Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Jennifer from Monkey See, Monkey Do! offers a free pattern and tutorial for making this super cute fleece dinosaur softie. This would make an awesome baby gift! (Check out the gift ensemble she created with slippers and a dinosaur board… Read more ... 
Indie Tutes shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a little softie doll. You can easily personalize this doll with fabric choice or the insertion of a bell or crinkle plastic in the body. I love the scrappy look… Read more ... 
Jamie from C.R.A.F.T. shares her no-sew refashion that turned a dress into a skirt. The dress was a tank dress with wide elastic at the waist, so she needed nothing more than a seam ripper to turn it into a… Read more ... 
Ring in the Vintage New Year continues at Bramcost Publications with a free pattern for making this 1950s vintage “magic blouse” tutorial. The elegant wrapped blouse is made from a rectangle of jersey fabric. Get the tutorial.
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Laura from Wilsons Etsy Store shares a free pattern on her blog for simple dolly clothes, including a shirt, a pair of pants, and a dress. The pattern is sized for her daughter’s 14″ Waldorf doll, but she says it… Read more ... 
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World announces her new online sewing school aimed at beginning sewists of all ages. She already has a number of tutorials and free patterns on her site, but her new publishing schedule is taking it… Read more ... 
Bramcost Publications continues their Ring in the Vintage New Year series with a free vintage pattern for making this handkerchief apron. It takes three hankies to make one – two for the skirt, and one to cleverly cut up to… Read more ... 
Lia from Lia’s Space shares a free pattern and tutorial for this one handled bag. It’s made from just two pieces each of two fabrics (one fabric for the outside, one fabric for the inside). The body of the bag… Read more ... 
The latest free pattern over at Your Style Rocks is a cropped hooded bolero that just got placed top and center on my “must sew” list. What plain fitted tee wouldn’t look fabulous paired with this cropped hoodie? The design… Read more ... 
Stefi from Just Chic shares a tutorial on her blog for making a pair of wrist warmers for these cold winter days. She makes them from a pair of socks. Because the stretchy tube is already made and partially finished,… Read more ... 
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial and template for making her Favorite Oven Mitt. Literally. The template is based on an oven mitt that she has used for years and that was showing some heavy wear. She created… Read more ... 
Sky Turtle shares a free pattern and tutorial for making these dressy shorts. The unique waistband is made from a combination of fabric and wide elastic, and the deep pleats on the pockets are dressy like trousers. Love, love!! Her… Read more ... 
Bramcost Publications is ringing in the new year with 15 days of free vintage patterns and tutorials. They start with a scarf trimmed with silk carnations. When tied around the neck (or perfectly coiffed hair) the result is a bouquet… Read more ... 
Daisy Janie shares a free pattern for this reusable produce bag. The smallish fabric bags are just the right size for fruits and veggies. They’re quick to make; the designer was able to knock out 6 of them in just… Read more ... 
Etsy seller Fairy Fox shares a free tutorial on their blog for making a felt mushroom. It’s an excerpt from their DIY Felt Vegetables pattern. Go to the free tutorial.
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