Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Justine from Sew Country Chick guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how to make a sailor skirt. She shows how to draft the pattern using a basic A-line skirt pattern as the starting… Read more ... 
Jen and Autie from iCandy Handmade join the Vintage May series (co-hosted by Craftiness
Suz from SewPony shows how you can stitch your larger fabric scraps together to make a little girl’s gathered skirt. Go to her blog for the how-to. [photo from SewPony]… Read more ... 
Jamey from Dabbles and Babbles shows how to make a girls gathered skirt. With a wide elastic waistband, it’s quick to make and easy to sew. Go to her tute. [photo from Dabbles and Babbles]… Read more ... 
Allie from Freshly Completed shares a free pattern for her Little Miss dress for toddler girls. It has a simple round neck and pretty puff sleeves. The skirt is gathered on to an empire waist bodice. The pattern is in… Read more ... 
Ellie Inspired shares a free pattern for their Ciao Bella dress for a little girl. It’s a peasant style dress that can be made with our without rows of ruffles on the skirt. It’s shown here made from an eyelet… Read more ... 
Angelina from JoJo & Eloise shows how to make her Spring Rainbow Skirt. It’s a gathered skirt, colorblocked with a rainbow of pretty spring colors. Go to her tute.
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Angelina from JoJo & Eloise shows how she made this Anthropologie-inspired apron for her daughter. The ruffle bib and contrasting skirt (with piped waistband, yum!) look like perfectly coordinated seprates. Go to her tutorial.
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Head over to Sew, Mama, Sew! for a tutorial showing how to make a girl’s simple drawstring skirt with large patch pockets in contrasting fabric. The design works equally well for little girls and older girls. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Dawn from Designed by Dawn Nicole shows how to make her Olivia Tunic Dress for little girls. It’s an empire waist sundress with a ruffled and buttoned panel pieced into the skirt. Tie should straps allow it to grow with… Read more ... 
Becky from The Barefoot Seamstress shows how a vintage pillowcase can become a cute skirt for a little girl. It’s a quick and easy project since much of the sewing is already done for you. All you have to do… Read more ... 
Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shows how she made matching skirts for her daughter and her doll out of an inexpensive throw blanket from IKEA. She calls it the Cotton Candy Skirt because of the fluffy textured fabric. It makes… Read more ... 
Dawn Nicole from Designed By Dawn Nicole created this awesome layered circle skirt for her daughter. The off-kilter layers creates a fun mix of print and pattern. She calls it her Shabby Chic Circle Skirt, and she shares a tutorial… Read more ... 
Ruffled tees are sooo versatile for girls! They’re cute with a pair of jeans, but can also look sweet with a skirt. VixenMade shows how you can make one. She starts with a store-bought t-shirt and adds the rows of… Read more ... 
Liz from Simple Simon & Co. shows how to make her Any Occasion Skirt for little girls. It’s a simple gathered skirt, but with a ribbon threaded through buttonholes stitched around the hem and tied into a pretty bow. You… Read more ... 
