Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an oversized fabric chrysanthemum. Oh, the texture, the ruffles, the fabulousness!! This gorgeous flower embellished the sash in her Girls of a Feather dresses,… Read more ... 
Ruby fromZaaberry shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a kid-sized messenger bag. This is such a cute bag! It’s suitable for either a girl or boy, depending on fabric choice. Get the tutorial.
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Jessica from Teacher Gone Crafty shows how to add a lovely pleated neckline to a plain tee. To create a perfect match between the pleats and the shirt, she purchased two shirts – one to embellish, and one to cut… Read more ... 
Citra from Innocentia shares a free pattern for her Mini-Me shirt for toddler girls. This is such a cute top!!! I love the contrast-y Peter Pan collar and button placket! The pattern is for a toddler size 2. If you… Read more ... 
Autumn is here, and in the United States that means one thing – FOOTBALL!! Rachel from Lines Across My Face created this super cute football onesie and she shares a quick tutorial telling how she did it. Get the tutorial… Read more ... 
Kim from My Go Go Life guest blogs in the Sewing Back To School series at Sew Sweetness with a tutorial showing how to make and insert cording. You can use smaller cording on garments as accent, or larger cording… Read more ... 
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy rounds out her daughter’s fall wardrobe with a pair of corduroy pants. They’re a riff on her previously published Button Sailor Pants, but made out of a corduroy. She also added a stripe down the… Read more ... 
Sew4Home has the how-to for making this tufted floor cushion with a handy carrying handle. It’s cute in a child’s room decor (as shown by their series), but depending on fabric choice it would be also make a nice addition… Read more ... 
Check out the new giveaway I just posted out in our Giveaways section! It’s an online sewing course offered by Rick Rack: Thread Therapy for Sewers. Jennifer Stern teaches the course on her Wearable Skirt w/ 3 Ways of Embellishing… Read more ... 
Andrea from The Train To Crazy guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make a leather wallet. The small leather wallet is just the right size for carrying in your pocket. Pockets hold credit… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made this sweet Fly Away With Me shirt for her toddler daughter. The color-blocked shirt is made from repurposed t-shirts, with appliqued birds flying across the front. Cute!! Get the how-to.… Read more ... 
Lenka from Forest Fairy Crafts shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Moody Pumpkins. The project is designed to be made with children, and her tutorial divides up the tasks suitable for adults and those suitable… Read more ... 
Paige from Pink Lemonade shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a long ruffled scarf. Hers is made from a sheer fabric for a lightweight fall scarf. And don’t be thinking that you’ll have to pull all… Read more ... 
Kristina J. shares a tutorial showing how she made these beautiful flutter sleeves on a dress she refashioned. They’re gorgeous out of the chiffon in her example, but they would also be cute out of layers of knits. (The edges… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin continues her Sewing 101 series with a post all about making pants pockets. It’s actually a fairly easy process, so long as you stitch the seams in the right order. Get the tutorial to see… Read more ... 
