Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how to make a hand towel bib smock. It’s a baby bib that has the absorbency of a towel and the fit of a smock. It has armholes that help it stay put and also… Read more ... 
Dana from MADE shows how you can make a striped shower curtain out of a drop cloth. A canvas drop cloth is an inexpensive source of yardage, and it comes in a piece wider than fabric you buy at the… Read more ... 
Michelle from Handmade Martini shares a free pattern for a toddler’s winter hat with built in ear warmers. The fleece hat fits snug around the head, with the bottom edge curved down to cover the ears. The design is based… Read more ... 
Christina from Lincoln Street Blog is guest blogging today at Make It and Love It with a tutorial showing how to make this super cute rainbow placemat for St. Patrick’s Day. An appliqued rainbow stretches across the placemat, with a… Read more ... 
Finding a pair of jeans that fit – really fit – is kind of like finding a needle in a haystack. There are so many variables – the waist, the hip, the thigh, the rise, and more. Melissa from Blank… Read more ... 
Coats & Clark shares a free PDF project sheet for making these fabric and ribbon flower wands. They’re made with Phoomph! double stick foam sheets, so there’s no sewing required. The middles of the flower are fabric prints, and the… Read more ... 
Kelli from True Bias shows how to make her cocoon cardigan. The drape makes it a beautiful layering piece. You can make it from two yards of a lightweight knit fabric. There are just a few seams to sew, plus… Read more ... 
Laura at A Beautiful Mess shows how you can add a sparkly sequined message to a sweatshirt. Sequin trim makes it easy to place all the sequins – especially around the curves. She used a purchased sweatshirt, but you could… Read more ... 
Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how she made these fun nautical kitchen towels with squids and whales. Her tutorial is part of the Home Sewn series hosted by Susan from Living with Punks. She used applique and… Read more ... 
Deb from So Sew Easy weaved strips of fabric to create this gorgeous pillow cover. All those little squares of color and pattern make me happy! She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. It’s a great project to… Read more ... 
Bernadette from Daisies and Dresses shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can make a ribbon belt like this one. It’s easy to make when you use decorative ribbon for the belt and d-rings for the closure. … Read more ... 
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows an easy way to patch kids’ jeans. Instead of sewing a patch just over the worn out knee, she replaces the entire knee with a strip of contrasting fabric. Her method… Read more ... 
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shares a tutorial for making her Olaf the Snowman hooded towel. Isn’t he cute with his googly eyes and his carrot nose? He’s easy to make out of a bath towel and a hand towel,… Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how to make this woven fabric pincushion. What a fun little project! You can use your scraps to make the strips to weave across the front. Very cool the way the woven strips will… Read more ... 
The Little Scarlet Number is a ruffled baby dress designed by the girls at iCandy Handmade for the Color Your Summer series a while back. They’ve now posted a tutorial showing how to make it. It’s a pretty sleeveless A-line… Read more ... 
