Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Jenny from By JG and I Heart Jenny’s Art shows how to make yourself a new hat in just 45 minutes. Once you master the basic hat, you can have fun by changing it up – add a flower or… Read more ... 
Jenny Garland shares a tutorial at the Moda Bake Shop for making this gorgeous ruffled shower curtain. If the thought of cutting all of those fabric strips is daunting, you’ll be happy to know you can make all the ruffles… Read more ... 
Sam from Bobaloo! guest blogs at Prudent Baby with a tutorial for making a kid’s crayon apron. This small apron has individual pockes for each crayon so there’s no fumbling through a big pile of crayons to find just the… Read more ... 
Lindsay from The Cottage Home guest blogs at U Create with a free pattern and tutorial for making a toddler girl’s party dress. Your little girl will feel so fancy with the wide sash and the swishy gathered skirt! The… Read more ... 
Schwin W. from Schwin & Schwin guest blogs at Tatertots & Jello with a tutorial showing how to make an asymmetrical cropped jacket for toddler girls. Hers is made from a soft jersey knit. Love, love, love! Get the how-to… Read more ... 
Sabrina from Noodles & Milk shares a free applique pattern and tutorial on her blog for making this super cute reindeer shirt for little kids. Make one this weekend and there will be plenty of time to wear it before… Read more ... 
Rebecca from Cubic Dreams shows how she recreated a long full skirt into a shorter, kickier version of itself. Instead of cutting it at the bottom and rehemming it, she worked from the bottom up keeping the hem and reworking… Read more ... 
Zaaberryhares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this pretty fabric flower with singed edges and a fringed center. I love the bright colors she used! Go to the tutorial.
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Check out this free maternity shirt pattern over at Make Baby Stuff! It’s for a peasant-style shirt made out of a mish-mash of bright fabric prints. I remember when I was preggers, I craved clothes with personality but rarely found… Read more ... 
Christmas shopping season is also Christmas craft fair season. If you plan on sellling your items at a craft fair, why not make yourself a new apron for holding your money and other essentials? Rebecca from This Present Life and… Read more ... 
Bramcost Publications finishes out their 12 Days of a Vintage Handmade Holiday series with a free vintage pattern for making a sheer scarf with flower embellishments. Their pattern calls for store-bought silk flowers, but I think fabric flowers would be… Read more ... 
Lindsay from The Cottage Home guest blogs in the Gifts for Guys series at KojoDesigns with a tutorial showing how to make a Boxy Dopp Kit (shaving kit). This would be a great present for a special guy on your … Read more ... 
Craft Passion shares a pattern and tutorial for making a baby bib. Made entirely from flannel (including the chenille backing), it’s sure to be soft against baby’s sensitive skin. And with all of the cute flannel prints out there, it’s… Read more ... 
This felt Peppermint Swirly Christmas Tree by Jennie from allsorts and Loopsies is all kinds of cuteness. She shares a free pattern so you can make one of your own. Go to the free pattern.
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Kathleen from Grosgrain continues her Embellish Knit month with another fabulous sweater refashion tutorial. This one turns a too-short henley sweater into a cropped cardigan with braided trim and peplum waist. LOVE. IT. Find out how to do it at … Read more ... 
