Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
There is a certain kind of sewing pattern that makes you start mentally matching fabrics before you have even finished reading the description. You know the type — relaxed shapes, clever details, pockets if the sewing gods are smiling, and… Read more ... 
The paper bag pants pattern is a favorite of casual chic dressers. It is a super easy project perfect for sewing over the weekend. If you pair it with a cardigan and booties, vans shoes or sandals it is sure… Read more ... 
There is something ridiculously charming about a handmade frog. Maybe it is the big eyes. Maybe it is the floppy legs. Maybe it is because a frog softie can look a little wonky and somehow that makes it even… Read more ... 
Every now and then, a sewing search term pops up that makes me pause with my coffee halfway to my mouth. This week it was Spaghetti Western Sewing.
At first glance, I thought perhaps people were suddenly sewing cowboy… Read more ... 
Sewing your own bikini sounds like one of those projects that belongs in the “maybe when I’m braver” pile, right next to jeans, bras, and anything involving slippery stretch fabric. But honestly, once you understand the basics of swimwear fabric,… Read more ... 
There are some sewing projects that are cute, some that are practical, and then there are the magical ones that are both. A handmade oven mitt lands firmly in that lovely middle ground — useful enough to keep beside the… Read more ... 
Let’s be honest, most of us have fabric sitting in the cupboard that was bought with very good intentions.
Some of it was going to become a quilt. Some of it was definitely going to become a bag. Some of… Read more ... 
Sewing Pattern Saturday is my weekly way of highlighting independent Etsy designers who are creating sewing patterns that are thoughtful, practical, and genuinely useful in everyday life. These reviews are written from a real sewist’s perspective, looking beyond the listing… Read more ... 
There are a few sewing skills that feel a little bit like magic once you finally “get” them, and the slip stitch is absolutely one of them.
Also called a ladder stitch, invisible stitch, hidden stitch, or sometimes a blind… Read more ... 
There are very few sewing phrases more satisfying than, “Thanks, I made it… and yes, it has pockets.”
Honestly, pockets can turn a simple handmade dress, skirt, pair of pants, or jumpsuit into something you actually reach for again and… Read more ... 
There is something wonderfully nostalgic about a tube top sewing project. It takes me straight back to summer wardrobes, beach bags, music festivals, backyard barbecues, and that glorious stage of sewing where you realise a wearable top does not have… Read more ... 
Sewing Pattern Saturday is where I like to pause the scrolling and really look at sewing patterns that feel thoughtful, wearable, and made for real life. I’m especially drawn to patterns that solve problems quietly in the background, designs that… Read more ... … Read more ...Dear Crafty Readers, “I saw a sewing trend on Pinterest that I loved — a style that’s everywhere right now. I didn’t buy it. I didn’t resell someone else’s pattern. I just used my own skills and made a version
If you’re a dog owner, then you know the inevitable truth — what goes in, must come out. And in my house, that truth has a name: Aloo, our lovable, curly-coated Labradoodle who has made it his mission to… Read more ... 
There is something wonderfully nostalgic about pulling out the red, white and blue fabric, isn’t there? Even if your sewing room is currently more “creative explosion” than “Pinterest-perfect studio” — no judgement from me, mine often looks like… Read more ... 