Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Heather Feather from Heather’s Flights created this fabulous Grow With You Maternity Swimsuit. Like the name suggests, it grows with your tummy as your pregnancy progresses. The gathers on torso are not only pretty, but are adjustable so you can… Read more ... 
Charlotte from The Charlotte Letters shares a free pattern on her blog for making a pair of kid-sized sailor pants. (She previously shared a tutorial for drafting a pattern for these pants and sewing them up, but now shares a… Read more ... 
Jessica from Running With Scissors shares a tutorial on her blog for making a pretty summer skirt with pockets, inspired by a similarly shaped skirt from Anthropologie. The wide waistband is made with shirring for easy construction and a comfortable… Read more ... 
Malory from Snips & Spice shows how to make a cute table runner for 4th of July. The patchwork table runner is appliqued with raw edges and scrappy stars. She shows one with just three blocks, but you could make… Read more ... 
Rebekah from Sunnybrook Farm Designs took a pair of her daughter’s jeans that had a hole in them, added in some old t-shirts of her own, and created an awesome new skirt for her girl. She shares a tutorial on … Read more ... 
Meream from Bored & Crafty shows how to make a beautiful beach cover-up that also happens to be easy to sew. It’s loose and flowy through the shoulders and hips, but cinches in at the waist for a flattering silhouette. … Read more ... 
Corinnea from Corinnea’s Chaos guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with a tutorial for making a simple bias skirt. The body of the skirt is made out of linen (PERFECT for summer!), while the waist is made… Read more ... 
Angela from Saké Puppets shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make On-the-Go Project Pouches to carry your handsewing projects with you. The simple envelepe pouch will hold all the bits and pieces of your small sewing… Read more ... 
Maureen from Maureen Cracknell Handmade makes your favorite fabric the star in her Fabric Lover’s Apron tutorial on her blog. It’s made from five 1/4-yard cuts of your favorite fabrics, pieced together in mixy-matchy stripes. Get the tutorial.
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Tina from Sweet Floweret shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a stretchy band that wraps around a small garbage can to keep the liner from slipping down inside. What a great idea! Get the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Is it just me, or is the knit they use on t-shirts getting thinner and thinner? I have quit buying white t-shirts because you can see my bra lines through them all. Ewww….
Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting has a solution. … Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates shares a tutorial showing how to turn a pair of flip flops into strappy summer sandals. Brilliant!! They give you all of the cuteness of the strappy sandal trend, but keep it inexpensive and comfortable. Get … Read more ... 
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shopand Nap Time Crafters shows how to create a ruffled Flapper Top for little girls. The front of the tee is covered in rows and rows of ruffled knit fabric and finished off with a… Read more ... 
Jess from Bits for Baby and Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make dimensional flower embellishments out of ric rac. Beautiful! She turned hers into hair accessories. Get the tutorial.
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Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a template on her blog for a vintage camera applique, as well as a tutorial showing how to stitch the pieces down to your sewing project. The pattern is based on her father’s old… Read more ... 
