Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
When my little girl was just a babe, swaddling was just the thing she needed to feel safe and secure. You can use any small blanket, but these DIY swaddling blanket by Jaime from Prudent Baby is pretty much awesome. … Read more ... 
Instructables user cicir_99 shows how to make this lap blanket with pockets for your feet. Now your feet won’t peek out from the bottom of the blanket and get cold! Go to the tutorial.
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Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a set of gathered curtains with tie tops. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, tie, top, gathered, curtain, drape[/tags]… Read more ... 
Christine from Jane Avion shares a tutorial on Dollar Store Crafts showing how to make an oven mitt shaped like an owl. She uses a dollar store oven mitt and a kitchen towel. Get the how-to.
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Bethany from TAG Line Designs guest blogs on The Ivy Twines with a tutorial showing how to make a photo teal towel. Use a black and white photo like she did in her example for a lovely vintage look. Get … Read more ... 
Sew4Home
has the how-to for these quilted hot pads. Make several in coordinating prints for a fun gift. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, quilted, hot, pad, trivet, kitchen[/tags]… Read more ... 
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo gives a nursery rocker
a style update by recovering the cushions. Lovin’ the new zebra print! Get the how-to.
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With Chinese New Year approaching (Feb 14), why not make a set of Wheel of Fortune coasters? Craft Passion has the how-to. She shows hers made out of Chinese silks. It’s expensive fabric, but you’d only be using scraps and… Read more ... 
Angie from Treasures for Tots shows how she made this art purse out of an inexpensive napkin. With spots for crayons, paper, and scissors, it hold everything kids need for a little art project on the go. Go to the … Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to dress up a kitchen towel with a triple stripe of designer fabrics. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, triple, border, dish, towel, kitchen, stripe, fabric[/tags]… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make this hanging keeper and dispenser for your plastic bags. Put your plastic grocery sacks in the top of the fabric tube, and then pull them out of the bottom when you need one later. Go … Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make a set of no-slip cushions for your chair. The corners are boxed for a nice, crisp finish. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, no-slip, chair, cushion, boxed bottom[/tags]… Read more ... 
Lola Nova shares a tutorial on her blog for making these lovely vintage-inspired potholders. You can make them from all recycled materials. Grab your fabric scraps and any bits and bobs of lace or doilies you have stashed away, and… Read more ... 
We’ve recently moved to using only cloth napkins at our house. While our everyday napkins are ones that we’ve picked up for next to nothing at yard sales, it’s nice to have a set of pretty napkins as well. Sew4Home… Read more ... 
Sew4Home has the how-to for making these reversible placemats. Lovin’ the squares as opposed to the traditional rectangles. Get the tutorial and make a set for your dining table.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, reversible, square, placemat[/tags]… Read more ... 
