Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Kimberly from My Brown Bag Studio shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make her Ruffled Pocket Pot Holder. She used a layer cake of precut fabric, but you could also use fabrics from your scrap… Read more ... 
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff created an apron for her little girl that leaves me asking myself, “Now why haven’t I thought of that before?” It’s a basic gathered half apron, but she made it from a vinyl tablecloth so… Read more ... 
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini is back with another video tutorial in her series on sewing with knits. In this installment, she shares tips and tools to use to make your seams in the stretchy fabric. The video covers the types… Read more ... 
Yesterday I shared a link to a tutorial showing how to add in-seam pockets when you make a garment. But what about the clothes you buy from the store? Well, you can also add in-seam pockets to an existing garment. … Read more ... 
Sally Ann shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an invisible hem. This is often used on trousers or skirts, when you don’t want your hem stitching to show. It’s easy to do, though it does require… Read more ... 
Maureen Cracknell Handmadehosts a giveaway for Fabric Envy this week. They’re giving away a stack of 10 half-yard cuts from Pat Bravo’s Hyperreal Garden line (Forest colorway) to one of her readers. This is such a gorgeous group of… Read more ... 
Kristin from skirt as top guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how she adapted a little girl t-shirt pattern to make a loose-fitting tunic with a keyhole opening. The pattern she… Read more ... 
Alida from I Make Stuff guest blogs in the Skirting the Issues charity sewing series at Simple Simon & Co. with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s skirt with a peplum. She calls it her Pretty In… Read more ... 
It should be obvious by now that I love all things sewing. I also happen to have a weakness for pretty dinnerware. These dishes over at CB2 caught my eye yesterday as they bring both worlds together. Appropriately named Mend,… Read more ... 
Sew4Home celebrates Christmas in July with a tutorial showing how to make a stocking with a tall ruffled cuff at the top. Each stocking uses three fat quarter – one for the exterior, one for the lining, and one for… Read more ... 
I hate it when the ends of a cut piece of ribbon start fraying! Andrea from Fabric Envy shares a handy tip on her blog to keep it from happening. Go there to see what she does.
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Thaís Melo from My Own Landscape Dreams shows how to make a simple mug cozy. The band of fabric wraps around a mug so you can hold a hot cup of coffee (or tea, or hot chocolate) in your hands… Read more ... 
PC from MeiJo’s JOY shows another no-sew refashion for a plain t-shirt. In this version, she cuts a cool design into the bottom of the shirt. The snips and strips create an eyelet effect. She also threads a band of… Read more ... 
This may look like a circle skirt, but it’s actually a pair of culottes. Lauriana from Petit Main Sauvage made them. Who knew culottes could be sho chic?? The angled flap pocket details were inspired by 1950s pattern magazines. Read … Read more ... 
Amie Plumley and Andria Lisle, authors of book “Sewing School: 21 Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make” and the blog Sewing School, guest blog at Craft Foxes where they answer readers’ questions about teaching kids to sew. They also… Read more ... 
