Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Allie from Freshly Completed shows how to make a hooded bath towel. You can make it from a bath towel and a hand towel, with just a couple of cuts and few seams. She says it can be done in… Read more ... 
It’s easy to make your own custom piping and cording, but I’ve always played a little guessing game when it comes to cutting the right size of bias strips to use. Heather from v takes the guesswork out of it… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make their Toile Tote with Button Accents. It’s a boxy tote with knotted straps. Buttons accent the lower portion of the straps, and a ruffle trims off the outside pocket. On the inside, a couple of… Read more ... 
Jen Beeman from Grainline shows what to do when a piece of lace is not large enough for your project. You can sew another piece on to enlarge it. If you’re careful and you use a closely matching thread, the… Read more ... 
Here’s a fun sewing project you can do with the kids, even the young ones. It’s kid-painted bean bags, and Crafting A Green World has the how-to. The kids can paint the fabrics, and you can sew them into bean… Read more ... 
With all of the gorgeous quilting cottons out there, it’s easy to forget that there are actually other types of fabric you might want to use for a sewing project. Particularly for garments, where weight and drape and feel are… Read more ... 
How many times have you found yourself staring at the notions wall, trying to figure out what kind of sewing machine needle you needed for your project? Or digging through your sewing basket, wondering whether you should change out your… Read more ... 
Lately I’ve been wanting to make a pair of old school athletic shorts for myself. And lucky for me, Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews is sharing a free pattern for exactly that on her blog today. These… Read more ... 
Kristin from Skirt As Top guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Delia Creates (and co-hosted by Kojo Designs) with a tutorial showing how to make this little girl’s summer nightie. It’s a sleeveless nightgown with a short… Read more ... 
As promised, here’s the tutorial for the Tween Keepsake Board I showed you yesterday. For the fabric, I used some of the new Crafty Cuts fabric from Michaels. I used a black and white zebra print, but had some… Read more ... 
Karen LePage from One Girl Circus, and c0-author of Sewing for Boys, shows how you can alter any sleeveless top or dress pattern to give it a cap sleeve. Her method for making the sleeve creates a lined sleeve… Read more ... 
Sewing any curved pieces together can be tricky, but the little curved pieces of a softie can be especially difficult. According to Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, the… Read more ... 
Liza Jane Sews used a monoprinting technique to create the painted dot pattern on the dress she made for the Once Upon a Time series (hosted by No Big Dill). The painted dots in primary colors were inspired by the… Read more ... 
Last week I posted a review & giveaway of Gooseberry Patch’s Stitching for the Kitchen.
The winner of the giveaway is commenter #35, Cathy Hansen, who says her favorite handmade kitchen accessories are table toppers. Congratulations, Cathy! 
Be sure to… Read more ... 
Ros from Sew Delicious made this pom pom trimme
d pillow for her daughter’s bed. Not only is it a cute accessory, it also serves as a place to store her pajamas between bedtimes. A zipper down the middle of… Read more ... 
