Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
I love my serger, but I get in a little bit of a panic when the tension gets out of whack. With four threads to contend with, it’s hard to pinpoint the problem or figure out how to fix… Read more ... 
Gia from Fairytale Flower shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make this lovely peony fabric flower. Layers of organza make the delicate peony petals. It would make a beautiful embellishment for a hair clip or head… Read more ... 
Liz from Cotton & Curls you can make this deep pleated wrap skirt. It’s a pretty skirt, and fairly easy to make. It being a wrap skirt, there is no zipper to install. She says she was able to make… Read more ... 
Nicole from Modern Handcraft shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make a child’s snap up sleeping bag. Instead of a zipper, it uses snaps to close up the side. The snaps are easy for young hands… Read more ... 
Erin from Sewbon shows how to make a hot and cold pack with handles. Keep it in the freezer for a cold pack. Or, pop it in the microwave and it works as a heating pad. The fabric pack is… Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose home shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs showing how to yourself a pretty new top for spring. It’s her faux button down tunic, a loose fitting sleeveless tunic. The buttons down the front are decorative… Read more ... 
You can make these scallop edge towels out of a plain hand towel and a quarter yard each of two coordinating quilting cottons. fat quarter Shop has a tutorial showing how, including a pattern for cutting the scallop panel. They’d… Read more ... 
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shows how you can DIY a pair of distressed fringed jeans. Her project is inspired by a pair of designer jeans she saw, but were far outside of her price range. She was able to… Read more ... 
Crystal from Stitched By Crystal shares a tutorial at SNAP Creativity showing how to make her color block tote bag. The bag is made from two fabrics – a solid canvas for the lower 2/3 of the bag, and a… Read more ... 
Cintia from My Poppet shows how you can make a tiny bunny sachet out of four hexies. The folded hexie ears look like origami, but they’re made from fabric and lightly stuffed and scented with lavender. She threaded hers on… Read more ... 
Heidi Kay from Muslin and Merlot shows how to make these drawstring favor sacks. It’s made with a flat bottom, kind of like a mini bucket bag that cinches in at the top. The little bag is fully lined and… Read more ... 
Jenn from A Jennuine Life guest blogs at Welcome to the Mouse House with a free pattern for making a doll’s pinafore. It’s the classic crossover back pinafore that many of us have made for babies and toddlers, but sized… Read more ... 
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to make this crystal tulle skirt. The tulle is cut as a circle skirt so you get fullness without adding too much bulk around the hip. Tulle… Read more ... 
Sherri from Thread Riding Hood shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making these lovely little fabric baskets with gentle scallops around the top. Use them for organizing, or as Easter baskets. I think they’d also make a beautiful… Read more ... 
Just as you have to treat Cuddle Minky fabric different when sewing on it, you also need to give it some special treatment when serging it. The thickness and the nap and the stretch can cause skipped stitches or stretched… Read more ... 
