Sewing with Success for Beginners

Welcome to Sewing with Success for Beginners our step-by-step online course designed to take you from complete beginner to confident sewist—stitch by stitch. Or maybe you just need a little motivation to get back behind the sewing machine: we’re here for you!

By the end of this course you will:

✅Feel comfortable using your sewing machine
✅ Know the “language of sewing” (stitches, seams, patterns, hems)
✅ Complete simple, practical projects (like a tote bag, pillow cover, or drawstring pouch)
✅ Gain the confidence to keep sewing on your own

With quick, bite-size videos (lifetime access), a companion workbook and printable patterns to create three beautiful projects we’re confident that this course is your shortcut to sewing success.

Check out the course outline below (content may slightly change as we finalize the modules). We’ll be creating these beautiful projects together:

Oversized Market Tote Bag

Versatile Apron with Pocket

Quilted Zippered Cosmetic Pouch

Sewing with Success starts on Oct 31!
Order today for our pre-launch special offers!

Get the Launch Special Offer
$69 $49 (Limited Time Only!)

  • 6 Step-by-Step modules with 15 bite sized videos (machine setup -> first projects)
  • Sewing with Success Workbook with checklist, tip sheet, trouble shooting guide, and more
  • Tutorials for three beautiful beginner projects with patterns (no overwhelm, just wins!)
  • Facebook group access
  • Motivation, encouragement and inspiration

Course Content

START HERE: All Your Resources
Goodies for Early Bird Students
4 Topics
1 Quiz
Enter the Giveaway
Download the Workbook and Patterns
Join the Sewing with Success Facebook Group
Claim your coupon to the Sustain My Sewing Habit Shop
Tell us a little about yourself
Module 1: Getting Started with Sewing
Lesson 2: Essential Sewing Tools
Lesson 3: Introduction to Fabrics
Bonus Lesson: Yarn Dyed versus Printed Fabrics
Module 2: Meet Your Sewing Machine
Lesson 4: Parts of a Sewing Machine
Lesson 5: Winding the Bobbin
Lesson 6: How to Thread Your Machine
Lesson 7: Loading the Bobbin
Module 3: Sewing Basics
Lesson 8: Sewing Your First Stitches
Module 4: Preparing your Pattern
Lesson 9: Introduction to Patterns
Bonus Lesson: Reading a Garment Pattern
Lesson 11: Cutting Fabric Using a Pattern
Module 5: How to Sew A Canvas Tote Bag
Lesson 12: Oversized Tote Bag – Straps
Lesson 13: Oversized Tote Bag – Main Body
Lesson 14: Oversized Tote Bag – Attaching the Shoulder Straps
Module 6: How to Sew a Classic Kitchen Apron