Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Erin from Dog Under My Desk shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Easy Zippy Pouches. The zipper is set into the flat side of the pouch (rather than across the top seam), and it has… Read more ... 
Ruby fromZaaberry shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can sew up a reusable fabric gift bag. This is such a well thought out design! Thanks to its boxed corners and heavier duck canvas, it holds its… Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a free pattern and tutorial for making the peacock applique on the front of this pillow cover. You can stitch around all of the little feather shapes or you can do a wide zig… Read more ... 
Arkansas isn’t exactly known for cold winters, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t prepare myself for the cooler weather anyway. (I hate being cold!!) So when I saw this lace overlay sweatshirt by Zoe from So, Zo… What Do … Read more ... 
Rachel from Adventures of a DIY Mom shows how she turned her daughter’s outgrown jumper and matching top into a new bag for herself. The straps of the jumper become the straps of the purse. She used the matching top… Read more ... 
Kaitlin from Wunderbar took a boxy tee and turned it into a trendy peplum shirt. The polka dot shirt she used is perfect for this project! She calls it her Easy Peasy Peplum and she shares a tutorial showing how… Read more ... 
Threads magazine shares an online how-to for making this cute fold-over denim bag, designed by Cheryl Kuczek of Paradiso Designs. (If you want to see this same design made into a dressier bag, check out the Luxe version in SewStylish… Read more ... 
Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection shows how to make a drape neck top with rows of horitzontal pintucks across the shoulder. It’s the third (and final) installment of her One Pattern – Three Tops series. Go to her tutorial … Read more ... 
Over at Scared Stitchless, the conversation is about choosing fabrics for your sewing projects. She muses about the gap between the fabrics she is naturally drawn to and the fabrics that will give her an end result that she’s… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can make a throw pillow with a single pleat down the front . It’s embellished with a row of buttons, created a faux placket… Read more ... 
Jennifer Brasher fromTwo Butterflies posts on her blog showing her fix for a dress that fit too snug. She removed and restitched the back zipper to turn it into an exposed zipper, giving her an extra 1/2 inch on… Read more ... 
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make her Getting Gathered Pillow. With a ruched front, braided trim, and button embellishments, it looks like it could have been purchased from an expensive home decor catalog. Get the how-to.… Read more ... 
Shannon from Eat. Sleep. Make. shares a tutorial at U Create showing how to make a pair of two-tone leggings. The color blocked leggings are one color on the front, and another on the back. This is a cool look… Read more ... 
Teresa from Crafting In My Closet created this retro back-t0-school jumper dress for her daughter. It’s a button front jumpber with a drop waist and a pleated skirt. She calls it her Penny Jumper, and the design is inspired by… Read more ... 
Mira from Sewing the Littleheart Collection shows how she made a pleated cap sleeve. Though she shows it on a shirt for her young daughter, this would also be a beautiful detail for an adult shirt. Get the how-to.… Read more ... 
