Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at Brassy Apple showing how to refashion a basic sweatshirt to give it a flirty bow shoulder. She cuts away a portion of one of the shoulders and then adds a bow to tie… Read more ... 
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Commenter #86, Michelle, who said…. “How awesome is this book! Blind hems are ny downfall, for some reason I can never … Read more ... 
Tara from Girl Like the Sea shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can make bow ties and hair bows embellished with… LEGOS! She put a flat 1×3 or 1×2 block at each end of the bow. … Read more ... 
An from Straight Grain shows how to add a circle skirt to a dress bodice. She shows how to draft the circle skirt pattern so the waist of the skirt will fit the bodice perfectly. She shows this with her… Read more ... 
Melissa from a happy stitch is over at Sew, Mama, Sew! today with a tutorial showing how to make these simple lavender sachets. It’s a good beginner project, as it uses only straight seams. Or, a more confident sewer could… Read more ... 
Every time I’m at the fabric store, I feel the pull toward the decorative trims aisle. All those rolls and rolls of those beautiful laces and trims!! Bev from Flamingo Toes uses them to create pretty headbands. She lets the… Read more ... 
Nicole from Modern Handcraft shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how to create this fun Confetti Pillow. The confetti design is made from circles of solid color fabrics fused down to a solid white background. Grid quilting creates… Read more ... 
Rae from Made by Rae shows how you can make a cover for a nursing pillow. You can make it to fit any nursing pillow, as you’ll trace around your pillow to get the pattern. It has a zipper on… Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a free pattern for making her Sweet Floppy Bunny. The Sweet Floppy Bunny has long floppy bunny ears, as well as floppy (unstuffed) arms and legs. She gives him (or her) a sweet bunny… Read more ... 
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can make a set of reusable produce bags. Using them will reduce the number of plastic bags your family uses. And when you make them from an old lace net… Read more ... 
Emily from Tangible Pursuits shows how to make a hanging letter organizer to help control the clutter at your desk. It would also be a good clutter buster by a back door. The organizer has two pockets to hold mail,… Read more ... 
Katie from Made to be a Momma shows how to make a scrunchie, just like the ones I used to wear in my hair in my 80s childhood. The comfortable to wear, your hair less likely to get tangled around… Read more ... 
Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shows how to make her Summer Frills dress for little girls. It’s a pretty little sundress with ruffles at the top of the straps like cap sleeves. Or, shorten it and it’s a cute… Read more ... 
Merrick from Merricks Art shows how to add a wide chiffon band to the hem of a t-shirt in her Chiffon Hem Refashion. The band of floaty fabric at the bottom adds interest and gives the shirt a light, airy… Read more ... 
You can make a taekwondo uniform for an 18″ doll with a free pattern and tutorial from Arts and Crafts for your American Girl Doll. The pattern includes the pants and the top, as well as instructions for how to… Read more ... 
