Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional helps out with Sewing With Knits Monday (cohosted by Noodlehead and Luvinthemommyhood) with a tutorial showing how she adapted her raglan sleeed t-shirt pattern to recreate the look of a knit shirt from… Read more ... 
Isn’t this vest gorgeous?? It’s called the Everywear Tails waistcoat, and it was the winning design submission in the We love the cold! contest at Your Style Rocks. And because it was the winning design, they’ve got a free pattern for making… Read more ... 
Val from PinkPlease! shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make two awesome floor cushions out of one Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) of precut fabric. It’s a lot of piecing, but the result is sooo worth it! … Read more ... 
Clare from Clare’s Place guest blogs at Me Sew Crazy with a tutorial for making a burp cloth with the words “Pardon Me” or “Excuse Me” appliqued down the front. How polite! And how cute!! Get the tute.
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Colleen from The Magic Bean shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Little Sneaks Shoe Deodorizer Dolls. They’re pretty lavender-scented fairy dolls you can slip into your athletic shoes to help fight odor. And because many… Read more ... 
Jennifer from Creating Happiness shows how to make a bag for your fancy DSLR camera. The sides are padded to help protect your investment. Dividers on the inside of the bag create snug spaces to hold your lenses. Get the … Read more ... 
Dorian from Busily Spinning Momma shows how to make a fun t-shirt refashion with assymmetrical ruffles and button placket. It was inspired by a shirt she saw at Anthropologie the previous year. The Anthro top is no longer available, but… Read more ... 
Lizzie B. from C & C shares a video tutorial showing how to alter a pair of jeans with straight cut legs into skinny jeans or bell bottoms. They are both fairly easy refashions, and doing them yourself means that… Read more ... 
Katie from Punk Projects shows how to make a hanging book holder for a car. The fabric organizer hangs on the back of the front seat, making a great place for back seat passengers to store their books. The body… Read more ... 
Michelle from Prudently Painted Vintage shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a stylish diaper bag. With rounded edges and straps that tie at the top, the look is more like a purse while at the same… Read more ... 
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking created this fabulous ruffled dress for her niece to be a flower girl in her wedding. While the rows of ruffles look like they’d be really labor intensive, it’s actually a fairly… Read more ... 
Melissa from It’s Sew For You guest blogs at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make a tiered rainbow dress for young girls. The stripes are made from different colors of t-shirt knit (repurposed from old t-shirts). The… Read more ... 
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make a super cute fascinator hair clip out of fabric and ribbon scraps. This looks like such a fun project! Get the tutorial.
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Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a tutorial on her blog showing two methods for painting a custom monogram to a tote bag. The first is a freezer paper stencil, and the other a one-time-use silk screen using a paper… Read more ... 
The Sewing Dork made this short-sleeved shirred top for her daughter,and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Elastic thread in the bobbin makes the stretchy gathers at the neck, arms, and hem. Get the tute.
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