Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Susan from HomeDecGal shares a tutorial over at Sewing Secrets (the Coats & Clark blog) showing how to make these dimensional Maltese cross embellishments for a throw pillow. I love this idea! Phoomph, foam sheets with double adhesive for fabrics,… Read more ... 
Are you planning your Halloween costume yet? A tiny hat fascinator might be just the thing top it off. Literally. Whether it’s a witch hat or a top hat or a feather plumed hat, the small hair accessories can pack… Read more ... 
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 ... 
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction shows two ways to make a fleece rose. One is a tightly coiled bloom, and the other a frilly gathered flower. Both can be… 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 ... 
You can get a free pattern for making these felt bows over at the Oliver + S website. Make them as hair accessories or add a pin back to make it a removable embellishment for a garment. Go to … 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 ... 
Craftbits has the how-to for making these kawaii animal clear vinyl pouches. They would make such cute containers for hair accessories, small toiletries, or sewing supplies. How yummy would your button stash look stored in these pouches! Go to the … Read more ... 
Kiki from Kiki & Company shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing how to make little leather (or faux leather) bows. She used them as accents in her winning entry to the Movie-Inspired challenge at Project Run and… Read more ... 
Aparna from Absolutely Crafts! shows how to make lovely satin ribbon roses. The technique is one that her mother showed her when she was a child, folding satin ribbon in such a way that a gentle tug will pull it… Read more ... 
Ez from Creature Comforts shows how to make fabric peonies with petals that curve and curl just like the ones on real peonies. They’d make lovely gift toppers, hair accessories, or brooches. Get the tutorial.
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While she awaits the arrival of a little baby girl, Delia from Delia Creates is sewing up a storm. Today she shows how to make a knit fabric headband with pretty flower embellishments. Rather than permanently attaching the flowers to… Read more ... 
Jo Connolly from Seedlings Sewing Patterns has a free pattern to make her Happy Puffy Flowers. They’re made from little bits of fabric, so it’s perfect for using up scraps left over from another project. You can use it as… Read more ... 
Fabric flowers are such fun to make! They’re quick and easy and can be made from the smaller pieces in your scrap bin. You can use them for any number of purposes, including using them to make cute hair accessories. … Read more ... 
Prudent Baby shows how to gather a circle of fabric into a yo-yo. You can buy a plastic yo-yo maker in the notions section of the fabric or craft store, but they’re not necessary to make fabric yo-yos. Prudent Baby’s… Read more ... 
