Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Jill from Homemade by Jill shows how to create a quick maternity shirt. She starts with a large t-shirt and adds ruching to the sides to shape the extra fabric. Find out how to do it.
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Ruffled necklines are popular looks in women’s wear right now. Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to add a pleated neckline to girl’s shirt. Your daughter can have a shirt with neat neckline details just like mommy’s. … Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home and Tea Rose Company shows how to make a tunic dress for a little girl. Ruffles at the neck and a tiered skirt give it plenty of the frills that girls can’t resist. Go to … Read more ... 
Vanessa from Punkin Patterns shows how she gave her son’s t-shirt a makeover in just 45 minutes. She started with a plain short-sleeved shirt and added long sleeves and a stenciled motif on the front. What a cool shirt in… Read more ... 
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows more ways that she extends the life of her daughter’s clothes after she has outgrown them. This time she focuses on the bottoms, showing several ways of adding length so that they can be… Read more ... 
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to dress up a plain t-shirt by adding simple square “flower” embellishments. This simple addition takes a plain tee from drab to fab! Go to the … Read more ... 
Char from Crap I’ve Made shares a tutorial for making this “Split Twirl Skirt”. The upper layer is has a gap in the gathers to allow the underskirt to peek out, for a super girly-girly look. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Emily from The Rubber Punkin posts a tutorial for easy applique using fusible webbing. Use this method to make a quick appliqued t-shirt for kids or onesies for babies. Go to the tutorial.
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Disney from Ruffles and Stuff tells how to make this ruffled t-shirt scarf for little kids. The ruffling is done with elastic thread, so the scarf is all soft and stretchy. Go to the tutorial.
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Inspired by Celebrate the Boy month, Nikki from Salty Pineapple appliqued her son’s t-shirt with a Wii remote. How cool! She shares a tutorial so you can make one, too. Go to the tutorial.
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Suzannah from {adventures in dressmaking} shows us how to refashion a long-sleeved t-shirt into this Anthropologie-inspired tee with an asymmetrical neckline. The ruffles are so soft and feminine! Go to the tutorial.
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km-17 shares some of her favorite men’s shirt refasions on Wardrobe Refashion. She has turned men’s dress shirts into several styles of women’s blouses. Her attention to detail gives the menswear a delicate, feminine edge. Go to Wardrobe Refashion … Read more ... 
Christina from 3 Sweet Pea’s shares a free pattern for this robot applique. She created the applique to cover up a stain on a t-shirt. Now the stain is covered and the shirt is cutified! (Is that a word? No? … Read more ... 
Every time I turn around, it seems that my daughter has outgrown ANOTHER shirt or pair of jeans. And we just bought them! Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows a variety of ways that you can refashion girls’ clothes to… Read more ... 
Trillium from Trillium Designs shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog this shirt sized to fit an 18″ doll. The next time you make a t-shirt for your little girl, use the scraps to make a matching shirt… Read more ... 
