Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
LiEr from ikat bag shows how she converted her the darts in her sloper to princess seams. She also talks about how to use darts to achieve a good fit, and how to move a dart to a different location. … Read more ... 
Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection shows how to make a little girl’s dress with a ruffled crossover bodice. It’s made from a soft knit that’s easy to pull on over the head, and comfortable for playtime. Go to her … Read more ... 
A lavender sachet makes a sweet Mother’s Day gift. (Or wedding gift, or birthday gift, or “I thought of you” gift.) Kim from Everything Etsy shows how to make one. Her tutorial uses 5″ squares of fabric, which happens to… Read more ... 
Tonya from The Crafty Mummy created a padded cover to keep the seatbelt in her car from rubbing against her young daughter’s neck. It’s a simple project and she shares a tutorial showing how to make one. Go to her … Read more ... 
Liz from Simple Simon & Co. used a length of decorative trim to achieve a faux bib on a discount t-shirt. That little detail takes the shirt from plain to chic. Go to Simple Simon & Co. for a short … Read more ... 
Sheri Pavlovic from Awesomesauce and Asshattery, and author of Confessions of a Refashionista, shows how to make a cropped kimono jacket. She got the fabric for hers from half of a repurposed bedsheet. If you don’t have a pretty… Read more ... 
Shannon from 2nd Story Sewing used her sewing skills to solve the problem of mittens that are too short. She stitched socks to the cuffs to lengthen them. Now there’s no gap between the mitten and jacket cuff allowing cold… Read more ... 
Hanna from Pearls & Scissors shows how to make a simple gathered skirt on a wide elastic waistband. It’s an easy project, good for someone learning to sew. Go to her tutorial. [photo from Pearls & Scissors]… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make her BIG Tote. It’s made like a lined zippered pouch, though in much larger scale and with the addition of some handles and a boxed bottom. Go to her blog to … Read more ... 
Karen from Sew Many Ways uses binders and sheet protectors to organize her sewing patterns, templates, and inspiration. It keeps everything together and easily accessible. Go to her blog to read more.
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This lace pocket shirt by Melly Sews is super simple, but really cute. Simple replace a pocket on a button up shirt with a pocket cut from lace. She shares the tutorial over at Pellon blog. Go there for … Read more ... 
Do you hoard the last bits of your pretty ribbons? Sew4Home shows how to make bookmarks out of shorter lengths of ribbon. They would make great end-of-year gifts for your kids’ teachers! Go there for the how-to. [photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ... 
Head over to Small Fry & Co to find out how to add dinosaur spikes to the hood and back of a child’s hoodie. And then make it even more awesome by adding their name to the front as an… Read more ... 
Amy Friend from During Quiet Time shares a tutorial at the Therm O Web blog showing how to make a wristlet camera case. Go to her tutorial.
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Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make a t-shirt with small tie at the neck. You’ll make the pattern using a t-shirt that fits you as a guide. A line of elastic stitched under the bust shapes… Read more ... 
