Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Plays with Needles shows how to make these awesome award ribbons. They’re made out of scrap ribbons and fabrics. She uses it (cut in half) as an embellishment for a purse, but you could also stitch a pin back… Read more ... 
Here’s one instance where it’s not bad to dress trashy. Anna Nowicki created this tutu and boned bodice out of trash bags. She calls it her Black Bin Bag Tutu. I call it inspired! Read more about it.… Read more ... 
Linda from Life, Quilts and a Cat Too shows how to make this hot iron cover. Use a cover like this to transport your iron to and from sewing circle meetings. Find out how to make one!
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CraftStylish posts a very useful tutorial showing how to repair a broken belt loop on your jeans. This isn’t exactly fine textile art, but it’s an important sewing technique nonetheless. And think of all the fabric you can buy with… Read more ... 
With just a few seams, you can make a clutch from a placemat. Spool {} offers a tutorial to show you how. Get the tute.
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Somehow washing dishes doesn’t seem so drab when your rubber gloves are edged with polka-dots and bows. Little Birdie Secrets offers a tutorial to show you how to make a pair of super-girly rubber gloves. Get the tutorial.
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This fabric dog is more than just a cute face. He’s also a draft stop to keep the cold air from sneaking in your house. You can sew one with a tutorial from CraftStylish. Get the tute!
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BurdaStyle has an article about the wonderful invention we call the zipper. For instance, did you know that the original name for the zipper was “an Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure”? Read the artcile and become an expert on zipper trivia.… Read more ... 
Grace Violet shows how to make a little girl’s skirt from a dish towel. I especially like how she used the ruffle detail on the dish towel as a bottom ruffle for the skirt. Get the tutorial, and then… Read more ... 
Oh my! Heather Ross just posted a sneak peek of her upcoming fabric line from Kokka. The name is Far Far Away and it has a airy fairy-tale feel, complete with unicorns, princesses, and toads. I think I’m in love!! … Read more ... 
True Up continues its informational articles about rayon with the second installment, Sewing With Rayon.… Read more ... 
Here’s a fun project to sew for a baby. It’s a fabric bucket complete with pockets and little felt toys to put in them. Find out how to make one with a tutorial from Sew, Mama, Sew.… Read more ... 
Let your little guy wear a tie just like daddy (or grandpa), but without the fuss of a real tie. Make a faux tie like this one from Trey And Lucy. Get the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Flat fells, pinked seams, French seams, Hong Kong seams… CraftStylish tells how to achieve these different seam finishes. Get the tutorial. How to Trim and Grade Seams – Sewing Tutorial Easy Tote Bag with French Seams – DIY Sewing … Read more ... 
q.d. patootie offers a free pattern for this sweet little lop-eared bunny. She shows it made out of faux fur, but it would also be cute out of a cotton print. Get the pattern.
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