Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Adrianna from Crafterhours guest blogs in the Sew In Tune series at Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! with a tutorial showing how to add some rock n roll to a plain tee. She does it by appliqueing a large guitar… Read more ... 
Katja from Of Dreams and Seams made a cool new dress for herself out of refashioned t-shirt scraps and some yardage. She shares a tutorial showing how to make one. She includes two variations for the straps – the wide… Read more ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs combined three unwanted garments to make a refashioned maxi dress. She used a t-shirt for the top, a tiered dress for the skirt, and the fabric from a second shirt to create a faux… Read more ... 
What to do with all the scraps left over from t-shirt refashions? You could just chuck them in the trash bin, or…. you cut them into strips and turn them into rosettes. Stephanie from The Sewing Chick shows how to… Read more ... 
Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts shares a tutorial in the Sew In Tune series at Melly Sews. She shows how to make a little kid’s baseball shirt t-shirt, complete with cute team logo, out of two plain t-shirts. Get … Read more ... 
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how you can add an applique to a t-shirt and get a lovely frayed edge. Her method avoids using a fusible webbing, as the heat melted glue would keep the edges stuck down instead of… Read more ... 
Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made shares a tutorial over at SC Johnson Family Economics showing how to add a doily cutout to the back of a t-shirt. This is such a cool idea!! Get the how-to.
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Haley Pierson-Cox from The Zen of Making and Craft shows to use a block printing to create your own custom printed t-shirt. We love all things kitty at our house, so I squealed when I saw the kitty face print… Read more ... 
Kristin from skirt as top guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how she adapted a little girl t-shirt pattern to make a loose-fitting tunic with a keyhole opening. The pattern she… Read more ... 
PC from MeiJo’s JOY shows another no-sew refashion for a plain t-shirt. In this version, she cuts a cool design into the bottom of the shirt. The snips and strips create an eyelet effect. She also threads a band of… Read more ... 
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional guest blogs in the Sewlebrity series at Family Ever After with a tutorial showing how to make a color blocked t-shirt for a child. Because the body of the shirt is pieced from several… Read more ... 
Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curl shows how she refashioned a man’s large boxy t-shirt into a far more fashionable version for herself. She gives it a wider neck and tighter sleeves. It also has a slight curve to the… Read more ... 
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how she turned a thrifted long-sleeved tee into a short-sleeved shirt with a Peter Pan collar. The fabric for the collar and neck ties came from the sleeves that she cut short. She added… Read more ... 
Amy from And Sew We Craft used pleated ribbon to add a rainbow to a striped tee for her daughter. I think it turned out cute!! And judging from the pleased-as-punch look on her daughter’s face, I think she did,… Read more ... 
Jen and Autie from iCandy Handmade guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how to make her Little Scarlet Number. It’s a ruffled t-shirt dress and matching bloomers for baby. It gets… Read more ... 
