#8 Rounded edges tip for your Dresden Plate with Jennie Rayment

We always look to include lots of hints and tips in our video tutorials. They prove very popular, as this tip by Jennie Rayment did in 2025.

#7 Horn Sewing Machine Cabinets

This is an oldie that surprised us all by jumping back into the Top 10. The video received lots of comments from youngsters who are starting out on their Grandmother’s sewing machine and looking for ways to set up their sewing machine. Horn Cabinets are an ideal solution. A truly helpful video stands the test of time.

#6 How to fit/set up/use a walking foot

There was a spike of interest in videos about the walking foot. The jump in viewing figures was so great that we decided to celebrate the 4 most popular walking foot videos as a group, which brings them in at a collective #6.  Here are the most viewed walking foot videos from 2025:

How to Use a Walking Foot with Wendy Gardiner
Fitting the Janome AcuFeed™ Walking Foot 
Why a Walking Foot is a must have with Claire Campion 
Setting Up Your Sewing Foot with Dionne Swift

#5  40 minute scrap quilt with Valerie Nesbitt

Your most viewed video in 2024 dropped to number 5. In this workshop, Valerie walks you through a magical technique that allows you to make a quilt in no time at all. If you haven’t seen it yet, click on the button below and enjoy the charm of this popular workshop. If you have watched it before, why not enjoy it all over again. And you can send it to your friends that speak French, German or Hindi. 

#4 Say goodbye to bird nesting (short)

Sylvia’s tip helps the back of your work look just as beautiful as the front. Always a favourite. It’s nice to see this video reach a new audience and climb to #4 via the short video format on YouTube.

#3 How to finish a Hexagon Quilt by Nancy Adamek

An old favourite is still in top 3, dropping just one place this year. In this video, Nancy Adamek shows you how to complete your quilt once you have all the hexagons made. She also gives advice about pinning, tacking and the applique stitch.

#2 Tying Your Quilt (short)

We step back in time with traditional quilt tying – a charming alternative to sewing. Here we have another example of how a short is reaching new audiences. As a result, this video climbed to #2 in our top 10 for 2025.

#1 MOST VIEWED: Practice, Practice, Practice with Dionne

We have a new #1 this year.  Dionne discusses with Jayne Brogan and Valerie Nesbitt the importance of practicing a new skill. No one can try something new and be an expert first time. Machine embroidery takes practice. Setting the machine to the right tension, having a go at the new skill and practice, practice, practice. You can watch every episode of The Makers Studio, for FREE. Enjoy.

Honourable Mention 

Honourable Mention, this year, goes to two shorts that went viral on TikTok and Instagram: How to make a suffolk puff (or yo-yo) and Can’t see what you’re sewing? Try this tip. Shorts were clearly a trend in 2025. Will interest in this format climb in 2026? Check in here this time next year to find out.