Make changes in a pattern to match your measurements.

Shaped pieces of fabric used to finish raw edge of a garment.

Direction in which the lengthwise and crosswise yarns run in fabric.

Row of regular machine stitches through a single layer of fabric.

If your sewing machine fails to form stitches, one thing you should check is that the machine has been threaded correctly.

A running stitch is a long sewing stitch that gathers and holds pieces of material together temporarily.

If you choose washable fabric for your sewing project, you should wait until the project is finished before washing so that the material will stay crisp and easily workable.

If you are just learning to sew, striped or plaid fabrics are good choices for sewing projects because you can match pieces together very easily.

With most sewing patterns, you can alter the width up to two inches or so in order to tailor the pattern to your ow body measurements.

When positioning pattern pieces on the fabric, if you ignore the grainlines and fail to make sure that each pattern piece is on grain, the finished garment may not hang evenly and may twist to one side.

If a seam in one of your garments has become unstitched, one way to repair it is to use a slip stitch in which the needle and thread are woven in and out of the fabric several times.

One way to repair a snag in a knit fabric is to push a crochet hook through from the inside to the outside of the fabric, grasp the snag with the hook, and pull it through to the inside where it won't be seen.

If you have gainded weight and find that the neck button of your shirt is very tight, you can alter the garment very easily by removing the button and moving it.

When choosing the proper sewing machine needle for a project, you should remember that a larger number indicates a lighter-weight needle.

It's time to make the permanent seam that join pieces of fabric together. The simplest and most common stitch to use for this is the _______.

You have your pattern guide and realize that you need to lengthen the garment for it to fit you better. To see where the pattern can be lengthened, you should look for a double line known as the _____.

You are making a pair of pants and want to widen the legs so that each is two inches bigger around. Because a pant leg has two seams and each seam joins two pieces of fabric, you will have to make an adjustment of ____ at each seam line to gain the extra two inches of width.

After you have sewn the seams on your garment, you can gradually reduce the bulk of the seam by ____, in which each layer of fabric is trimmed slightly longer than the layer next to it.

Which of the following is NOT a simple repair that someone could make on a garment?