Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Need a last minute Christmas gift? Patty from Make It Cozee shows how you can make a simple fleece hat in just 10 minutes. Get the tute.
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Michelle from Rust & Sunshine shares a free pattern for making some sports-themed Christmas ornaments – a basketball, a football, and a baseball. They’re all stitched together from craft felt. Go to her blog for the pattern and how-to.… Read more ... 
Susi from Lilla Luise shares a free pattern for making a child’s apron. Made from a laminated cotton, it wipes clean easily. She embroidered a sweet design on a piece of fabric to make the pocket, but you could also… Read more ... 
Katie from Punk Projects shares a project that is both practical and super cute. It’s a little felt owl or panda that clips around your cords to keep them from getting all tangled up. They’re made from felt. She used… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It sewed up the cutest Christmas hats out of old sweaters. She made a reindeer, a long pointy elf hat, and a snowman hat, and she shares the how-to on her blog. Go to … Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Company shares a free pattern for making a set of pattern weights. The pyramid (tetrahedron, to be exact) shapes are easy to grab up from the top, but have flat bottoms to hold your sewing patterns… Read more ... 
Jessica Peck from Sweetie Pie Bakery shares a free pattern for sewing up some yummy felt Christmas cookies. They look just like the for real ones I made last weekend, though mine had a lot more calories and fat grams… Read more ... 
Freezer paper stencil works great when you want to print one (or a few) designs on to fabric. But when you want to print more than a few of your designs, screenprinting is the way to go. You’ll need to… Read more ... 
Laura Bray from Katydiddy shows how to make a personalized tea towel. It’s so pretty, you wouldn’t think of it as a quick last-minute gift. But a purchased tea towel and fabric markers make it easy. If you turned the… Read more ... 
Jessica from Running With Scissors guest blogs in the Happy Holidays series at Tatertots and Jello with a tutorial showing how to make this awesome three-eyed monster hat. How cute is this!! And made from fleece with long flaps over… Read more ... 
Steph from 3 Hours Past and Cake Designs shares a free pattern for a scaled down version of her soon-to-be-released Pavlova Wrap Top & Skirt. When I say scaled down, I mean really scaled down. It’s sized to fit a… Read more ... 
This whimsical Christmas stocking is sooo awesome! Kathleen from Grosgrain shares a free pattern and tutorial for making one. She designed the stocking to be large enough (and wide enough at the top) to accommodate larger stocking stuffer presents. The… Read more ... 
LiEr from ikat bag recently showed how to make a fleece winter hat. She’s back with another version, this one with ear flaps. You can keep it plain, or embellish it up with a pom pom at the top and… Read more ... 
Stacy from Stacy Sews shares a tutorial over at Bernina’s We All Sew showing how to make a pair of convertible mittens out of an old sweater. The tip of the mittens can be folded back so your fingers are… Read more ... 
Full of Fluff shares a free pattern for making these quick sew Christmas stockings. The pointed cuffs and angled sides give them a funky personality. Get the free patter and tutorial on their blog.
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