Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Dorian from Busily Spinning Momma shows how to make a pillow designed to be used in a pillow fight. It’s shaped like a shield (how fitting!) and has a couple of straps on the back to make it easy to… Read more ... 
Becky from Creatively Content guest blogs at Creating My Way To Success shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a winter wardrobe for a doll out of your old clothes. Her tutorial shows how to make a… Read more ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of girl’s with angled piecing at the hems. They’re cute paired with a matching tunic for a boutique-y style outfit. Get the tutorial… Read more ... 
Jodi from Sew Fearless guest blogs at The Southern Institute with a tutorial showing how to make her Quarter Keeper Keychain. As you’d guess, it’s a keychain with a small pocket exactly the right size to hold a quarter. Now… Read more ... 
Haley Pierson-Cox from The Zen of Making shows how to make a catnip mousie toy for your kitty. Made from a felt teardrop with knotted twine tails, the mousie toys have a decidely modern design that your cat’s discriminating modern … Read more ... 
Irish Attic shows how to refashion a zip-up sweatshirt to give it a plunging V-neck. I love it! The simple change in the neckline gives a whole new look to the sweatshirt. Get the tutorial.
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Sew4Home shares a fun – and practical – project for using your smaller fabric scraps. It’s a key fob with a colorful fabric strap that you can wear around your wrist. You could make up a bunch of them and… Read more ... 
PharMa shows how to make a fabric napkin sized just right for your child’s lunchbox. The reusable napkins help reduce lunchtime waste. Make them from a favorite fabric print to make them extra special. (A busy print will also help… Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make a Frankenstein hat for a Halloween costume. It has the green skin, shaggy hair, and neck bolts that we all think of for a Frankenstein character. The fleece hat fits down all… Read more ... 
Tricia from Leafy Treetop Shop and Leafy Treetop Spot shares another tutorial in her Top-toberfest series. In this post she shows how to add flair to a plain tank by the simple addition of some crocheted trim. Get the tute… Read more ... 
Christie from A Lemon Squeezy Home guest blogs in the Handmade Dress Up series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a headband for a Karate Kid costume. If your child already has a karate… Read more ... 
Malinda from Dahlhart Lane guest blogs at Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! with a tutorial showing how to make a pair of baby leggings. The knit fabric is repurposed from an adult-sized t-shirt. I love the stripe that she uses in her… Read more ... 
Gertie’s New Blog For Better Sewing shows how to alter a pattern for a basic straight skirt to turn it into an A-line skirt. One slash and pivot removes the darts at the waist of the straight skirt and adds… Read more ... 
Maggie from Midwestern Sewing Girl guest blogs at Simple Simon & Co. . with a tutorial showing how she made this vintage-inspired candy sack for Halloween trick or treating. It’s made from a pillowcase with an inket printed image transfer. … Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make their Round n’ Round pieced throw pillow. The patchwork pillow is finished off with piping all around. Get the how-to.
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