Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Do you dream of sewing your own jeans? A pair of jeans made to fit your body. Melissa from Melly Sews and Sabra from Sew a Straight Line have teamed up to bring you I Dream of Jean-ie series that… Read more ... 
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shows how you can DIY a pair of distressed fringed jeans. Her project is inspired by a pair of designer jeans she saw, but were far outside of her price range. She was able to… Read more ... 
Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns may be my new best friend. She doesn’t know that yet, ha! But her post on how to copy – and improve the fit – of a favorite pair of jeans has… Read more ... 
Lexi from Lexi Made shows how she added zips to the ankles of the skinny jeans she made for her daughter. She used the Small Fry Skinny Jeans pattern by Titchy Threads, but this will work with any skinny jeans… Read more ... 
Finding a pair of jeans that fit – really fit – is kind of like finding a needle in a haystack. There are so many variables – the waist, the hip, the thigh, the rise, and more. Melissa from Blank… Read more ... 
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows an easy way to patch kids’ jeans. Instead of sewing a patch just over the worn out knee, she replaces the entire knee with a strip of contrasting fabric. Her method… Read more ... 
Lynette from Running With Scissors shows two ways to use a pinch hem to shorten a pair of pants. Rather than just cutting excess fabric off of the bottom, it pinches out the extra fabric so the original hem is… Read more ... 
These sequin fabric ripped jeans are some kind of fabulous! The ripped denim gives them rock and roll edge, with sequin fabric peeking from behind to make them sparkly. Laura from Macted shows how you can make a pair. Go … Read more ... 
Niki from Roonie Ranching shows how to make a tooth fairy pillow that looks like it was made out of a tiny pair of jeans. She used denim fabric and topstitching to recreate the look of jeans in this small… Read more ... 
Anne from WobiSobi guest blogs at Brassy Apple showing how you can bling up the pockets on your jeans so they look like the fancy designer jeans. She uses stencils, metallic paint, and hot fix crystals to add designs to… Read more ... 
Jen from iCandy Handmade shows her 5-minute fix for a pair of skinny jeans that fit perfectly through the waist and thighs, but were too loose through the calves. Two easy seams are all she needs to make them fit… Read more ... 
Cristi from In the Mood for Couture turns a pair of jeans upside down, turning them into a cute new jacket. There is very little waste with this project. She uses the top part of the jeans as the body… Read more ... 
Kids can outgrow clothes so fast! Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make. is over at the Sewing Rabbit with a tutorial showing how to put a fashion trend to your advantage to eke another season out of a child’s pair of… Read more ... 
If you’re in the market for maternity jeans, the selection in the stores is far better now than it used to be. But it’s still a limited selection and they tend to be expensive. Abby from Sew Much Ado shows… Read more ... 
If you want to sew a pair of pajama pants for your child, you don’t have to go out and buy a pattern. You have what you need to make your own pattern right there in their closet. Liz from… Read more ... 
