Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs introduces the latest in her line of ePatterns – the Miss Elizabeth dress. The split overskirt has fairy tale charm sure to appeal to little girls. The ePattern also includes instructions for making a matching… Read more ... 
Rachel from With Love By Rach shows how she created this ruffled t-shirt dress for her toddler girl. It’s inspired by a similar dress from J. Crew (that wasn’t available in her daughter’s size). Little girls will LOVE these ruffles! … Read more ... 
AnneMarie from Gen X Quilters shares a tutorial on her blog for making this plastic bag dispenser. It keeps all those plastic grocery sacks neat and tidy and in one place. The bags go into the hole at the top… Read more ... 
Willow Would shows how to make a simple camera strap cover. It’s a quick and easy project, perfect for a beginner sewist. It takes just two strips of fabric and few seams to make one. Her strips were from a… Read more ... 
Camilla from Rosy Red Buttons shows how to create a detachable coat skirt. The skirt attaches to the inside of your coat with hook and eye, and peeks out from the bottom. It lends a more romantic, feminine look to… Read more ... 
LeAnne from Everyday Celebrations shares a tutorial at the Moda Bake Shop showing how to make her Sunkissed ruffled aprons. The rows scrappy ruffles are made from the 10″ squares you can get in a Layer Cake of precut fabric… Read more ... 
Sarah from The Split Stitch shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a roll-up chalkboard and dry erase drawing mat. One side is made from chalkcloth, the other from fabric covered in clear vinyl. The dry-erase side… Read more ... 
Izzy & Ivy Designs
share a guest tutorial at Sew4Home showing how to make this cute Easter egg pillow, an Easy Izzy Egg! The strips of ric rac and other trim are such a fun detail, and there’s no way… Read more ... 
How many times have you found “the perfect jacket” only to discover that it has no pockets? The perfect jacket quickly becomes “the almost-perfect jacket”. Natalina on Instructables shows how to add in seam pockets to an existing jacket or… Read more ... 
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs over at Whatever Dee-Dee Wants with a tutorial showing how to give a plain umbrella a spring makeover. She used the frame of an old umbrella, but created a new canopy from pretty… Read more ... 
Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land shows how she created her Butterfly Dress for little girls. The shape of this sleeveless gathered dress is so classic and so pretty! I love the butterfly fabric she used, but really this… Read more ... 
Christina from The Sometimes Crafter shows how to make this sweet Little Cottage Mug Rug. Bigger than a coaster, but smaller than a placemat, a mug rug is just the right size for your coffee cup and perhaps a little… Read more ... 
The Sewing Dork shares a couple of fun ideas for turning kids’ leggings into shorts. This is a great way to make winter’s leggings (particularly those that now have holes in them) into comfy shorts for spring and summer. The… Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates shows how she cut apart a thrifted leather jacket to make a plethora of leather fashion accessories. My favorite is this gathered jersey belt. The body of the belt is a soft, stretchy jersey. It’s gathered… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made this appliqued argyle polo. This is such a cool look for boys! Or for girls. I can sooo see this out of pinks and greens for a girly preppy look. Love… Read more ... 
