Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Annie from Pink In Mind shares a video tutorial showing how you can use Capri Sun pouches to make a cute little coin purse. The sewing is super easy – just a few straight seams. Each coin purse is made… Read more ... 
Marissa from v guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make a travel trash bag to keep your car from getting, well… trashed during a road trip. All those hours and all those candy… Read more ... 
Anna from Plan B shows how you can use your fabric scraps to make cool new jewelry. Her tutorial shows how to make this pretty fabric bracelet out of a scrap of fabric. Bits of vintage scarves would also be… Read more ... 
Liz from Simple Simon & Co. shows how you can make this towel wrap swimsuit cover up for a child. It’s a simple strapless cover up with an elastic casing to keep it secure around the child’s chest. It’s made… Read more ... 
Dena from Hearts & Sharts shares a tutorial at The Crafting Chicks showing how you can make this summertime tote bag. A wide blue and white stripe, and straps made from rope and large grommets give it a nautical vibe. … Read more ... 
Elsie from A Beautiful Mess shares a tutorial showing how you can make this geometric throw pillow. She uses triangles of colorful wool felt to create a geometric design on the front of the pillow. For a more modern look,… Read more ... 
Given how much I’m seeing pineapples on fashion blogs and DIY sites, I think they’re the new “it” motif. Eri from Llevo el invierno shows how you can make a fun pineapple purse for a little girl. This is allll… Read more ... 
Jeshua Vivieros from BoifromIpanema shares a video tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to create a bleached ombre effect on denim. A combination of bleach and fabric dye creates a color blocking. He shows it on a shirt… Read more ... 
Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how she shortened a denim jacket to make it a cropped jacket. It’s a quick style fix that’s easy to do. The original jacket was too long and looked… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how you can make this awesome hexagon pillow pieced from wedges of coordinating fabric and tufted in the center with a big button. The also show variations for making a round and square pillow in the same style. … Read more ... 
Small Dreamfactory shares a free pattern for making a toddler’s swimsuit. It’s a basic one piece suit with straps that cross over in the back. The simple shape will show off a fun swimsuit fabric. Her free pattern will fit… Read more ... 
Amy from Ladybugs and Daisychains guest blogs at The Crafty Mummy with a tutorial showing how you can make a simple pillowcase with a flap at the end to cover the end of the pillow insert. With such a variety… Read more ... 
Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land shows how you can make this simple leather cuff with a clever wrap-around side tab closure. She shows it here on her daughter, but that’s because her little girl has claimed it for… Read more ... 
You can DIY a canvas hammock chair like this one. Rachel at A Beautiful Mess will show you how. The chair itself is easily made from heavy canvas fabric, and it hangs from rope and hardware that is easily found… Read more ... 
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop shares a tutorial for making these Star Spangled Skorts for little girls. It’s a gathered skirt with a pair of shorts sewn in so your little girl can play all she likes without about modesty. … Read more ... 
