Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Katie from Cheep Ideas shows how to make a ruffled coffee cozy. The sleeve fits around a coffee to-go cup to keep your hands from getting burned. Make a bunch and give them as Christmas gifts. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make “Snow White sleeves”. You know, the sleeves with contrasty box pleats that are part of the classic Disney Snow White dress. But don’t limit… Read more ... 
Dana from MADE shows how to make these felt fall leaves. Stitching the veining on the single layer of felt not only adds detail, it also gives it a realistic curled and crumpled effect – just like real leaves you’d… Read more ... 
Joy from How Joyful shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pretty little handbag with a ruffled panel on the front. Love it! Go to the tutorial.
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Pascale from // between the lines // shows how to make a super easy fringed fleece poncho. It takes just a couple of seams to create an awesome Christmas gift for the kids on your list. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Shea from All Things Shea shows how to create this fun kids’ pillow that converts easily from stuffed animal to pillow. Just fold it up to make it resemble the animal, unfold it and lay it flat to turn it… Read more ... 
Christie from Lemon Squeezy Shopp and A Lemon Squeezy Home shows how to make this pretty gathered belt edged with bias trim. It ties together, so there is no complicated closure to install or any expensive hardware to buy. … Read more ... 
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she embellished a plain t-shirt with a little bit of lace. I love her little trick for getting the ends of the lace tucked into the sleeve seam. No one… Read more ... 
Many sewing patterns and tutorials call for bias tape to finish raw edges. But when you go to the fabric store, it turns out that there are all kinds of trim that can be considered “bias tape”. Which is right… Read more ... 
Amy from Positively Splendid guest blogs at Sew Dang Cute with a tutorial showing how to make a snowflake cushion. The snowflake motifs are reminscient of the folded and cut paper snowflakes we all made in gradeschool (and that I… Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home guest blogs at I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar with a tutorial showing how to make a girl’s winter dress. She made it from a boy’s sweater and long-sleeved tee. LOVE it! Get the tute… Read more ... 
Charlotte from The Charlotte Letters created this cute Wee Piggy softie for her son,, and shares the pattern so you can make one yourself. I love the big ole’ snout on his piggy face! Get the tutorial.
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The Urban Pasture shares a fun idea for making giftwrap trim out of felt scraps. She cuts the felt into small pieces and stitches them together to form a colorful and scrapply ribbon to wrap around the gift. It’s pretty,… Read more ... 
Sometimes you need to add a slit to a sewing project – either at the bottoms of a garment’s side seams, at the bottom of a sleeve, or at the neckline. Kaja from Kaja & Lilla Krax shares a tutorial… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares the how-t0 on her blog for embellishing a t-shirt with these folded and layered fabric flowers. Each flower is made from 6 circles of knit fabric that she has folded and stitched… Read more ... 
