Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Sally Ann shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to refashion the neckline of a blouse to create a low scooped back. I love this look!! The scoop back adds just the right amount of sexy to a loose… Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates with a tutorial shows how to make her Mommy Tags that she adds to the backs of all her handmade garments. The fabric tags help the wearer tell the front from the back. With edges serged… Read more ... 
Whip Up shows how you can make a fabric version of the classic paper bag lunch sack. It has the same shape as the paper sack, but the fabric version is washable and reusable. And made from a bright print,… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make a set of nested fabric baskets trimmed with ric rac. They show them as a pretty way to package sweets for Valentines Day, but they’d be nice year round for any number of uses. Get … Read more ... 
Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation shows how to add contrast inserts to the knees of a plain pair of pants. The look is inspired by high-end designer runway fashion. Get the tutorial.
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Tea towels are available in a wide variety of yummy designs and prints. But unless that design matches your decor, it’ll probably stay tucked in a drawer. Sachiko from Tea Rose Companyand Tea Rose Home shows how to turn… Read more ... 
Do you have a sewing machine foot with a bit of curled up metal on the front? That’s your rolled hem foot. It’s a lifesaver when you need to put a narrow hem on a piece of fabric. Stephanie from… Read more ... 
Suzanne from Just Another Hangup shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Snappy Bags. The small pouches are the right size to carry credit cards or other small essentials. You can make them from scraps left… Read more ... 
Katje from Of Dreams and Seams shows how she created the stand-up neckline in her 1938 vintage style dress. The neckline is made with a slit and a facing. She is using a vintage pattern to make the dress, but… Read more ... 
Marissa from Rae Gun shares a tutorial on her blog, Rae Gun Ramblings, showing how to make a cute throw pillow with a bow tied across the front. She calls them her Big Bow Pillow Cases. This would be pretty… Read more ... 
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make a pleated yoke for a little girl’s dress. This is such a pretty and timeless detail! Get the how-to.
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Penny from sewtakeahike shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to recreate a photograph on to fabric using scrappy applique. This would be SO cute on a bag, a pillow, or even on a framed canvas! Get the tute… Read more ... 
Pascale from // between the lines // shows the large tote bag she created from an old pair of jeans. She added leather hands (attached with rivets) and lined the interior of the roomy bag. There’s not a step-by-step tutorial,… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make a set of His & Hers Pajama Shorts, using an existing pair of pants or shorts as a size guide. Both versions have a contrast drawstring band. The men’s shorts have a small pocket on… Read more ... 
Sharon from Sharon Sews shows how to make a bound buttonhole. It takes a few more steps than making a simple machine-stitched buttonhole, but the look is so much more polished. If you think it’s too complicated, take a look… Read more ... 
