Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
You can download a free pattern for this Fringe Festival Knit Top by hotpatterns over at Fabric.com. It’s designed to be made out of a drapey stretch fabric and has a fringed tie at the neck. Wear it with… Read more ... 
Sabra from Sew a Straight Line guest blogs in the Pleat Weeks series at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how she used rows and rows of pintucks to create a gorgeous throw pillow. The pintucks are serged, with… Read more ... 
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs needed some brightly colored power mesh to replicate the look of a super cute twirly skirt. She could have used tulle, but the power mesh is softer and had a better drape. The only problem… Read more ... 
Pat Bravo is celebrating the release of her latest fabric line, Hyperreal Garden, with an awesome giveaway. One of her lucky readers will win a 15 fat quarter set of the new fabric line! Go to her blog for the… Read more ... 
Lark Crafts is giving away a copy of 100 Pretty Little Projects. Have you been wanting to get your hands on this book? If so, go to the Lark Crafts blog and get yourself entered into their giveaway!
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Head over to Craftzine for a downloadable project sheet showing how to make a pillow sham in just 15 minutes. The project is an excerpt from the book Sewing in a Straight Line
by Brett Bara. Get the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Shannon from luvinthemommyhood shows how to make her Jane With A Pop Top. It’s part of her Sewing With Knits Mondays series (co-hosted with Anna from Noodlehead). The sleeveless knit top has a band at the waist and a… Read more ... 
Calli from Make It Do shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a toothpaste/toothbrush carrier to carry along on your next trip. It’s made from a laminated cotton (it’ll wipe clean!) and has pockets sized just right… Read more ... 
Bethany from Sweet Bee and Sweet Bee Buzzings shows how to create a little coin purse using a sew-in metal frame. These little purses are SOOO cute!! She used a frame she purchased from a chain fabric store, but her… Read more ... 
Amy from Peek A Boo Pattern Shop and Nap Time Crafters has been repurposing the wipe-clean material from a reusable shopping bag to make several projects, including a baby bib and a car garbage bag. Now she’s using the… Read more ... 
Megan from The Crafty CPA guest blogs at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to use a man’s button down shirt to make a messenger bag. The front of the shirt (with the button placket) becomes the flap of… Read more ... 
Flower embellishments are easy enough to make out of artificial flowers from the craft store, but they usually don’t wash well. Pam from Fashion Sewing Supply and Off The Cuff Style shows how she created a flower embellishment that can… Read more ... 
Erika from Artful Rising guest blogs in the Back to “Cool” DIY Style series at Brassy Apple with a tutorial showing how to make a cover for a nap mat. A square of flannel is attached in the side seam… Read more ... 
Kate from See Kate Sew posts in her Pleat Weeks series with a tutorial showing how to make a pretty lace headband. The headband is made from a narrow elastic embellished with lace folded into box pleats. Get the tutorial… Read more ... 
Susan from Living With Punks guest blogs in your Dress Your (School) Boy series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to embellish a plain polo with a custom emblem. The raw edged applique has a look… Read more ... 
