Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Elizabeth from Think Liz shares a free pattern on her blog for her Krista Apron. This apron is all girly-goodness with a ruffle at the bottom and a shirred top. Go to the free pattern.
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Head over to C & T Publishing blog for the free pattern for these “Happy Feet” felt baby booties. There are endless possibilties for customizing these little shoes with appliques and trims. Go to the free pattern.
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Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this fabric Happy Birthday banner. Make one and create a new family birthday tradition! Go to the tutorial.
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Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar shows how you can add stitching to the back pockets of a pair of inexpensive jeans to get the look of a pair of high-end designer jeans without the huge pricetag. Go … Read more ... 
Homemade Mamas shows how to make an Infinity Scarf, a simple scarf that can be worn in many different ways. Not only is it versatile, it’s also a super easy sewing project! Go to the tutorial.
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Sew4Home shows how to make this hanging door caddy with 9 pockets to organize your lingerie or accessories. Go to the tutorial.
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Vanessa from Little Big Girl and LBG Studio shares a tutorial for making a pretty patchwork pencil pouch. The patchwork strip allows you to show off your favorite fabric prints, even if you only have small scraps left. Go to … Read more ... 
Squiggly Twigs Designs shares the latest design in their pattern line, the Simply Lovely Dress. The ePattern shows you how to draft the pattern for this dress using one of your own shirts as a sizing guide. The drafting instructions… Read more ... 
Sandi Henderson shares a free pattern for her Saturday Market Skirt at her blog, Portabellopixie. It’s an excerpt from her soon-to-be-released book Sewing Bits & Pieces: 35 Projects Using Fabric Scraps. Go to the free pattern.
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Rebecca from Hello Marzipan shows how to make a pair of terry cloth shorts for a toddler boy. She stenciled the words “Hunky Pool Boy” on one of the pockets. CUUUUTE!!! Her son will SO get noticed by the ladies… Read more ... 
Nikki from Salty Pineapple made this “big kid bib” for her son who is getting old enough to feed himself. And with that big kid step you get big kid messes. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. … Read more ... 
Daffodils are some of my absolute favorite flowers! They’re some of the first flowers to appear each spring, and so signal the end of the cold, dark days of winter. A Hoot and a Holler shows how to make a… Read more ... 
Trina from All That is Good shares a two-part tutorial for making a Cover-Me-Pretty-Camisole. Camisoles like this are wardrobe must-haves, but they can be expensive and not exactly exciting to buy. (After all, if I’m gonna drop the cash on… Read more ... 
Antoinette from clevergirl.org shares a free pattern for what she calls the W Bag Version 1. She created this bag to carry around her much-loved W Magazine. Of course, you can also use it to tote around any number of… Read more ... 
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking guestblogs over at Blueprint Crafts with a tutorial showing how to repurpose an old pillowcase into a hanging laundry bag. Use this small bag to separate out your delicates so you don’t accidentally wash (and… Read more ... 
