Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial for making this little boy’s suspender onesie with an attached bow tie. Cuteness overload! She shows two versions of the attached suspenders – one with the faux suspenders stitched all… Read more ... 
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shares a free pattern for her Little Mouse Stuffed Toy. You can make it as a softie, a pincushion, or even a cat toy. With five cats at my house, I would probably make it… Read more ... 
Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shares a free pattern for making her Kipper Capris for little girls. Their contrast scallop cuffs are all kinds of cuteness!! Her free pattern will make the capris in a little girl’s size… Read more ... 
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make fabric yo yo you can use to make little fabric flowers or cute hair accessories. You can buy plastic yo yo makers at the fabric store, but they’re not necessary. All you… Read more ... 
In the morning dash to get everyone up and ready for school or work, every minute is precious. Susan from Crafterhours shows how to make a Hairbrush Keeper to avoid a missing hairbrush emergency. It’s a fabric pocket that hangs… Read more ... 
Andrea from Knitty Bitties shares a free pattern for making a pair of baby booties. She designed them to feature the Remix flannels from Ann Kelle. The bright, fun fabrics are perfect for these little booties! Ribbon ties at the… Read more ... 
LiEr from Ikat bagshares a free pattern at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her Spring Bunny softie. He is so cute with his long floppy ears! He’s stuffed with both polyfil and poly pellets, so he sits much like … Read more ... 
Louise from I’m Feelin’ Crafty shows how to make these super simple reusable snack bags. They’re essentially fabric envelopes with a Velcro closure, made from a layer of PUL fabric on the inside and a fun cotton print on the… Read more ... 
Head over to Sew4Home for a free pattern for making this super cute stuffed crocodile. Look at all his sharp teeth! Luckily, they’re not sharp at all and this guy is totally huggable. He’s made from a soft Minky dot… Read more ... 
Amy fromPeek-a-Boo Pattern Shop shares a free pattern for making this bird mobile for a baby’s room, no sewing required. She used felt to make the birdies and assembled it with hot glue. If you have a sewing machine,… Read more ... 
Preethi from WIDI shows how to make her Phus Phus Skirt, a gathered skirt with a flat waistband in the front and an elastic casing waistband in the back. The stretchy back waistband makes it easy to put on and… Read more ... 
Daniela from Cutting Room Floor shares a free pattern for this color block pleated dress for little girls. It’s an A-line dress with color blocking at the hem. One deep pleat is folded into the center of the dress. For… Read more ... 
Erin from Sewbon shows how to make a hot and cold pack with handles. Keep it in the freezer for a cold pack. Or, pop it in the microwave and it works as a heating pad. The fabric pack is… Read more ... 
You can make these scallop edge towels out of a plain hand towel and a quarter yard each of two coordinating quilting cottons. fat quarter Shop has a tutorial showing how, including a pattern for cutting the scallop panel. They’d… Read more ... 
Jenn from A Jennuine Life guest blogs at Welcome to the Mouse House with a free pattern for making a doll’s pinafore. It’s the classic crossover back pinafore that many of us have made for babies and toddlers, but sized… Read more ... 
