Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini kicks off a new series of video tutorials on her blog all about sewing with knits. The first installment covers the basics – fabric weight, grainline and stretch, using the right needle, using a walking foot,… Read more ... 
Alicia from Alicia’s Hiding Place shows off the purse she made for her sister. The body of the bag is in the shape of a house, with all the details appliqued on. There’s even a clothes line on the back!! … Read more ... 
Jackie from In La La Land shares a tutorial showing how to add some sizzle to a plain t-shirt by refashioning the back into a large bow. Her project was inpsired by a similar tutorial from Let’s Rock It,… Read more ... 
Mel from All Wrapped Up shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a wet bag. The small waterproof bag has a zippered closure and a wrist strap for easy carrying. It’s a super useful little pouch!! You… Read more ... 
Shirts with embroidered company logos are good for wearing to work (when the logo is for the company where you work), but who wants to wear them around on the weekend? Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation shares a quick fix… Read more ... 
Here’s the scene. You’re standing at the cutting table in the fabric store with a bolt of a gorgeous fabric in your hands. The attendant asks, “How much do you want?” Uhhhh….. Does your brain leave you at that very… Read more ... 
Jessica from Sew Homegrown shows how to make a dress-up mermaid tail for little girls. It’s made as a wrap skirt, which gives some flexibility in fit as your child grows. It’s shiny and sparkly just like a “real” mermaid… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made a polo style shirt for her little boy. She uses her Maxwell pattern as a starting point, but converts the button up shirt style into… Read more ... 
Harmony from Sew In Harmony guest blogs at Project Run and Play with a tutorial showing how to make sweet sleeveless summer shirts for little girls. The contrast around the shoulder ruffles and chest bands is a nice detail. Get … Read more ... 
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how she made a cute new tote bag for herself out of a vintage pillowcase. She found the pillowcase at a thrift store for just 25 cents. How awesome is that! Get the how-to… Read more ... 
Amber from Crazy Little Projects guest blogs at Naptime Crafters with a tutorial showing how to make a monkey hooded towel for a baby or toddler. What small child wouldn’t love bath time if he (or she) got to wrap… Read more ... 
Emily Tao has another pattern drafting tutorial to add to her YouTube series. This one shows how to draft a pattern for a hidden button placket on a shirt. This is a feature where the button placket is hidden… Read more ... 
The weekly fabric giveaway at Maureen Cracknell Handmade is for The Intrepid Thread this week. They’ve got 10 fat quarters of LillyBelle by designer Bari J. (in the Warm Sunset palette) to give away to one reader. These are such… Read more ... 
When hemming knits, a wavy hem is usually something you DON’T want. But when you make it really wavy, it becomes a pretty lettuce edge hem. Shannon from Googiemomma shows how to make one. Get the tute.
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Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and The Polkadot Chair shows how you can put a favorite vintage photo on to a throw pillow cover. She suggests it as a last minute Father’s Day gift, but how cool would it be… Read more ... 
