Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Jen from My Own Road shares a tutorial for turning the cuff of a button-down shirt into a cute Bow Cuff Bracelet. It’s super cute – and super quick to make, too. The tutorial is part of her Button Down… Read more ... 
Jenny Wilding Cardon, author of ReSew: Turn Thrift Store Finds Into Fabulous Designs, shares a tutorial on her blog, The Wildcards, showing how to make her TT-Skirt tunic. It’s made from a t-shirt and an elastic waist skirt that… Read more ... 
Kristine from Liberated Mind shows how she created a sun cover for her 3-wheeled stroller. It’s made from a cotton muslin that blocks out the sun but still lets in some light. A bit of fun fabric creates the nose… Read more ... 
Tyra from Domessticated shows how she made her daughter’s tap shoes just as fancy as the rest of her dance costumes. She replaced the boring black shoe laces with an elastic & button version with a place to add interchangeable… Read more ... 
Sew4Home has the how-to for making a travel lingerie organizer. It has pockets for individual items to keep you from having to dig through a pile of neatly folded laundry for that one small necessary item. It rolls up for… Read more ... 
Head over to Colette Patterns to find out how to make an easy scalloped hem. It’s perfect on their Sorbetto top (free pattern here), but would also look nice at the bottom of a skirt or a girl’s… Read more ... 
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World is holding a refashioning workshop called The Shirt Off Daddy’s Back, and I’ve got a giveaway for a free registration. Check out the post in our Giveaways section and get yourself entered. Go there … Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home guest blogs in the Scrap Your Stash series at Living With Punks with a tutorial showing how to make Japanese patchwork juggling bags (otedama). They’re made from strips of fabric just 1 3/4″ x 3… Read more ... 
Jill from Made It On Monday shows how to make her Casually Cute Knit Dress, a simple loose-fitting dress that’s shirred at the neck and belted at the waist. I love this dress! It has just right blend of easygoing… Read more ... 
Lizzie from C&C used a couple of well placed darts to take in the waist of a favorite pair of pants, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. The small nips at the waist give the pants a… Read more ... 
Wide elastic belts are easy enough to make, but it’s next to impossible to find the wide elastic in a color other than white or black. Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shares a tutorial on her blog that solves that… Read more ... 
Tara from Sew Tara guest blogs in the Summer Blog Party at Amy is the Party with a tutorial showing how to turn a handkerchief into a headband. The ends are joined with elastic for a bit of stretch. This… Read more ... 
Look at this super cute 4th of July dress that Holly from Heart Break Kids made for her little girl! It’s all made from recycled t-shirts, too! The skirt is cut from a blue with white polka dots, with stripes… Read more ... 
Cathe from Just Something I Made joins the Craft Camp series at Skip To My Lou with a free printable set of sewing cards for the kids. These are great to teach young hands the fundamental motions of handstitching, and… Read more ... 
Bonnie from Wonderfully Awkward shows how to make a gorgeous new pillowcase – in just 20 minutes. And would be believe that there are no exposed seams? Get the tutorial to see how it’s done.
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