Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Don’t toss your jeans just becuase there’s a hole in them. Patch them! Prairie Bluestem offers a tutorial to show you how. Get the tute, save your jeans!… Read more ... 
Here comes another fun juvenile fabric line from Michael Miller. This times it’s Messy Hands, a collection of with bright geometric patterns in primary colors. See the blog post with example projects made from this fabric, or view … Read more ... 
My sister cuts out her patterns using her set of pattern weights. They’re nice, but they’re also expensive. I sometimes use canned goods as pattern weights, but have found that the tall cans often gets in they way of my… Read more ... 
If you’re looking for hip, unusual fabrics to use in your sewing projects, go see what Sew Bettie has to offer. The print pictured here is from the new Seagull fabric.… Read more ... 
That’s what La Sewista did, and the results are stunning. Read about the details of this project. She gives enough information about her process that you could make one for yourself. I love how her mind works!… Read more ... 
Check out this tutorial for a simple drawstring pouch posted by Stop Staring and Start Sewing. (The tutorial appears about halfway down the post.) There are so many possibilities for these little bags! In the dimensions posted, the little… Read more ... 
Look at these handy drawstring bags blogged by WalterandVeronica! They were made to store her children’s blocks. I love how she mixes the vintage/practical feel of the repro flour sack fabric with the bright whimsical letters. She says it’s lazy… Read more ... 
Granted, your straight pins aren’t exactly the sexiest, coolest of your sewing gadgets, but even they deserve a little special treatment now and then. Give them a pretty place to rest with this pieced pincushion from Kootoyoo. Get the tutorial… Read more ... 
Look around you, and you’ll see labels on just about every you see. Labels tell the casual observer what something is, who made it, or why it is important. So why not add a label to your sewing projects? You… Read more ... 
It’s a bag. It’s a placemat. It’s a bag and a placemat all buttoned up together in this very handy lunch bag. Find out how to make one with this tutorial from Design Sponge. [via One Pretty Thing]
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I am so in love with these elf slippers! I think I let out a little gasp when I saw them the first time. They could have stepped straight out of a winter’s fairy tale. With this tutorial offered by… Read more ... 
Area Thrifty One has a great idea to use up some of your favorite fabric scraps. Turn them into a fabulous belt! Get the tutorial here.… Read more ... 
Sometimes a t-shirt is not just a t-shirt. CraftStylish shows how to make this ruffled bolero-style cardigan from a standard tee. Get the tutorial.… Read more ... 
The appearance of the word “zipper” in the notions list on a printed pattern is enough to send many a sewer into fits of anxiety. Too often, zippers end up uneven or puckered, but Sew Mama Sew! has a solution. Use… Read more ... 
In about the same time it would take to get to and from the mall, you could sew your child a pair of flat front pants. The Train to Crazy has a great tutorial to show you how. She says… Read more ... 
