Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Kate from See Kate Sew guest blogs in the Sewing Back-to-School series at Sew Sweetness with a post all about fabric grain – what it is, why it’s important, and how you can make sure your fabric is laid out… Read more ... 
Sarah from Deeds & Petunia shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a set of apple and pear softies. The stuffed fabric fruit make cute fall-themed decor accents. I love the mix of solids and prints in… Read more ... 
Keyka Lou Patterns shares a free pattern on their blog for their super cute Dumpling Pouch. The zippered pouch has a rounded top but a squared off bottom. The pattern is available in two sizes; the larger one is 3.5″… Read more ... 
Bonnie from Wonderfully Awkward guest blogs at Sew Happy Geek with a tutorial showing how to make an armchair pillow. The shape of the pillow supports your back and gives your arms a place to rest while you’re reading or… Read more ... 
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shares a tutorial showing how made this cute skirt. It’s made out of a thrifted t-shirt, with a strip of wide elastic for the waistband. It’s a quick, easy project. She was… Read more ... 
Little Birdie Secrets shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she refashioned a man’s t-shirt into a fitted maternity shirt for herself. Her motivation for the project was footall season. Ever try to find a maternity shirt with your… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin has been going back to the basics with her Sewing 101 series. Her latest posts in this series show how to make two different kinds of pockets: pockets inset into a side seam, and patch… Read more ... 
Elsie Larson from A Beautiful Mess and Red Velvet Shop shows how to make her fringed birdie purse. Love, LOVE!! She shares a tutorial showing how she made it. Hers is made from leather. If you don’t have any leather,… Read more ... 
Lex shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she created this lounge-y romper out of a couple of t-shirts. Seriously cute!! And I’m loving the striped knit that she used! Get the tutorial.
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Alida from GiggleBug Designs and I Make Stuff shows shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play shoaing how she created a felted wool jacket for her young daughter. The jacket was part of her winning outfit for the Sienna … Read more ... 
Jessica from Sew Homegrown guest blogs at Prudent Baby with a tutorial showing how to make her Hot Mess Mommy Cardi. It takes just a couple of seams (plus hemming) to make this simple jacket. Get the tute.
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Jess from Craftiness is not Optional and Bits for Babyshows how to make a wet bag out of laminated cotton. The laminated cotton is waterproof, keeping the wet from seeping through the sides of the bag. A zipper across… Read more ... 
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how she used inexpensive craft paint (the cheapy stuff!) to tint some white lace into custom colors. She thins the paint so it doesn’t stiffen the lace. And because it’s acrylic paint, it won’t… Read more ... 
Anna from Noodlehead shares a tutorial over at Skip To My Lou showing how to make a simple fabric tray. She gives the dimensions for making them in three sizes. They’re quick to make, so why not a nested set… Read more ... 
This fabric yo-yo coin purse by Zakka Life isn’t a pouch covered in small fabric yo-yos. It’s a metal frame coin purse made from two giant fabric yo-yos (one per side). How cool is that! She shares a tutorial showing… Read more ... 
