Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Cintia from My Poppet shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to use a page from a vintage storybook and clear vinyl to make a super cute little coin purse. It’s made with just a couple of seams and… Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates guest blogs in the 12 Skirts of Christmas series at Sewing In No Man’s Land with a tutorial showing how to make a maternity pencil skirt out of stretch knit fabric. It’s made from stretch knit… Read more ... 
Rikka from Ricochet and Away! shows how to make a fabric marble maze game. She calls it her Long Trip Maze Game and she designed it to help keep her kids occupied on a 2 1/2 day road trip. The… Read more ... 
Tacky Christmas sweaters used to be, well… tacky. But there’s a growing trend to embrace the tacky of the Christmas sweater and wear it proudly. Sally Ann shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a tacky Christmas… Read more ... 
Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. . guest blogs in the 12 Skirts of Christmas series at Sewing In No Man’s Land with a tutorial showing how to make her Vintagely Modern Skirt, a gathered skirt with a contrast band… Read more ... 
Dawn from Designed by Dawn Nicole shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a little girl’s faux cardigan t-shirt. The shirt looks like it’s two pieces – a cardigan layered over a tee – but it’s actually… Read more ... 
Cut Out + Keep user Sonya N. shows how to make a clutch purse out of a map. It’s laminated with fusible vinyl to give it strength. She used a map of Paris, but you could easily use a map… Read more ... 
Sunni from A Fashionable Stitch shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to add a petersham ribbon waistband to a skirt. Petersham is a ribbon that looks like grosgrain, but the differences in fiber content weave make it softer… Read more ... 
Toni from Design Dazzle shows how to make simple fabric sacks to wrap up a special Christmas book. They’re quick and easy to make – just 15 minutes start to finish to make one bag. She made enough of the… Read more ... 
PharMa shares a tutorial for making these cute Merry KISSmas treat pouches out of stitched scrapbook paper. She includes a free pattern for the pouch shape and a printable for the Merry KISSmas tag that peeks out of the top. … Read more ... 
Angel from Fleece Fun guest blogs at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make a faux fur and fleece pocket scarf. The fleece scarf is warm wrapped around the neck, and the deep pockets from faux fur make… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin and Shwin Designs guest blogs in the 12 Skirts of Christmas series at Sewing In No Man’s Land with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s bubble skirt. I am loving the dark… Read more ... 
Jennifer from Un Petit Design shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this warm fleece dress for a little girl. I love this look!! It’s so stylish and modern, but it also looks like it would be a comfortable… Read more ... 
Dawn from Designed by Dawn Nicole shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to do elastic thread shirring on her Brother sewing machine, which has a drop-in bobbin. She also shows how she uses her machine’s bobbin winder to … Read more ... 
Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how to make a cardigan with a drapey front. This is such a stylish look right now! And it’s actually a very easy project made from stretch knit fabric and using a t-shirt as… Read more ... 
