Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Christina from 3 Sweet Pea’s shares a free pattern for this robot applique. She created the applique to cover up a stain on a t-shirt. Now the stain is covered and the shirt is cutified! (Is that a word? No? … Read more ... 
Lemon Cadet from Project: Project kicks off her new interview series with a series of questions for Lizzy House. Check out what Ms. House has to say about where she finds inspiration for her fabric lines, her electronic book How… Read more ... 
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Becky Joiner shows her favorited method for making a faced waistband. It’s an easy way to create a high and tight waistband perfect for a short-waisted figure. Her tip for perfect stitching in the ditch is particularly helpful. See how … Read more ... 
Craft Passion shows how to sew a simple Chinese New Year ornament. Strips of red ribbon hold a red packet in place on the front of the ornament. You can use this same ornament pattern for other holidays, substituting a… Read more ... 
The Inadvertant Farmer shows how to turn a stray sock into a sweet kitty softie. Awww… isn’t he cute?? Look for a sock that has a different colored heel to highlight the shape of the kitty face. Go to the … Read more ... 
Elsie Marley celebrates the boy with a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a belt for a little boy. Snaps
give it an all-boy look. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Care from Obsessively Stitching continues her Tent Week posts with a tutorial by her sister Elizabeth showing how to make a child-sized dome tent. Crafty genius must run in the family! The tent is made from a king-sized sheet, while… Read more ... 
Sew Much Ado shares a tutorial for making a pair of leg warmers for your toddler out of a pair of adult-sized knee socks. You can find knee socks in so many fun patterns – polka dots, stripes, novelty prints. … Read more ... 
Amber from M & A blog shows you how to make a handsome tie for your handsome little man. The tie is attached to a velcro neckband, which means easy on/easy off. Wouldn’t this be just the thing for his… Read more ... 
To celebrate the release of the PDF tutorial for her Cash Envelope Wallet, Ginger from Wiener Dog Tricks is giving away the tutorial to one lucky Craft Gossip reader. Will it be you?
Her PDF tutorial steps you through… Read more ... 
Christine from Jane Avion created this shaped pillow printed with a wiener dog illustration. I’m not even a dog person, but I think this guy’s a total cutie!! She shares the graphic as a free downloadable file, so you can… Read more ... 
Every time I turn around, it seems that my daughter has outgrown ANOTHER shirt or pair of jeans. And we just bought them! Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows a variety of ways that you can refashion girls’ clothes to… Read more ... 
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity created this baby changing pad inspired by a similar one from Pottery Barn Kids that she received as a gift. The design of this changing pad is so well thought out! It’s big enough that… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a set of gathered curtains with tie tops. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Make It and Love It]
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