Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Tiffany Solog posts at Refashion Co-op, showing her Mexican blanket covered Converse sneakers. The sneakers came from a thrift store and the blanket from an estate sale. She cut and glued the blanket to cover the sneakers, then added handstitching… Read more ... 
Jane fromMaiden Jane shows how you can make a trivet or hot pad out of a sweater. I love this idea!! They’d make great Christmas gifts, or even a thoughtful hostess gift for Thanksgiving celebrations. The number of hot… Read more ... 
Buttons don’t always have to be functional. They can also be purely decorative, just there to look pretty. Kathy from Just Crafty Enough shows how you can make a simple throw pillow embellished with a stripe of buttons. You’ll need… Read more ... 
Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial over at eHow showing how you can upcycle a thrift store blanket into a cute new clutch. It has a zippered fold over top so everything will stay inside where it belongs. … Read more ... 
Dianna from Oy Vey A Day takes the classic handprint turkey craft and uses it to make a chair cover. It’s a felt sleeve that fits over the back of a chair and is decorated with an oversized handprint. You… Read more ... 
Remember when everyone wanted tab topped curtains? Now, not so much. Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how you can turn a set of tab topped curtains into back tabbed curtains where the tabs are hidden behind the curtain panel. … Read more ... 
How cool is this vintage inspired hanging chalkboard? It turns out that you can make one very easily using chalkboard cloth
and a wooden dowel. You can make it as big or as small as you like to fit your… Read more ... 
Nicolette from Archie and the Rug guest blogs at Pearls & Scissors with a tutorial showing how to make a small fabric basket. It’s a quick little project. You can use the basket as a pretty presentation for a Christmas… Read more ... 
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff is over at A Subtle Revelry showing this colorful dyed doily she made. She collected doilies in various sizes and shapes, and then used fabric dye to make them in shades of pink, orange, red,… Read more ... 
Faux fur is trending in clothing and in home decor right this season. Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to make a faux fur throw blanket. It’s a warm, inviting accent for a room. She used a 66″ wide… Read more ... 
Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial over at the Therm O Web blog showing how to sew up a set of fabric coasters. They’re quick and easy to make. She puts fusible fleece in between the top and bottom layer… Read more ... 
These leaf pot holders by Cheryl from Sew Can Do go from oven to your table, serving a double function as pot holders and hot pads. She shares a tutorial showing how to make them. The leaf shapes celebrate the… Read more ... 
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shares a tutorial in the Bake, Sew, & Craft Along series at Skip To My Lou, showing how to make a felt holly wreath pillow. The pillow cover is made from a white cotton and… Read more ... 
Caroline from Sew Caroline guest blogs in the Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to sew a Christmas tree napkin. Instead of a traditional square napkin, these are cut as… Read more ... 
The Long Ladies from Marie-Madeline Studio share a tutorial over at The Fabric Shopper showing how to make this flower applique t-shirt. The petals are edged with a blanket stitch, and the center of the flower is a gathered fabric… Read more ... 
