Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
You know those flat seams on your jeans that have two rows of stitching on the top? Those are flat felled seams. While your jeans are the most obvious place to find them, they’re used in a wide varity of… Read more ... 
Candy from Taylor & Demolish shares a tutorial at the M&J Blog showing how to embellish the cuffs of a pair of jeans with acrylic gems, beads, and other fanciness. Get the tute.
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Gem Fatale gave a pair of cutoff shorts some vintage flavor by replacing the back pockets with ones she made out of a vintage hankie. I love this idea!!! She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. This is… Read more ... 
Pam from Threading My Way shows how you can make these cute (and practical!) denim baskets. The denim comes from the legs of a pair of jeans, with contrasting fabric sewn in as a liner. She gives the dimensions to… Read more ... 
I am loving the brightly colored skinny jeans that are popular right now. But buying a pair in every color you love will get expensive. Amanda from The Little Giggler shows how you can DIY the look. She starts with… Read more ... 
A Pair & A Spare shows how to add lace trim down the sides of brightly colored skinny jeans to create a designer-inspired look. Get the tute.
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Lila Tueller dishes on Quilt Market and shares a free tutorial showing how to make these fabulous embellished jeans for little girls. She achieves a dimensional effect on the applique with a layer of fusible fleece. I am LOVING the… Read more ... 
Trinkets in Bloom shows how to turn two pairs of old jeans into a denim maxi skirt. It doesn’t matter if the jeans are a little worn out. In fact, the wear and tear on the jeans adds character to… Read more ... 
With summer just around the corner, many of us mamas are looking at our kids’ winter jeans with an eye to cut them into shorts. Kymy from Everything Your Mama Made & More shows how she marks and cuts the… Read more ... 
PC from MeiJo’s Joy shows what to do when the waist of your favorite pair of jeans no longer fits comfortably. Rather than squeezing yourself in, she shows how to remove the waistband and replace with it a tie sash. … Read more ... 
Jeans. There doesn’t seem to be a happy middle ground between the 1-inch show your crack super low rise jeans, and the high waisted much mocked “mom jeans”. J from Jillian’s Refashions came up with a solution. She took a… Read more ... 
I have a bin in my sewing room full of scraps of jeans left over from previous sewing projects. Katie from Punk Projects shows how you can use some of those leftover bits of denim to make a cozy for… Read more ... 
Making a pair of cut-off shorts is as simple as cutting off the legs of a pair of jeans. But when you want a more finished hem on the legs, you’ll need to do an extra step or two. Ashley… Read more ... 
Steph from Girl. Inspired. guest blogs in the Ruffles 2012 series at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how to make this ruffle tank. She starts with a girl’s plain tank and then adds the ruffle detail to… Read more ... 
Abby from Things for Boys shows how you can make a pair of jeans for your toddler out of a pair of adult jeans. Since you’re using just the bottoms, this would be a good project for jeans that have… Read more ... 
