Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a pretty sleeve to hold your iPad. She gives it a ruffle down the front and a fabric flower on the flap. Velcro on the flap and opening will keep your… Read more ... 
Ashley from Mommy By Day, Crafter By Night shows how she made this storage case for her iPad Mini. It has a sleeve for the iPad to slide into, and a pocket on the outside to hold cords and other… Read more ... 
Tonya from The Crafty Mummy created a padded cover to keep the seatbelt in her car from rubbing against her young daughter’s neck. It’s a simple project and she shares a tutorial showing how to make one. Go to her … Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make this handy notepad and card holder. It’s a fabric folio with a place inside to hold a small notepad, a pen, and credit cards or business cards. The suggest it as a Mother’s Day gift,… Read more ... 
Jill Dow from Creative Seams guest blogs at Fleece Fun with a tutorial showing how to make a diaper bag and matching changing pad. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from Creative Seams on Fleece Fun]
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Rae from Made By Rae shows three ways you can add knee pads to a pair of pants. It’s a final how-to in this year’s Celebrate the Boy series. She shows how to make them in large rectangular patches, classic… Read more ... 
Did Santa bring you a tablet or reader for Christmas? If so, check out this tutorial that Char from Crap I’ve Made shares on the Riley Blake Designs blog. She shows how to make a padded sleeve to protect… Read more ... 
Kim from Oh, Sweet Joy! shares a tutorial over at Prudent Baby showing how to make a simple foldover clutch purse big enough to carry an iPad or other tablet. Go to her tutorial.
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You can create a quick and easy Just-In-Case emergency kit out of a hot pad and Ziploc baggies. Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how. Fill it with Band-Aids, wet wipes, hard candies, safety pins, loose change, etc. and keep… Read more ... 
Cherie from You and Mie shows how she made a stack of crayon & notepad folios to give out as party favors. She simplified the design so she could make a stack of them. Made from felt, her version of… Read more ... 
Back to school time means backpacks to carry books and lunches and more. Amanda from Simply Homemade shows how to make a padded chest strap to help keep the straps from sliding off a child’s narrow shoulders. Go to her … Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make a bed for your pet. It’s made soft with a foam padding on the inside. A zipper down one side makes it easy to remove the cover and wash it when needed. The dimensions they… Read more ... 
Simple Simon & Co. guest blogs in the Sew In Tune series at Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! with a tutorial showing how to make a messenger style iPad bag. It’s lined in felt to protect the tablet’s screen. The… Read more ... 
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop and Nap Time Crafters put her sewing skills to very practical use by creating a Piddle Pad to go in her child’s car seat. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. The pad… Read more ... 
Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and The Polkadot Chair made this clever pouch that attaches to her iPad cover by way of a long band of elastic. She uses it to hold pens, earbuds, and other essentials for a plane… Read more ... 
