Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Maggie from Midwstern Sewing Girl gueswwt blogs at Lolly Jane Boutique with a tutorial showing how to make a hanging soap pouch for the shower (or bath). One side is made from a pretty cotton print, the other from a… Read more ... 
Kalleen from At Second Street guest blogs in the Fun in the Sun[Dress] series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial for making her Simple Raglan Sundress for girls. This is SUCH a cute dress! Making the sleeves and trim from… Read more ... 
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a free pattern for The Simplest Skirt. It’s an easy skirt to make, well suited for beginning sewists. You can make it in any size from dolls to kids to adult (though she… Read more ... 
Gwen from Gwenny Penny guest blogs in the Button Down Rehab series at My Own Road with a tutorial showing how to turn the sleeves of a button down shirt into a fun new purse for yourself. The tutorial uses… Read more ... 
Cloud 9 Fabrics shares a set of instructions for making this oval bathmat with ric rac trim. Theirs is made out of some of their lovely fabric, of course. The Fishbone print, to be exact. Go to Cloud 9 Fabrics … Read more ... 
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to adapt a basic pants pattern to make convertible cargo pants for kids. Awesome! A button tab at the bottom of the legs allows them to be worn at full length or rolled up… Read more ... 
Disney from Ruffles & Stuff shares a free pattern for making her Pippa and Rascal softies. Pippa is the cutie pie fox, and Rascal is the sweet raccoon. They are both SOOO cute! Get the free pattern.
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Nancy Lee from Heaven is Handmaid shows how to make a pincushion that is both pretty and practical. It’s made into the shape of a flower (pretty), and stitched on to an elastic band so we can wear it around… Read more ... 
Donna from Sewing Mends the Soul shares a free pattern at Craft Snob for making her Double-Pleated Purse. The shape of this bag is so pretty, and it’s a great project for mixing & matching your favorite cotton prints. Go … Read more ... 
Kirstin & Jordan from KojoDesigns and kojobaby share a tutorial on their blog for making their J Crew-y Ruffle Dress. Though the ruffles are all girly and frilly goodness, the underlying shape is actually very simple. And it’s made from… Read more ... 
Jen from My Own Road shares a tutorial for turning the cuff of a button-down shirt into a cute Bow Cuff Bracelet. It’s super cute – and super quick to make, too. The tutorial is part of her Button Down… Read more ... 
Jenny Wilding Cardon, author of ReSew: Turn Thrift Store Finds Into Fabulous Designs, shares a tutorial on her blog, The Wildcards, showing how to make her TT-Skirt tunic. It’s made from a t-shirt and an elastic waist skirt that… Read more ... 
Kristine from Liberated Mind shows how she created a sun cover for her 3-wheeled stroller. It’s made from a cotton muslin that blocks out the sun but still lets in some light. A bit of fun fabric creates the nose… Read more ... 
Tyra from Domessticated shows how she made her daughter’s tap shoes just as fancy as the rest of her dance costumes. She replaced the boring black shoe laces with an elastic & button version with a place to add interchangeable… Read more ... 
