Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how to make this faux fur vest. The look is luxe, but it’s actually a quickie project. She doesn’t finish the edges, so it’s just a matter of cutting the pieces and sewing shoulder… Read more ... 
Alida from Alida Makes guest blogs in the Basic Bodice Design series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make an asymmetrical bow sash for a little girl’s dress. Usually a big bow is found at the back… Read more ... 
Vanessa from The Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial showing how to make a pair of Christmas pajama pants for a small child. you won’t need a pattern. You can get the right shape by tracing around a pair of… Read more ... 
Anjeanette from By Anjeanette shares a tutorial over at Pellon Projects showing how to make this cute snowgirl softie. Her name is Snowflake the Snow Chick. She wears a warm hat on her head and a scarf around her neck,… Read more ... 
Aunt Peaches shows how to cover a purse in shiny happy Christmas tinsel garland. It’s just the thing for a holiday party or for New Year’s Eve festivities. No sewing is required, though you could use handstitches in place of… Read more ... 
A serger does not typically come to mind when you think about finer seam finishes. But Sarai from Colette Patterns shows how you can use a serger to help make a French seam. The overlocking keeps the raw edges from… Read more ... 
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmakingshows how to make a quick and easy reversible Christmas stocking. Get the how-to.
[photo from Adventures in Dressmaking]
Looking for more sewing patterns for handmade Christmas Stockings? Check these out on Etsy.… Read more ... 
The Renegade Seamstress shows how she reshaped and refashioned this rather shapeless pullover sweater into a more fitted cardigan with a cool buckle closure. The buckle is also refashioned, taken from an old belt. Get the how-to. [photo from The… Read more ... 
LiEr from ikat bag recently showed how to make a fleece winter hat. She’s back with another version, this one with ear flaps. You can keep it plain, or embellish it up with a pom pom at the top and… Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Company shows how she made this square scarf with pom pom trim. She used a pretty fabric print (from Amy Butler’s Cameo line) and then added matching pom pom trim to the edges. Go to her … Read more ... 
Alida from Alida Makes shares a tutorial over at Love Stitched showing how she made a color blocked faux leather clutch purse. The project was inspired by a purse she saw on Pinterest. She got the faux leather on… Read more ... 
Amity from Amity Originals shows how you can make a fleece dog bed. Shown here is the one that she made for her sweet Buffy. The insert is a standard sized bed pillow, and the cover has a zipper so… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make her Little Pieces Toy Sack. It’s a simple drawstring bag that can hold all of those tiny toy pieces that seem to multiply. (At our house it’s Littlest Pet… Read more ... 
Stacy from Stacy Sews shares a tutorial over at Bernina’s We All Sew showing how to make a pair of convertible mittens out of an old sweater. The tip of the mittens can be folded back so your fingers are… Read more ... 
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, knows a lot about sewing through thick fabrics. It happens a lot when sewing through layers of fleece and fur when making softies. … Read more ... 
