Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Emily from The Boy Trifecta guest blogs in the Scrap Your Stash series at Living With Punks with a tutorial showing how to make a water gun holster. It’s made from long strips of fabric and lots of Velcro. … Read more ... 
Jenna from Simply Jenna shares a free pattern and tututorial for making her Boo Hoo Cold Pack. Cuuuute!!! The owl softie is filled with rice and lives in the freezer. Pull him out when someone needs a cold pack on… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin guest blogs in the Fun in the Sun(Dress) series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make her Your Are My Sunshine dress for little girls. This is SUCH a sweet dress! The… Read more ... 
Misty from Makin’ It Immackulate shows how to make a girl’s t-shirt with shirring across the neckline. It was inspired by the lines of a favorite shirt from Gymboree that her daughter outgrew. By learning how to make her own,… Read more ... 
Sara from Sew Sweetness shares a tutorial for making her Diry Bubbles zippered pouch, named after a Spongebob Squarepants character. But you don’t have to be a fan of the cartoon to appreciate the cuteness of this pouch with appliqued… Read more ... 
Sarah from While They Snooze tells how she made her Simple Summer Dress. It’s made from t-shirt knit yardage, with edges and straps made from bias tape. Love it! Get the tute.
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Jayna from Bellabyte shares a tutorial on her blog, Behind the Studio, showing how to make a quick and easy cover for your a camera strap. The printed fabric is sooo much cuter than the standard plain black strap. … Read more ... 
Sometimes changing just one detail is all you need to give a garment an updated style. Jennifer from My Own Road does just that when she recreates the sleeves of a button-down shirt. She takes a long sleeve and turns… Read more ... 
Zoe from So Zo, What Do You Know? shares a 2-part tutorial showing how to make her awesome Bustier Line T-Shirt. I love this so much!! The curved piecing at the top of the shirt gives the impression of a… Read more ... 
Jill from Jembellish and Creating My Way To Success shows how to make a lined bag to carry your laptop bag. A couple of pockets on the outside give a place to store your mouse and other accessories. Get the … Read more ... 
Mo Bedell from lime gardenias shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make her Summer Reading Library Tote Bag. This is such an awesome bag for kids’ library trips!! The body of the bag is big enough… Read more ... 
Kirstin & Jordan fromKojoDesigns and kojobaby share a tutorial on their blog showing how to make a strapless dress, inspired by a similar dress from GAP. The dress is gathered in the back, but flat in the front. It’s… Read more ... 
C. L. Tice from Mused guest blogs at Craft Leftovers with a tutorial for making a patchwork lanyard. These are sooo handy for helping you keep up with smallish items that you seem to always need to have with you. … Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together guest blogs in the Fun in the Sun(Dress) series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make her Oceanside Lace dress. The bodice of the strapless sundress is covered in cut out lace motifs. … Read more ... 
Christie fromLemon Squeezy Shop and Lemon Squeezy Home shows how she used her sewing skills to add a higher neckline to her favorite swimsuit. She unpicked a few seams nad then used extra fabric to create ruffles across the… Read more ... 
