Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Christina from Assorted Notions shows how the altered a basic t-shirt pattern to make a nursing top. She started with the BurdaStyle Lydia t-shirt, but this would work with just about any t-shirt pattern. Get the tutorial.
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Kirstin & Jordan fromKojoDesignsshare a tutorial showing how to make cocktail napkins out of vintage sheets. The smaller napkins don’t take anywhere near as much fabric as a dinner napkin, so you can make them from scraps… Read more ... 
Destri from The Mother Huddle shares a tutorial showing how to make a boy’s casual button down shirt with rolled sleeves and an appliqued argyle design. Very cool! Get the tute.
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Head over to Sew4Home to find out how to make a fabric cover for a tissue box. The sides are accented with patchwork strips, and the hole where the tissue comes through is made with a 1″ drapery grommet. Brilliant!! … Read more ... 
Craft Passion shares a tutorial showing how to make a child’s romper out of an old sweater. This is sooo fabulous, and so on trend right now! A lightweight sweater would work best for this project to keep the romper… Read more ... 
Sandra from Sugar Cubes and Spice Cake shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making a desk bag to hang on the back of a school chair. Children in younger grades often sit at group tables rather than at… Read more ... 
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shares a tutorial telling how she upcycled a pair of sleeve cuffs into a beautiful headband. Brilliant!! The cuffs are already finished on the edges, so it’s just a matter of sewing them into one… Read more ... 
Elisabeth from Growing Home shows how to make a gathered waist skirt with pockets. The waistband and the invisible zipper make this skirt dressy when paired with a pretty blouse, though you can also wear it with a simple tee… Read more ... 
Julie from Mokuyobi Threads and Zipper Teeth shows how to make a tri-fold wallet. I’m loving those angled pockets!!! Get the tutorial.
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Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts guest blogs at Seamingly Smitten with a tutorial showing how to make a striped skirt from old t-shirts. This is such a fun skirt! Get the tute. [photo from Sugar Bee Crafts on Seamingly Smitten… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make this appliqued spider shirt for little boys. It’s part of her Boys’ Tee Shirt Week series. It was inspired by a similar shirt from Mini Boden. She got the cool weathered… Read more ... 
Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog For Better Sewing shares a quick tutorial showing how to pull a thread tail at the end of a line of stitching through to the other side of the fabric. Get the tute.
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Colette Patterns shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make your own piping. Making it yourself means that you can make it any any fabric you like – a print, a solid, one that matches your project perfectly,… Read more ... 
Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a little girl’s halter dress. The bodice of the dress is lined, which gives this a nice finish. The ties go around the neck through a set… Read more ... 
