Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Joy from How Joyful shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog for making a hot air balloon mobile just like the one she made for her own baby’s nursery. The felt hot air balloons are 3-d with embroidered… Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home shows how to make her narwhal wale appliqued throw pillow. The whale applique is so cute! The nautical theme is perfect for summertime decor! She designed the pillow to show the new Out to Sea… Read more ... 
Elizabeth Hill shares a tutorial on the Coats & Clark Sewing Secrets blog showing how to make Humbugs, soft pyramid-shaped toys. The project is part of their Teaching Tweens to Sew series and provides good practice for sewing corners. Get … Read more ... 
Autie from iCandy Handmade shares a variation of the Everyday Skirt that Jen shared there the other day. In her variation, she adds tiers of ruffles around the skirt. Get the how-to.
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Sew4Home shows how to make their Pillow Jacket, a changeable sleeve that fits over a pillow base. To change your pillow cover, it’s a simple as removing the pillow base from the sleeve and sliding it into a new sleeve. … Read more ... 
Hate it when your headband slips back on your head? Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make her No-Slip Headbands. Great idea!! Get the tute.
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Looking for more headband sewing patterns? Check these designs… Read more ... 
Melissa Mortenson from The Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial in the Skirting The Issue series at Project Run and Play, showing how to make her fat quarter Wrap Skirt. It’s fully lined, the outer layer pieced from four… Read more ... 
Jessica from Sew Homegrown shows how to make her chevron selvage throw pillow, inspired by a similar pillow from West Elm. The scrappy chevron design is made from appliqued strips cut from the selvages of fabric prints. Go to her … Read more ... 
Lindsay fromThe Cottage Mama shares a tutorial at the Riley Blake Designs blog showing how to make this cute tote bag with a contrast band across the top. It’s a medium sized tote and is fully lined. The tutorial… Read more ... 
You can find a free pattern and tutorial for making a pillowcase dress for an 18″ doll over at Skip To My Lou. The doll version of a pillowcase dress is just as easy to sew as a child-size version. … Read more ... 
Bari J. continues her series of tutorials showcasing her new LillyBelle line of fabrics with a free pattern for making her Sweet Dreams sleep mask. It’s a quick and easy project, and you can make it from just 2 pieces… Read more ... 
Many of us have seen projects where people make a denim skirt out of a pair of jeans. Claudia from Sew Lil Time did the opposite, making a pair of jeans out of a denim skirt. Brilliant!! Most of the… Read more ... 
Trish from Crafty Moods shows how to make a ruffled floor mat using strips of ruffled fabric (LOTS of ruffled fabric!) and a towel. Her grandmother sewed it together for her. Check out the tequila bottle that her granny uses… Read more ... 
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a zippered pocket folio that you can use as a first aid pouch or sewing kit. The zipper wraps around three sides so… Read more ... 
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make an Olympic torch softie and a fabric gold medal. The torch is made from gold pleather with felt flames. The gold medal is also made of the pleather and hangs from… Read more ... 
