Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Rosslyn from Sew Delicious shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of kid pajama pants. You’ll be using a pair of pajama pants that fit you as the cutting guide, so you don’t need a… Read more ... 
Abby from Things for Boys guest blogs at Emmaline Bags with a post showing the postage stamp bag she made for a good friend. At first glance, it looks like she found some awesome fabric printed with postage stamp images. … Read more ... 
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a throw pillow with an an accent stripe and jumbo ric rac. The envelope opening on the back makes it easy to remove the pillow form when you want to change… Read more ... 
A French seams sounds so ooh, la, la froofie, right? But it’s actually a very useful seam that keeps the inside of your project just as neat and clean as the outside. Heidi from Elegance and Elephants shows how to… Read more ... 
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
says that one thing she likes about sewing is that it’s a good excuse to collect things. I can soooo relate! Can you? She… Read more ... 
Hungry Hippie shows how to make this sweet ruffled zippered pouch. The different prints give it a delightfully scrappy look. She leaves the edges of the ruffles raw, but if you could also finish the edges with a hem before… Read more ... 
Head over to Kojo Designs to find out how to make a fabric napkin perfect for your next barbecue or picnic. They’re made out of two layers of cotton fabric, with a tab tucked into one side. The tab holds… Read more ... 
Emily Tao has been sharing the secrets of pattern drafting in a series of video tutorials. Now she shows how to make a jersey knit tank top using the draping method. The simple shape of the tank (just two… Read more ... 
Maureen Cracknell Handmade has a set of 6 fat quarters from Art Gallery Fabrics’ new Oval Elements line to give away to one of her readers. The fat quarter set is courtesy of one of her sponsers, Canton Village Quilt … Read more ... 
Are you a scrap hoarder? I sometimes marvel at the ridiculously tiny fabric scraps that I can’t bring myself to throw away. Melony from Mel Designs shows how you can use even the ittiest of your fabric scraps to make… Read more ... 
Tamara from Etcetorize shows how to make a girl’s prairie skirt for back-to-school. The long ruffle sewn on to a yoke creates a full skirt without making it too bulky through the hips and waist. She gives the dimensions she… Read more ... 
This might look like a just a pretty little dish, but it’s actually a magnetic dish to hold your sewing pins. Magnets on the under side of the dish keep the pins stuck to the dish. Alyssa from Elemental … Read more ... 
Miriam Tribe from Mad Mim shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Strapping Stick Horse. It’s the classic stick horse toy that you probably remember from your own childhood. His head is made of faux suede with a… Read more ... 
LiEr from ikat bag shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a zippered welt pocket. This is a good pocket to use on a purse since the zipper will help keep your belongings safe and sound. You… Read more ... 
