Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, shows how to make an itty fleece bow for a softie or doll. For a boy doll, they can be a stylish bow… Read more ... 
Simi from Buttons and Paint shows how she used the tiniest of fabric scraps – the ones that normally there’s nothing that can be done with them – to create a new piece of fabric. She cut them up and… Read more ... 
Jane at Maiden Jane shows how to make a wide headband from stretch knit fabric, perfect for running or other activities when you want to pull your hair back. The stretch knit fabric fits snug but not too tight. If… Read more ... 
AnneMarie at Gen X Quilters make quick gifts for teens, tweens, women, men, just about anyone. She shares a tutorial showing how to make them. You can wear them as singles, or pile a bunch of them on your wrist… Read more ... 
Jennifer from Monkey See, Monkey Do shows how you can make a quick headband out of your fabric scraps. The thing fabric headbands have elastic sewn at the bottom so they stretch to fit. It’ll take just 15 minutes to… Read more ... 
Dolly Creates shows how to make a braided fabric coaster or pot holder. The process is the same whether you make the coaster or the pot holder. The only difference is the lengths of fabric you’ll need. It’s a good… Read more ... 
Lisa fromA Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make a round pocket potholder. Your hand can slip inside so your fingers are covered on the top and the bottom when you hold a hot pan. If you do like… Read more ... 
Do you remember making a clay pot built from coils of rolled clay? Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make a soft fabric version. It’s a fun project to make from your scraps. You can use it as… Read more ... 
Aimee from Clones ‘n’ Clowns shows how to braid strips of fabric into a pretty headband. I love a good scrap bin project!! A bit of elastic sewn at the bottom helps it fit snug around your head. Go to … Read more ... 
Here’s a fun sewing project you can do with the kids, even the young ones. It’s kid-painted bean bags, and Crafting A Green World has the how-to. The kids can paint the fabrics, and you can sew them into bean… Read more ... 
I was so excited when I found out that Michaels was going to be carrying fabrics. They’re called Crafty Cuts, precut fabric pieces in a variety of colors and fabric types (cotton, canvas, burlap, faux fur, felt, tulle, and crushed… Read more ... 
Elisa Clark from Charming Doodle blogs at The Sewing Rabbit, showing a quick little project you make out of your smallest fabric scraps. She fuses them with heavy interfacing and creates these fun little fabric butterflies. They’re cinched at the… Read more ... 
The Fourth of July has a way of sneaking up quickly, but that does not mean your handmade decorations, outfits, and party details have to be complicated. These last-minute 4th of July sewing crafts are perfect for adding a quick… Read more ... 
This is Oscar. He’s a little softie creature that Angelina from JoJo and Eloise designed for the Simplefat quarter Sewing series at U Create. She guest posts there with a tutorial. She made his whole body out of one… Read more ... 
These hexie coin pouches are soooo cute!! Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make them. They’ve got a zipper pieced in one side, and a D-ring hanging from the top so you can attach it to a keyring. … Read more ... 
