Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Lizzie from Cotton & Curls shows how to make a tulip wrap skirt. It has a slight gather at the waist, with curved front edges that create a petal shape when they overlap. The curved edges also create a high-low… Read more ... 
Mama G & Co guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a dinosaur costume for a baby or young child. You’ll need to use a romper pattern for… Read more ... 
Emily Tao has a new video in her library of pattern drafting video tutorials. In this one, she shows how to draft a pattern for a mitered facing. The edges fold up to create a perfect miter. It’s a … Read more ... 
Anne from Wobisobi shows how to refashion a t-shirt into a shrug with studs at the front and across the back seam. You’ll use just the bottom portion of the shirt, a good project for a shirt that might have… Read more ... 
Stacie from Yellow Spool shows how she makes thread holders out of embroidery hoops. The spools of thread (or bobbins) are held on dowels inserted between the inner and outer hoops, making circles of thread that you can hang on… Read more ... 
Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to make a peplum top with a lace yoke. The tutorial is part of her Toptopberfest series. Get the how-to. [photo from Made By Me & Shared With You]… Read more ... 
Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation gives a high-end designer look to a plain sweater by making one simple addition. Sparkle. Inspireed a Miu Miu crystal embellished sweater, she sewed sparkly gems all over the sweater. Go to her post to… Read more ... 
This monster hat by Sarah from On Hand By Hand is the cutest! He’s got googly monster eyes and pointy monster horns sticking out of the top. She shares a free pattern (child size) and tutorial showing how to make… Read more ... 
Lisa Lam from U-Handbag shares a free pattern over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her Pleated Purse Frame Purse. The project is an excerpt from her new book, A Bag For All Reasons. Get the free pattern at … Read more ... 
Cheryl from Sew Can Do made this Princess Merida costume for her little girl. The green velour dress looks just like the one worn by the Brave heroine. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. She adapted a… Read more ... 
Miss Cinti from My Poppet shows how you can use an automatic buttonhole foot to make consistently sized buttonholes. She explains the parts of the buttonhole foot, and then shares a video of it in action. Go to her video … Read more ... 
This little girl’s cardigan is actually not a cardigan at all. It’s a t-shirt that’s been painted to look like a cardigan. Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how she made it, as well as the matching ruffle skirt. The… Read more ... 
Autie from iCandy Handmade recently shared a tutorial showing how she made the striped jumper in this awesome bumblebee costume. Now she’s back with a tutorial showing how she made the wings and the stinger that sticks out the back. … Read more ... 
Heidi from Elegance & Elephants shares a tutorial over at Project Run & Play showing how she made the little apple hat that was part of her winning entry into the Fall-inspired challenge. Get the how-to at Project Run & … Read more ... 
Sara from Sew Sweetness makes gorgeous bags, and has published many tutorials showing how to make them. Now, she shares a tutorial all about installing zippers in a purse. She shows four methods – the top zip, a zippered panel,… Read more ... 
