Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Bandy Canyon shares the pattern she used to make this sweet peasant top for her little girl. This is such a versatile pattern! Make it short, as shown, for a shirt, or lengthen it to make a dress. Make it… Read more ... 
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff participates in Crafterhours’ Skirt Week with a tutorial showing how to make this fancy lacy “Ladylike” skirt for little girls. I love the soft romantic colors in her example! Go to the tutorial.
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Jennifer from My Life A Happy Circus made this tiered tulle ruffle skirt, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. She was inspired by a similar skirt from J. Crew Kids. The ruffles are made from tulle for… Read more ... 
Christie from A Lemon Squeezy Shop and A Lemon Squeezy Home shares a tutorial showing how to make this adorabel bubble skirt for little girls. All the ruffles and ruches on this skirt are sure to delight any little girl! … Read more ... 
Bandy Canyon made these super cute ruffle capri tights for her little girl. The capri-length leggings are still dressy, but are made more comfortable for the hot summer weather. It turns out it’s an easy refashion from a pair of… Read more ... 
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shares an easy way to dress up a pair of girls’ socks. She stitches around the edge of the ribbed cuff to create a contrasting lettuce edge. What a cool idea!! This is such… Read more ... 
Dana from MADE offers a free pattern for the Warhol Dress and its Amore Italiano version (shown here). These loose-fitting, sleeveless knit dresses are perfect for summertime play, but the tie top and the appliqued/stenciled designs are totally high style. … Read more ... 
Nicole at Create and Delegate shares a tutorial for her Playground Dress for little girls. This ruffled halter dress can be made from two adult t-shirts. Go to the tutorial.
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Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make this tiered Tea Party Ruffle Skirt for girls. The lightweight denim she used in her example is a great fabric choice for this skirt!! Go to the tutorial.
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Destri from The Mother Huddle shares a tutorial for making these bloomers for a toddler girl. She was able to make them out of a pillowcase, but really they could be made out of any similarly-sized piece of fabric. Get … Read more ... 
Have you seen Patty Young‘s new Playdate line? One of the fabrics features her “Potty Girls”, named so because the simple lines are reminiscent of the people silhouettes you see on restroom signs. You can use the Potty Girls… Read more ... 
Tanya from Trey and Lucy gives the how-to on her blog for making this sugar sweet baby girl’s dress from a pair of vintage hankies
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Stacy from Apple Tree Boutique and Patchyapple shows how to make an easy bubble skirt for girls. All it takes is two rectangles of knit fabric. This is a quick, easy sewing project great for beginners or anyone wanting… Read more ... 
Melanie from Orangutan Designs and Sewing for Scarlett used scraps of chiffon from the Can-Can Skirts she recently made to create matching t-shirts. These t-shirts would be so cute with the Can-Can Skirt, but I bet they’d be pretty awesome… Read more ... 
Christie from The Lemon Squeezy Shop and A Lemon Squeezy Home kicks off her Sewing Through the Decades challenge with a tutorial for making this double-layered scalloped twirly skirt for little girls. This week’s challenge is to sew something reminiscent… Read more ... 
