Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Ashley from Make It and Love It has a helpful project for all you mamas of toddlers. It’s a longish fabric strap with a handle at the end. The other end wraps around the strap of your purse, creating a… Read more ... 
Flip-flops would be the perfect summertime shoe for kids if not for one thing – the lack of a back strap makes it easy fro them to slip off of little feet. Luckily, there’s a fairy easy solution. Jessica from… Read more ... 
Lookie what Ginger from Wiener Dog Tricks made! A champion of the much-maligned vintage polyester fabrics, she has covered her couch with them! Brilliant! Read more about her project at Wiener Dog Tricks.
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Angela from Sew Loquacious shows how to make a purse strap with a belt buckle. In addition to looking cool, the buckle makes the length of the strap easily adjustable. Get the how-to.
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Tif from T. Matthews Fine Art shares a tutorial on her blog for making this fluffy anemone pom pom out of jersey fabric. The soft jersey fabric won’t fray; in fact, it rolls a bit at the ends for some… Read more ... 
Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make this awesome kid’s tent that hangs from the ceiling. Made up in pink (as shown in her example), it’s the perfect princess getaway. But made up in a camo print and… Read more ... 
Kathleen from The Tumtum Tree and Grosgrain is giving away another fabulous frock! This time it’s The Steamer Frock. Look at all those fabulous layers and ruffles, all edged with ric rac trim! Get the details and enter the giveaway … Read more ... 
Donna Babylon, author of Decorating Sewlutions, shares some tips at Sew4Home for finding and working with repeats in the designs printed on fabrics. Go to the article.
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Becca from Blue Cricket Design shows how to make a this pretty bunting out of scrap strips of fabric. Go to the tutorial.
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Jona from Fabritopia shares a tutorial on her blog, Stop Staring and Start Sewing, showing how to add a double ruffle to the bottom of an A-line skirt. This is such a cute detail!! Go to the tutorial.
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Aren’t these sewing pins cute?? Miss Muffin from Muffins and More is giving away two sets of her handmade sewing pins, and allyou have to do to enter is leave a comment at her blog with a suggestion for a… Read more ... 
Summer is here and it’s time to dress your little girl in style! The simple summer frock designed by Susan from Freshly Picked is just what you need. This cute and comfortable dress is perfect for those warm summer days,… Read more ... 
Charlotte from The Charlotte Letters shares a tutorial for making these awesome Sailor Pants/Shorts for toddlers. She shows how to draft the pattern from an existing pair of pants, and then explains how to sew them up into a pair… Read more ... 
Amy from Positively Splendid shares a tutorial and applique patterns for making these fabulous patriotic outdoor pillows perfect for 4th of July decor. I am absolutely in love with these pillows – the bold graphics, the spraypainted backgrounds, the vinyl… Read more ... 
Anna from Noodlehead guest blogs over at Craftiness Is Not Optional with a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make this super cute car-shaped pillow. VROOOM!! Go to the free pattern and tutorial.
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