Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Rhonda from Quilted Works shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make this photo ring. The “pages” are made from charm squares of precut fabric, or you could just cut your own 5″ squares out… Read more ... 
Megan from Brassy Apple shows how to make this earwarmer headwrap out of an old turtleneck sweater. You’ll only use the turtleneck part of the sweater, leaving the rest of the sweater to cut into other projects. Get the tute.… Read more ... 
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how to make a little purse pouch to hold your Mini Moo business cards. The pattern for the pouch is printed across a set of 10 of her business cards, but she also gives… Read more ... 
Alida from Alida Makes shows how you can make a baby cocoon out of an old sweater. Because she uses French seams to keep allowances from fraying, she is able to make this on a sewing machine rather than a… Read more ... 
Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs blog showing how to make a girl’s tiered skirt. It’s a pretty skirt that’s also easy to sew. Get the tute. [photo from Simple Simon & Co.]… Read more ... 
The only difference between a pair of thick tights and a pair of leggings is a heel and a foot. Remove them from your tights, and you’ve got leggings. Becky at U Create shows how to do it. You can… Read more ... 
Go check out my review of Crafty Girls Talk by Jennifer Forest. There’s a giveaway at the end!! Giveaway ends Wednesday, January 30, 2012. Go there now for the review and to enter. … Read more ... 
If you wear your hair in a ponytail, then you know how annoying it is to try and lean back on a couch or pillow with the ponytail lump sticking out from the back of your head. Well, Onelmom shows… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make their Unisex Urban Shoulder Bag. Pockets on the outside hold a phone or other small gadgets. The bag itself measures 15″ x 10″, large enought to hold a standard laptop. The shoulder strap is both… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a pillowcase with an envelope-style overlap at the opening so your pillow doesn’t stick out the end. Go to her blog for the how-to.
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Terra from Mama Says Sew didn’t use pre-ruffled fabric to make these tiered ruffle leggings for her daughter. She created all of the ruffles herself and attached them to the leg pieces before stitching them up. By building the ruffled… Read more ... 
Shannon from Little Kids Grow shares a free pattern on Project Run & Play for making her Boy’s Easy Bias Tie. The tie was part of her winning entry into the Polka Dots & Stripes challenge. Go to her tutorial… Read more ... 
Heidi from Elegance & Elephants shows how to make a pair of mitten clips. Clip one end to a mitten, the other to the jacket sleeve, and you’ll stand a much better chance of avoiding orphaned mittens. Go to her … Read more ... 
Miranda from One Little Minute and Joy Laforme collaborated on the design of this gorgeous party dress. The fabric was designed by Joy, and the dress construction by Miranda. The tulle layered over the print on the skirt is such… Read more ... 
Cherie from You & Mie guest blogs in the Basic Bodice Design series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how she adapted a basic bodice pattern to make a little girl’s reversible jacket. It has a Peter Pan collar… Read more ...