Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Janome Sew4Home shows how to make this elegant square-in-a-square accent pillow. This pillow features piping and mitered corners. Go to the tutorial.
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Chica and Jo show how to make a bean bag toss game using old jeans pockets and terra cotta saucers. To make the bean bags, sew two jeans pockets back to back. Go to the tutorial.
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Moda Bake Shop shows how to make this patchwork grocery bag dispenser. Go to the tutorial.
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Betz White shares a very early sneak peek of her upcoming fabric line. Her new fabric will be printed on organic cotton and hemp canvas. Read more at Betz White’s blog.
[via The Fabric Shopper]
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Craft Leftovers is re-releasing the pattern for their Shop n’ Ride grocery tote. The Shop n’ Ride is a reusable grocery tote sized especially to fit in a bicycle basket. The pattern is free, but a donation of $2 is… Read more ... 
Vegbee from Just Tutes shows how she makes underwear for her preschool-aged daughter from her younger son’s baby pants. Get the tute.
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If you’re getting married, or know someone who is, skip paying the big bucks for a veil at the bridal store, and make one yourself. Find out how from Chica and Jo.
[via Craftzine]
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Beccy from Wipster shows how to make this cool Bow Bag. She designed the bag to hold papers and files. Pretty and practical, too! Get the how-to.
[via Wardrobe Refashion]
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Head over to The Idea Room to find out how to make this lovely girl’s dress from a man’s shirt. I love how she used the direction of the stripes as a contrast on the bodice! Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Coats & Clark has made some big changes to their sewing thread lineup. First of all, they’ve added some fresh new colors that reflect current fashion and home decorating trends. Second, they’ve revised the numbering system to make it more… Read more ... 
Magnetic snaps
can get scratched during the construction of a purse, as the metal of the snap slides against the faceplat of your machine. Head over to {Keyka Lou} and see what she does to prevent this from happening.
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Luvinthemommyhood shares a tutorial showing how to make a wipe-clean baby big from a vinyl placemat. It makes sense that if the placemat was made the be wiped clean, then a bib made from it would also wipe clean as… Read more ... 
When I first saw these dresses made by unbecominglily, I assumed it was a photo of some adult-sized vintage dresses, or perhaps child-sized versions. But then I read that these are miniature art pieces newly constructed. The largest of… Read more ... 
Bernadette Noll and Kathleen Sever from Future Craft Collective share a tutorial on Craftzine for making this ball toss pool toy. The pool-friendly fabrics are actually repurposed tech shirts (exercise gear) and vinyl banners. The ring is stuffed with packing… Read more ... 
Handmade Romance shares her process for making a softie, from sketch to fabric selection to construction in a series of blog posts. Part 1: – the sketch Part 2 – fabric selection Part 3 – stitching the details Part 4 … Read more ...