Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Carla from The Scientific Seamstress has teamed up with Jennifer Paganelli from Sis Boom to create a free downloadable pattern for their Bosco Bowtie. The pattern is offered in celebration of Jennifer Paganelli’s new book, Girls’ World: Twenty-One Pretty Sewing … Read more ... 
Amy from Pinked Fabric and Lots Of Pink Here shares a tutorial for making specially shaped pockets for little girl dresses. A pretty pocket like this makes a whole dress extra special. She includes templates for a simple flower, a… Read more ... 
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs at The Girl Creative witha tutorial showing how to make a pair of sailor pants for toddler girls. These are sooo cute! And the buttons on the front aren’t merely decorative – they’re… Read more ... 
Little girls love fancy dresses. Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how you can make a fancy flower to embellish a dress. The center is a purchased silk flower, with lace and curly ribbon layered behind to make a bow. … Read more ... 
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar joins in the Celebrate the Boy fun with a tutorial showing how to make a zippered hoodie. She starts with a plain t-shirt and adds a zipper and fabric scraps to make … Read more ... 
Lucky commenter 122, Perrine, who said: I like the summer blouse. I agree – the summer blouse… Read more ... 
Sibylle from funkytime used baker’s twine when she made this pretty ruffled throw pillow. The red and white twine is stitched through long fabric strips to create the ruffles on the front. She shares a tutorial on her blog showing… Read more ... 
Vanessa from Punkin Patterns shares a free applique template for this sweet chocolate bunny. She used freezer paper stencil to paint the image on the fabric, which she then appliqued on to a shirt to make a cute Easter tee. … Read more ... 
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make this super cute bunny bucket from canvas and fabric. And if those ears and ric rac whiskers weren’t enough, there’s a little pompom bunny tail on the back. How cute would this… Read more ... 
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of kid pants with a flat front. It’s a variation of her basic kid’s pants pattern, and part of Celebrate the Boy. Like… Read more ... 
Beth from Lemon Cadet and Project: Project shows how to make what may very well be the cutest pretend shopping cart. Ever. She made it from a wooden walking toy that her child had outgrown. She kept the frame and… Read more ... 
Malory from Snips & Spice shows how to make a child’s drawstring backpack. This is a quick, easy project. So quick, in fact, that she made four of them – one for each of her friend’s children so they could… Read more ... 
Adithi’s Amma from Adithis Amma Sews guest blogs at Saturday Mornings with a tutorial showing how to make a Potli Bag, simple drawstring bag traditionally made from brocade or silk and used by royalty. They’re still popular today among the… Read more ... 
Fleece Fun! shares a tutorial for making a shamrock hair clip for St. Patrick’s Day. The layered green satin shamrocks are singed so they curl up around the edges, a festive variation of the singed edge fabric flowers that are… Read more ... 
