Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Terra from Mama Says Sew shares the pattern she used to make this schoolgirl cardigan for her young daughter. The free pattern is in a long size 2T or a skinny 3T. If you need another size, I’m sure you… Read more ... 
Ajaire from Call Ajaire shows how to create a scalloped dress bodice like she created for her Scallops by the Sea dress. This is such a sweet detail!! It’s an adaptation of a basic bodice pattern. Go to her blog … Read more ... 
Tamara from Etcetorize shows how to make a boxy short sleeved top for spring. Made from a sheer, it layers nicely over a tank. Or, make it from a drapey rayon or jersey knit and forego the layering. Go to … Read more ... 
Karen from Made By Me In Red shows how to make a reversible tea cozy. It’s an easy sewing project, requiring only straight seams to make. Go to her tutorial.
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Jenny & Clara from Clover & Violet share a free pattern for a pieced zippered pouch. They call it the Bella Clutch, and it’s made to coordinate with their Anne handbag. In fact, if you make the Anne handbag,… Read more ... 
Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs has created the most adorable Easter Basket Dress for her daughter, and it’s a project you won’t want to miss. She started with the Fairy Tale Dress pattern by Oliver+S and made it extra… Read more ... 
Aimee from Clones N Clowns shows another quick and easy t-shirt refashion. In this one, she replaces the regular t-shirt sleeves with triangles cut from a vintage scarf. The lightweight scarf fabric makes drapey, floaty sleeves. Go to her blog … Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can add hidden side pockets to a finished garment. It can be a skirt, a pair of pants, or a dress. As long as it has side seams, it’s possible… Read more ... 
Kataryna from Chibi Designs and Sew Chibi shows how you can sew up a pair of ballet flats. It takes just 30 minutes and you can make them for kids and adults. They’re fast enough to make that you can… Read more ... 
LiEr from ikat bag shows how she drafted the pattern for the unique pleated sleeve that appears in the princess dress she made for her daughter. The dress is actually her re-imagining of the vintage dress pattern she received… Read more ... 
Feeling the need for a new spring bag? Christine from ChrisW Designs shares a free pattern for her Coco bag. The angled piecing mixes two fabric prints on the outside of the bag. Inside, it’s lined and has a pocket… Read more ... 
Kathleen from Grosgrain has a new cutting table for her sewing space. It’s attached to the wall and folds out when she wants to use it, and folds up when she doesn’t. If you’re looking at the photo and thinking,… Read more ... 
With spring cleaning in the air and an eye toward my disorganized piles of sewing patterns, I found this post by Rae from Made By Rae. It’s her guest post at Pink Castle Fabrics where she shows how she… Read more ... 
Angelina from JoJo & Eloise shows how to make her Spring Rainbow Skirt. It’s a gathered skirt, colorblocked with a rainbow of pretty spring colors. Go to her tute.
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Matching doll and girl outfits are so much fun! Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows the school uniform that she made for her daughter’s American Girl doll. It matches her child’s actual school uniform perfectly! She used an outgrown uniform… Read more ... 
