you will know exactly how much fabric to purchase. You never want to start a project only to find out you do not have enough of the fabric you need and you can't find it in any store anywhere. It's better to purchase an extra yard just in case you miscalculated or you messed up.

Sewing Tips 9 - Read the manual for your sewing machine. Each and every one of them is different and has its own quarks. Just because something worked one way on one machine, does not mean it is going to work exactly the same on another. Also, if you're getting your first machine, start with a simple. Get a complex one when you're more comfortable with basic sewing.

Sewing Tips 10 - Teach the young people how to sew…even the boys. It's always a good thing to at least know how to replace a button on a shirt if it pops off. Plus it's nice to be able to make something and to say that you did it at a young age.

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