Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
LiEr from ikat bag is killing me with her pocket tutorials! This time she tells us how to make a shirred pocket. Love, love! Go to the tutorial.
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Becca from Blue Cricket Design shows how to make a ruffled runner for your table. The mix of prints on the ruffles is so fun! Go to the tutorial.
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Amy from Diary of a Quilter guest blogs at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make this decorative pillow with coloful felt circles. Make them from Christmas colors of red and green for a fun holiday decoration. Go … Read more ... 
Prudent Baby has the how-to for making this quilted Christmas stocking. I love the simple lines on this! So crisp and modern, and gives the spotlight to a fabulous fabric print. Go to the tutorial.
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Tricia from Leafy Treetop Spot and Leafy Treetop Spot shares a pair of tutorials for making some super cute holiday onesies. It’s the first in her Hip for the Holidays series. The first is a pretty sequined snowflake applique. The… Read more ... 
LiEr from ikat bag continues the pocketmaking series on her blog with a tutorial showing how to make gathered patch pockets. This is such a pretty pocket! Get the how-to.
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Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make a set of pillows and pillowcases sized just right for a child’s dolly. This is so cute!! Go to the tutorial.
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Jennifer Perkins shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to make this cute quilted jacket for a child. She shows a shortcut method for getting the patchwork look without the fuss. Go to the tutorial.
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Colleen Babcock from The Magic Bean shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this Santa Christmas ornament. His mittened hands hold a photo frame. This would make a lovey keepsake gift – or keep it for yourself and hang… Read more ... 
Liz from Fast Daze shows how easy it is to applique when you use fusible webbing. She used this process to personalize a Christmas stocking. You can also use it to make special t-shirts, tote bags, scarves, etc. Go to … Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she refashioned an adult-sized cardigan down to one small enough for her young daughter. This would be such a fun way to make a mother-daughter outfit! Get the … Read more ... 
Have you entered our giveaway for a Silhouette SD digital cutter
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I have been having SO MUCH FUN with my Silhouette SD
!! Seriously, folks. Not a lick of housework has happened since they sent me this machine because I can’t stop making projects with this thing. We interrupt this post … Read more ... 
Instead of buying pre-packaged packs of travel tissues to keep with you during the cold season, take some individual sheets from a larger container and put them in a pretty fabric pouch. Mel from All Wrapped Up shows how to… Read more ... 
