Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Stephanie from Sewing Chick shares a downloadable PDF tutorial showing how to make a jointed Waldorf-style soft doll. The soft dolls make sweet friends for young children. Go to her post to download the tutorial.
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Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a framed coin purse. This is such a cute way to carry your coin money! Go to her tutorial.
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Figuring out the measurements to sew a child’s skirt is easy enough – if you have either the child or a skirt that fits the child in in front of you. But when you don’t have either of these things,… Read more ... 
Kasey from My Life on the Divide took an old (and stretched out ) strapless maxi dress and gave it new life as a one shouldered top. It took just one cut and one seam. She shares a tutorial showing… Read more ... 
Sheri from Sew Much Fun and Awesome Sauce shows how you can turn an adult’s button-down shirt into a cute new jumpsuit for a toddler. It’s a quick and clever refashion project. Check out the baby Elvis pose in her… Read more ... 
Cherie from You & Mie shows how to make a little girl’s reversible circle skirt. She calls it the April Showers skirt because one side is a soft gray with appliqued clouds, while the other is a bright, happy fabric… Read more ... 
Teje from Nero’s Post and Patch shows how to make her 2-in-1 Makeup Bags. She calls them 2-in-1 because the boxy shape works for everyday make-up storage, but is also has a button closure so it easily packs as a… Read more ... 
Melissa from Melly Sews shares a tutorial on Keeping It Simple showing how to make a pair of ruffled bloomers for a baby girl. The little ruffled strips look so cute peeking out from the back of a dress. The… Read more ... 
Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shows how to make a simple little girl’s top with gathered sleeves and bodice. The tutorial is part of her Hip To Be Square series. It’s cute as a top, but she also shows… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog all about gathered fabric. She tells how to make it, her favorite short cut, and how to attach it to another piece of fabric. Get the tute… Read more ... 
Just in time for summer, Kathy from Just Crafty Enough shows how to make a beach bag with a mesh bottom. This is brilliant!! The mesh bottom lets sand and water pass through while keeping your toys and other beachy… Read more ... 
Blissful Sewing For Your Little Fashionista shares a free pattern on their blog for making this ruffled apron in girl sizes. It’s a practical apron, but pretty, too. Your child can wear it while cooking for real, or just for… Read more ... 
Abby from Things for Boys got tired of the little bits of tea that found their way to the bottom of her cup, so she made a reusable cotton tea bag. She used a tutorial by Lillyella to make them. … Read more ... 
Emily Tao adds to her series of pattern drafting video tutorials with a segment that shows how to check and correct the fit of a basic skirt block. She shows how to use the grainline and the hem to verify… Read more ... 
Michael Ann from Michael Ann Made guest blogs in Skirt Week at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how you can use a simple color blocking technique to add extra length to a skirt. This is a great fix for a… Read more ... 
