Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Tiffany from Saint Salvage shows how you can upcycle sweater sleeves to make a pair of boot socks. This is a good project for a sweater that has damage, and you can usually find them at rummage sales or thrift… Read more ... 
Simple, inexpensive gifts can become special when you package them in something handmade. Like this zippered pouch that Kate from See Kate Sew made to package a sampler of inexpensive lip balms. It has a triangle window on the front… Read more ... 
Misako Mimoko shares a tutorial over at Handmade Charlotte showing how to make the cutest felt reindeer stockings. They’re covered in embroidery and handstitching and pom poms, with sweet reindeer peeking over the edge. Go to Handmade Charlotte to see… Read more ... 
Jennifer Jangles shows how to make her Scrappy Happy Scarves. These just make me happy! They’re colorful and scrappy and textural. The scarves themselves are made from knit fabric, easy peasy. The ends are embellished with petals of scrap fabric… Read more ... 
Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make. shares a tutorial showing how to make these Anthropologie-inspired gingham and floral kitchen towels. She calls them Grandmas Kitchen Towels and they certain invoke the feeling of days gone by and the comfort of grandma’s… Read more ... 
Cintia from My Poppet shows how to make this retro apple tote bag. The bag is made from a lightweight denim, with a large graphic apple applique. It would make a cute gift for a teacher! Go to My Poppet … Read more ... 
Are you doing Elf on the Shelf 
for your kids this year? If so, here’s a fun sewing project that will also give you another way to display the elf. Ros from Sew Delicious shows how you can make a… Read more ... 
Lark Crafts shares a free downloadable project sheet showing how to make this woven fleece cowl. It’s a low-sew project, requiring just one seam. The texture is made by weaving fleece strips through the cowl. Fleece won’t fray so there’s… Read more ... 
Is there anything more comfortable than a pair of sweats? They’re like my around-the-house uniform. I don’t wear them outside of the house, though, because they’re less than fashionable. Perhaps I should give them a refashion like Liz from Cotton… Read more ... 
Karen Roark from I Always Pick the Thimble guest blogs at Craft Snob with a tutorial showing how to make wavy tuck throw pillow. Though the stripes look scalloped in the photo, they’re actually made entirely with straight seams, by… Read more ... 
It’s often hard to get rid of the clothes that our children wore as babies. There’s such an emotional connection between the clothes they wore and our memories of our itty bitty babies. Palak from Make It Handmade is over… Read more ... 
I’ve been seeing lots and lots of DIYs involving leather lately. It’s a beautiful accent, but it does require different methods and tools than most of us sewers are used to. Jessica from Running With Scissors shows several ways you… Read more ... 
Caroline from Sew Caroline shares a tutorial for an easy-to-make faux fur vest. You won’t need a pattern; just trace around a vest that fits you to get the shapes. The front edge and hem are finished with a band… Read more ... 
Liz from Cotton & Curls used some fuzzy fabric to make a cute new boxy top for herself. Scraps of leather finish the neck and arm holes. The top has simple lines that show off the texture of the fabric… Read more ... 
Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how to make this bias trimmed pocket potholder. The bias tape is a pretty finish for the edges but also makes this an easy project. You can use any cotton fabric for the potholder and… Read more ... 
