Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
If you have a child who plays with dolls, you’ll want to see this! Crystal from Stitched by Crystal shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can sew a knotted mermaid tail for a doll! … Read more ... 
Pull 5 fat quarter from your stash and sew them up into a pretty Garden Party apron! Sew4Home has how-to. (You’ll also need a half yard of another print for the lining.) The Garden Party apron has a drop waist… Read more ... 
See how you can sew this hanging plant holder! Beth from SunnyGal Studio shares a tutorial at the Craftsy blog. The hanger is made from fabric straps set into a small circular base so it can adjust to hold almost… Read more ... 
Want to change the look of your table setting? Make some fresh new placemats! Crystal from Hello Creative Family shares a tutorial showing how to sew reversible placemats. That’s right – two looks from one placemat. And you can make… Read more ... 
In the hands of a child, a fairy wand can add a little magic to every day or any outing.Stephanie from Swoodson Says shows how you can make a felt fairy wand. The sewing is easy and you can make… Read more ... 
When sewing your own clothes, you might find that you want to lengthen a pattern piece to create the look you want. You might want to make a shirt to tunic length, or a short skirt into a midi skirt. … Read more ... 
Who wouldn’t love to clean their face with one of these fruit face scrubbies! Eva Monleón from Misako Mimoko shares a tutorial at Handmade Charlotte showing how to make them. The soft fluffy fabric is actually cut from socks. You… Read more ... 
Here’s a easy way to add a pretty finish to a zipper pouch. Make a simple fabric tab zipper pull that coordinates with your bag! It makes the zipper easier to pull and it brings the overall look of your… Read more ... 
This Mother’s Day table runner is decorated with flowers made from kids’ fingerprints. Bonnie from Whisk ‘Em shares a tutorial for making it. It’s a cute way to involve the kids in making Mother’s Day gifts! They’ll love getting to… Read more ... 
Mayra from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a crushed velvet dress. The crushed velvet is beautiful for fall, but that doesn’t mean you can’t sew it up for summer out of a t-shirt knit. … Read more ... 
Alicia from Sew What Alicia shows how you can sew an easy ruffle zipper pouch. It has a curved top and a ruffled panel across the middle. She keeps the construction simple by keeping the bag unlined – no having… Read more ... 
Cathi from Scratch & Stitch shows how you can sew a hanging laundry hamper from bandanas and an embroidery hoop. The bandanas make sewing the bag a snap – and makes a cute design! The embroidery hoop keeps the… Read more ... 
This fabric square sensory baby toy is easy to sew, and you probably have all the material you need sitting in your scrap bin. Damjana from Apple Green Cottage shows how to make them. The fabric squares are each made… Read more ... 
Crystal from Hello Creative Family shows how you can create the cutest ponytail holders using fabric covered buttons. Use your scrap fabrics to make the covered buttons. They’re extra cute when you’re able to fussy cut to put a motif… Read more ... 
I *might* have squealed out loud when I saw the latest free pattern from Sew Desu Ne? It’s a mewnicorn – party cat, part unicorn! The soft plushie is big enough to double as a pillow. I’m in love! Free … Read more ...