Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Little Birdie Secrets created a custom border print for a toddler’s jumper dress using heat transfer material and her Silhouette cutter. Brilliant! But don’t limit yourself to toddler clothes. Custom border prints would make awesome pillows, placemats, purses, just about… Read more ... 
Novita from Very Purple Person shares a pattern on Grosgrain for making a scalloped sun hat. The wide brim of the hat is scalloped around the edge. What a fun detail! Love it! Get the tutorial.
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Whether it’s gardening, or picnicking, or hanging out at the pool, so much of our summer activities take us out into the sun. Lorenna from Lorenna Buck Designs shares a free pattern for a summer sun hat that folds up… Read more ... 
Anita from Cedar Hill Ranch gave an outdoor daybed a makeover using some linen and vintage feedsacks. The bedcover is made from the linen, and the vintage feedsacks became pillows for the back. The details on this project are so… Read more ... 
Just in time for summer, Christine from Liberated Mind shows how to make a brimmed sunhat for baby. This same hat can work for boys or girls, and would be cute in just from about any fabric print. Get the … Read more ... 
Narelle from Cook Clean Craft had a problem. Her young son needed to transition out of the high chair and to “big boy” dining chairs, but her chairs had no back. He needed a booster seat, but he also needed… Read more ... 
Bettsy Kingston shares a free pattern over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making a reversible hat with ear flaps. The yarn pom poms (optional) are soooo cute! Get the free pattern.
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Natasha from Samster Mommy shows how to make a sweet little bug hat for a sweet little baby. I’m loving those little fleece antennae!! She includes measurements to make it in a newborn and an infant size. Get the tute… Read more ... 
From now until April 2, 2011, Bramcost Publications is offering a free downloadable pattern for a 1950’s flower petal hat and matching purse. While I don’t see myself ever being able to pull of the hat, the purse could definitely… Read more ... 
Shannon from luvinthemommyhood joins the Once Upon a Thread series at No Big Dill with a girl’s overall outfit inspired by the book Charlotte’s Web. Here’s the genius part – she made those overalls out of a pair of her… Read more ... 
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a free pattern for a baby’s sunhat. The tulip-shaped hat flares beautifully around baby’s face, giving a peek at the colorful lining on the inside of the hat. And if you like the lining… Read more ... 
Tricia from Leafy Treetop Designs and Leafy Treetop Spot tells how she altered her basic cap sleeved t-shirt pattern to create her All Tied Up maternity shirt. The maternity version of the shirt is longer and has an inverted pleat… Read more ... 
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar shows how to make her Little Pixie Hat. It looks like it has been knitted especially for baby, but it’s actually sewn together out of a repurposed sweater. This is perfect for… Read more ... 
Katy from Sew Apropos and No Big Dill shows the coat that she made, inspired by the classic children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon. In the book, the young Harold uses a purple crayon to draw an imaginative world… Read more ... 
Jaime from Prudent Baby made this roll-up nap mat for an 18″ doll. She used the tutorial for a kid-sized nap mat previously posted on their site, but used smaller dimensions to fit the doll. Now her daughter and her… Read more ... 
