Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Katie from Punk Projects guest blogs at Campfire Chic with a tutorial showing to make a cute little camera cozy. It’s made from felt, so it’s a quick sew. The dimensions she gives are for a cozy that fits her … Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates shares a tutorial showing how to make this snuggly warm scarf with deep pockets. The scarf is long enough to wrap around your neck and hang down far enough for your hands to sit comfortably in… Read more ... 
Head over to The Purl Bee to find out how to make these lovely dishtowels. They’re made from linen and trimmed with twill tape that’s printed with a measuring tape design. The result is a dishtowel that is both practical… Read more ... 
Katie from Cheep Ideas shows how to make a ruffled coffee cozy. The sleeve fits around a coffee to-go cup to keep your hands from getting burned. Make a bunch and give them as Christmas gifts. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Thera Joyce from Swagger Savvy Designs and Crafty Pirate shows how to finish the edges of your sewing projects with bias tape. Bias tape is particularly useful when hemming a curved piece of fabric – the stretchy bias strips hug… Read more ... 
The slip stitch is kind of a magic stitch. It’s often used at the end of a sewing project to close a hole in a way that’s nearly invisible. Head over to Chica and Jo for a video showing how… Read more ... 
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make “Snow White sleeves”. You know, the sleeves with contrasty box pleats that are part of the classic Disney Snow White dress. But don’t limit… Read more ... 
Dana from MADE shows how to make these felt fall leaves. Stitching the veining on the single layer of felt not only adds detail, it also gives it a realistic curled and crumpled effect – just like real leaves you’d… Read more ... 
Joy from How Joyful shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pretty little handbag with a ruffled panel on the front. Love it! Go to the tutorial.
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Pascale from // between the lines // shows how to make a super easy fringed fleece poncho. It takes just a couple of seams to create an awesome Christmas gift for the kids on your list. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Shea from All Things Shea shows how to create this fun kids’ pillow that converts easily from stuffed animal to pillow. Just fold it up to make it resemble the animal, unfold it and lay it flat to turn it… Read more ... 
Christie from Lemon Squeezy Shopp and A Lemon Squeezy Home shows how to make this pretty gathered belt edged with bias trim. It ties together, so there is no complicated closure to install or any expensive hardware to buy. … Read more ... 
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she embellished a plain t-shirt with a little bit of lace. I love her little trick for getting the ends of the lace tucked into the sleeve seam. No one… Read more ... 
Many sewing patterns and tutorials call for bias tape to finish raw edges. But when you go to the fabric store, it turns out that there are all kinds of trim that can be considered “bias tape”. Which is right… Read more ... 
Amy from Positively Splendid guest blogs at Sew Dang Cute with a tutorial showing how to make a snowflake cushion. The snowflake motifs are reminscient of the folded and cut paper snowflakes we all made in gradeschool (and that I… Read more ... 
