Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
If tweens are a difficult group to sew for, tween boys might be near impossible. But not to Sabra from Sew a Straight Line. She sews up all kinds of awesomeness for her tween boy. She guest blogs at… Read more ... 
Ruby from Zaaberry shows how to make her In A Snap wallet for kids. It’s a simple little wallet with a snap closure. Two small pockets on the inside will hold folded money or some change, or any bit of… Read more ... 
Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs made this gorgeous sparkle dress for her daughter’s Christmas dress. The simple shape (sleeveless dress, loose pleated skirt) lets the sequin fabric take center stage. She wrote up a tutorial showing how she made… Read more ... 
Free Spirit Fabrics shares a free PDF project sheet for making this Sleep ‘N Read Travel Pillow. It has handles at the top to make it easy to carry, and a pocket on the side where you can hide favorite… Read more ... 
Heather from Feather’s Flights guest blogs in the 12 Days of Handmade Gifts at Sew Caroline with a tutorial showing how to make this wrap skirt. It requires just one seam and the size is adjustable. It wraps far enough… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a zippered pouch with rounded leather bottoms. If you don’t have leather, you could also just use a solid colored piece of fabric for a color blocked pouch. You… Read more ... 
Samantha at Brainmade shows how you use some small scraps of leather and felt to make this mountaintop gift card holder. Angled pockets from felt are overlapped and stitched down to look like a mountain range. Very cool! You can… Read more ... 
Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how you can make a neat bow detail for a t-shirt neck band. It’s a simple banded neck finish, but with part of the banding cinched in to make a faux bow. You can rework… Read more ... 
Carla Hegeman Crimm from The Scientific Seamstress designed her Owls for All softie as a project you can make with a group of kids. Her downloadable PDF pattern includes instructions for assembling the owl as well as tips for making… Read more ... 
Bev from Flamingo Toes guest blogs in the 12 Days of Handmade Gifts series at Sew Caroline with a tutorial showing how you can make an infinity scarf with layers of lace and floral fabric. It takes just an hour… Read more ... 
This fur trimmed pillow by Amy from Positively Splendid is pretty for Christmas and for the nearly two months of winter that follow the holiday. The front is a white matelasse fabric with a fur trimmed pocket sewn across. If… Read more ... 
Dan Parker from Studs and Buttonholes shows how to make a zippered leather clutch bag with a rainbow of skulls across a front strap. To carry it, just slide your hand between the strap and the bag. His DIY includes… Read more ... 
Hilary and Jessica from Domestic Bliss Squared show how to make a simple skirt for an American Girl doll. It’s so easy, it only takes one seam! What makes it so simple is that she started with a thrifted skirt… Read more ... 
Cheryl from Sew Can Do rehabbed an old turtle footstool from her childhood into a softer, more modern version. The original was far too worn and ripped to repair, so she made an entirely new cover out of Cuddle fabric. … Read more ... 
Susan from HomeDecGal shares a tutorial over at Sewing Secrets (the Coats & Clark blog) showing how to make these dimensional Maltese cross embellishments for a throw pillow. I love this idea! Phoomph, foam sheets with double adhesive for fabrics,… Read more ... 
