Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs tells how to make a Mudpie Apron. Like the name suggests, it’s designed for kids to wear when playing in the mud to keep their clothes from getting dirty. It’s made from a vinyl table… Read more ... 
Keyka Lou Patterns shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make this Big Bloom fabric flower. This is such a beautiful flower! It’s shown here in silk, but their blog also shows pictures of it made from a… Read more ... 
Maureen and Shanti from Twig and Toadstool share a tutorial at Rhythm of the Home showing how to make felt shooting stars. The stuffed felt stars have ribbon streamers that will trail behind when it gets tossed. What an absolutely… Read more ... 
Amy from Nap Time Crafters shows how to make a carrying case for your portable DVD player. The fabric folder has a place for the DVD player and a small selection of DVDs. It folds up together for easy transport. … Read more ... 
Jen from My Own Road shows how she created this cute playdress for her daughter out of an older child’s t-shirt and some extra knit. (She got the extra knit fabric from a man’s undershirt, but you could also use… Read more ... 
Staci from Crafty Stacicreated a messenger bag to make it easy for her daughter to carry her new notebook computer to and from school. A unique button tab and loop combination serve as the closurel. She included a cotton… Read more ... 
Laura from Wilsons Etsy Storeintroduces her new weasel softie pattern, and from now until noon Thursday, March 31, 2011 you can download it for free from her blog. Go to her blog to get the pattern.
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Look at this awesome little boys’ cowl pullover! Would you believe that it started out as a zip-up hoodie? Mary from Craft Buds shares a tutorial showing how she removed the hood and the zipper, and then reshaped the neckline… Read more ... 
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs introduces the latest in her line of ePatterns – the Miss Elizabeth dress. The split overskirt has fairy tale charm sure to appeal to little girls. The ePattern also includes instructions for making a matching… Read more ... 
Rachel from With Love By Rach shows how she created this ruffled t-shirt dress for her toddler girl. It’s inspired by a similar dress from J. Crew (that wasn’t available in her daughter’s size). Little girls will LOVE these ruffles! … Read more ... 
AnneMarie from Gen X Quilters shares a tutorial on her blog for making this plastic bag dispenser. It keeps all those plastic grocery sacks neat and tidy and in one place. The bags go into the hole at the top… Read more ... 
Willow Would shows how to make a simple camera strap cover. It’s a quick and easy project, perfect for a beginner sewist. It takes just two strips of fabric and few seams to make one. Her strips were from a… Read more ... 
Camilla from Rosy Red Buttons shows how to create a detachable coat skirt. The skirt attaches to the inside of your coat with hook and eye, and peeks out from the bottom. It lends a more romantic, feminine look to… Read more ... 
LeAnne from Everyday Celebrations shares a tutorial at the Moda Bake Shop showing how to make her Sunkissed ruffled aprons. The rows scrappy ruffles are made from the 10″ squares you can get in a Layer Cake of precut fabric… Read more ... 
