Empowering you to sew with confidence, creativity and purpose!
Sewing opens up a whole new world of possibilities.
There’s nothing quite like those light-bulb moments when everything clicks and you suddenly feel unstoppable. You start looking at things in a whole new way.
You begin to understand that a pattern doesn’t have to be the final destination. It can be the starting point—a foundation you can build on, modify, and make your own. You begin to see possibilities beyond the pattern.
You can adapt a project to suit your needs, combine ideas, experiment with techniques, and create something uniquely yours. You start looking at things and thinking, “I could make that.” And maybe, someday, you’ll envision something entirely new and create it from scratch.
Sewing Forward is here to help you build the knowledge and skills that make that freedom possible.
What You'll Find Here
Sewing Forward is a new resource, and there's much more to come. We have a growing library of free videos and in-depth sewing courses, downloadable sewing patterns, and additional sewing resources are in development.
Explore the free sewing instruction on the Sewing Forward YouTube channel and check back as we continue to build. And most of all, keep sewing forward!
Sewing Fundamentals
A foundation of core knowledge and skills that will help you get off to a solid start.
Practical Skills
Useful skills for everyday sewing, from repairs and basic alterations to solving the little problems that come up when you're making things.
Sew-a-longs
Stand-alone projects you can enjoy, give as gifts, or donate—sew along with Mandy Lee from start to finish.
Basic to Brilliant Projects
See how a simple idea can evolve through thoughtful changes, creative choices, and new techniques into something extraordinary.
Tips, Techniques & Resources
Tips, techniques, focused lessons, guides, patterns, and other resources to keep sewing forward.