Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to create a set of strawberry-shaped placemets. They’re made from laminated cotton so they wipe clean easily. Check out the dimensional leaves at the top – it’s actually a matching napkin slipped through… Read more ... 
Abby from i — create guest blogs at Pink Lemonade with a tutorial showing how to make a fabric bow. They make the cutest hair accessories! You could also use them to embellish sweaters, bags, or even shoes. And because… Read more ... 
Jess from Bits for Baby and Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to add a ruffle to the collar of a peasant dress or blouse. This is such a cute addition! Because the neckline already has an elastic casing, the… Read more ... 
Last week I shared a link to a gorgeous maxi dress that Jessica from Running With Scissors made from a yellow vintage sheet with a border print around the hem. She got such positive comments on it that she wrote… Read more ... 
One Inch World shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to recycle a mesh produce sack into a Mesh Collecting Bag. The mesh bag is perfect for bringing home rocks and other nature treasures! The mesh allows you to… Read more ... 
Magdalena from ClouDesign shows the cool vest thast she made from the bottoms of a couple of pairs of jeans. (She used the denim left over after she cut them off to make shorts.) The vest is cute enough left… Read more ... 
Sharon fromSweet Pea and Pumkins shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Luau Dress for little girls, inspired by a much smaller-scaled halter dress made for American Girl dolls. The top is made from… Read more ... 
Regena from The Distracted Domestic shows how to create a fabric pouch to hold a travel pack of tissues. It can be made from one piece of fabric and just three seams. Get the tutorial.
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Sew4Home has the how-to for making their Plenty of Pockets Tote. The trim little tote bag has a long cross-body strap for easy carrying, and rows of pockets on the outside for easy access to keys, phone, sunglasses, etc. Get … Read more ... 
Pat Bravo shares a free downloadable PDF tutorial for making a soft cover for your tablet or reader. The top flap is held in place with a strip of fabric. Get the PDF tutorial.
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Erin from Dog Under My Desk shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her Grocery Bag Stuff Sack. Fill it with plastic grocery sacks and keep it in your car, and you’ll always have a trash bag or… Read more ... 
Joann from Craft Passion shares a modification of her Kid Shorts Pattern. Instead of using ribbing to finish off the bottom edges, she adds a contrast strip of woven cotton with long ends that are tied into knots at… Read more ... 
Pink Stitches shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make the cutest little camera softie. Unlike your expensive actual camera, the softie version won’t break when it gets dropped on the floor. It even has a neckstrap so… Read more ... 
Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation shares a tutorial for creating a tee with a metallic silver image painted across the front. Love it! Don’t worry if you can’t draw well – the image she painted was traced through the thin… Read more ... 
Head over to The Southern Institute to find out how to transform a man’s boxy t-shirt into a woman’s ruffled tank. The fit is loose, with an elastic casing at the bottom to cinch it in at the hip. A… Read more ... 
