Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a free pattern for making a child-sized Balaclava – that’s a fancy word for a ski mask hat
. The fleece hat covers the head and neck and most of the face,… Read more ... 
Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl guest blogs at Ginger Snap Crafts with a tutorial showing how to her Family Love heart pocket throw pillow. This is such a sweet project!! The large heart on the front of the pillow has … Read more ... 
Sara from Alice & Lois shows how you can make a knotted top baby hat out of a t-shirt. They are super fast to make, as you’ll be repurposing the hem of the shirt into the hem of the hat. … Read more ... 
Samantha from At Home with Mrs H shares a free pattern for making this slouchy sling bag with a fold over toop. It has two large darts to shape the bottom. Inside, it’s lined and has a zippered pocket and… Read more ... 
Rina from Oomanoot shows how to make a child’s Play Kitchen-in-a-Box that won’t take up too much space in your house or cost you a ton of money to buy. The pretend stove and oven is made from a fabric… Read more ... 
Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shows how to make a shawl style nursing cover out of knit fabric, one she calls the Worlds Best and Easiest Nursing Cover. The shawl style provides full coverage while baby is nursing, and the… Read more ... 
Carissa from Carissa Knits refashioned a thrifted blazer to make a new vest for herself. She removed the collar, sleeves, and pocket flaps and then reshaped the bottom. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. I love this… Read more ... 
Sara from Sew Sweetness, and author of Big City Bags
, has a free bag pattern for you. It’s her Arabesque Bag. The shape is simple, requiring only 3 hours to sew up. It still has nice finishes, though, with… Read more ... 
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop shows how to make a sleeping bag for a child’s doll. You can make one to fit a 15″ Disney doll (or a 12″ baby doll) out of a fat quarter of a pretty fabric… Read more ... 
Rachel from Imagine Gnats guest blogs at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how to make a thin headband. Twill tape makes it a simple project, one that you can do with your kids. You can sew the few very short… Read more ... 
Vanessa from V & Co. shows how you can make this awesome shag pillow. The fluffy shag is made from a soft jersey knit fabric. Her post is part of the Pillow Collective series hosted by Amy’s Creative side. She… Read more ... 
Mollie from Wild Olive shows how to make a Valentine stocking. The design is a request from her mother. It’s like a Christmas stocking, but instead of a sock or stocking shape, it’s a heart shaped pouch that you can… Read more ... 
Sewing has a way of taking over our space. Between the space needed to set up a sewing machine, store notions and patterns, and cut out pattern pieces, you can end up giving a large amount of your living space… Read more ... 
Jessica from Running With Scissors shows how to make a hex color blocked and mandarin collar variation of her Simple Blouse Pattern. She shows how to replace the simple round neck with a mandarin collar, and she adds hexagon insets… Read more ... 
Simi and Sian from Buttons & Paint used printable fabric to create these stitched word search birthday cards. The words to a birthday message are hidden in the word search and outlined with free motion stitching. How cool is that!! … Read more ... 
