Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Instructables user grungezombie shows how to make beanbags with removable covers. The kids can play with them to their heart’s content, and when they get dirty you can just remove the covers and put them in the washing machine. Brilliant! … Read more ... 
Sarah from S.T. Collection and Welcome to the Good Life shows how she transformed her mother’s long pleated skirt into a fabulous pleated dress. The process is so simple, and the effect so great. Oh, how I’m kicking myself for… Read more ... 
LiEr from ikat bag continues her series on pattern drafting. Up until this point her series has been focused on creating patterns for girls’ clothes, but in this installment she tells how to draft patterns for boys, men, and women. … Read more ... 
Tam from Sew Dang Cute shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make this pretty shower curtain. The scrappy stripes at the top and bottom of the shower curtain are pieced from a honey bun of… Read more ... 
April 1930’s shares a tutorial at Oliver + S explaining how to create bound seams. Bias tape wraps around the seam allowance encasing all of the rough edges. Go to the tutorial.
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Erica Louise from Recycled Fashion shows how she repurposed some old neckties into some cool accents for a pair of blue jeans. Part of the ties became cuffs, while others became back pockets. Get the how-to.
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Emily from Toad’s Treasures shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to turn a paint can into a craft caddy. You can put your larger supplies in the can itself, while smaller tools like pencils and scissors… Read more ... 
Jess from Bits for Babyand Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make this pint-sized gathered apron. I love the bias trim around the edges of the apron!! (I’m a sucker for printed bias tape…) Get the how-to.… Read more ... 
Lookie what Kallen from At Second Street made from a tiered eyelet ruffle skirt! Unlike many refashion “befores”, there was nothing technically wrong with this skirt. It wasn’t torn, worn out, or tacky. But it’s SOOO much more fabulous as… Read more ... 
Sam from Incy Wincy Stitches shares a video tutorial on her blog showing how she made these custom fabric buttons. She stamped the motifs with an image carved into a potato. Wouldn’t one of these be so cute on a… Read more ... 
Heather from Featherty Sews guest blogs over at Sewing in No Man’s Land with a tutorial showing how to make her Tulip Pants for little girls. They feature a ruffled legs, a gathered patch pocket, and a comfortable waistband from… Read more ... 
Amy from Naptime Crafters shows how to make Halloween finger puppets. She includes instructions for making a spooky spider, a ghost, a jack-o-lantern, and a candy corn. She also shows how to dress up a plain jar to make a… Read more ... 
Head over to Craft Passion to find out how to make this owl key chain and holder. So cute!! They key chain slides up into the owl’s body to keep them tucked out of the way when not in use. … Read more ... 
Suzanne from Just Another Hangup guest blogs at Eighteen 25 with a tutorial showing how to make this cute bat softie for Halloween. Get the how-to.
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