Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Diane from Diane’s Vintage Zest shares a free pattern for making a sunglass case. It opens down the long side, with a simple elastic loop and button closure. Go to her tutorial.
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Oh, how I’m loving this dress! It’s called the Garden Party dress and Elise from honigdesign shares a free pattern for making it. It’s shown in this photo as a three-quarter sleeve dress, but her free pattern also includes a… Read more ... 
Miss Sews-it-all shows how to make a vintage-inspired half apron. She calls it the “Use It All” apron because the gathered apron uses every bit of a yard of fabric – with no waste. The project is a modern derivative… Read more ... 
Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shows the dress she made for her daughter’s Halloween costume. She dresssed up as the Morton Salt girl
. Elizabeth created the real-life version of the short, swingy dress that she wears. She includes… Read more ... 
Cassandra from Cass Can Sew shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a vintage-inspired apron top for a baby girl. The curved bottom is trimmed with a ruffle, and the neck and armholes finished off with bias tape. I’m… Read more ... 
Debi from My Happy Sewing Place is smack dab in the middle of a series of posts she calls the ABCs of Vintage Sewing. Each post in the series is about a different technique that you’d find in vintage sewing… Read more ... 
Jessica from Running With Scissors shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog for a vintage-y handbag for little girls. The shape reminds me of the purses my grandmother used to carry to church, but the size is just… Read more ... 
Cassandra from Rosy Lou shares a free pattern and tutorial over on her blog, Cass Can Sew, for making a vintage style baby romper. It has a bib front, bloomer bottoms, and crossover back straps. The pattern is in a… Read more ... 
The winner of the giveaway for the $15 gift certificate from Frisky Scissors vintage pattern shop is…
Comment #13 from Sarah B, who said: “Wow! So many beautiful things… hard to choose which one I’d have a go at. But … Read more ... 
Frisky Scissors is a new Etsy shop specializing in vintage sewing patterns. (The owner, Catherine Johnson, is my sister!) To celebrate her opening, she’s got a slew of specials for you. And, she has a $15 gift certificate giveaway… Read more ... 
Elizabeth & Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. create the most gorgeous kids’ clothes using vintage patterns. So it’s totally appropriate that their guest blog in the Vintage May Series at Craftiness Is Not Optional is a post all about… Read more ... 
Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how to make a vintage-inspired fabric bunting. Each little flag in the bunting is finished with a sweet crochet trim. Use it as a pretty decoration to mark a special day, or to just… Read more ... 
Katja from Of Dreams and Seams just finished making a pair of handsewn leather gloves using a vintage 1950’s pattern. She’s got photos and a project description on her blog. Go there now to see more pictures and read about… Read more ... 
Cathy from Year 27+1 has crafted an incredibly charming fabric Easter basket using vintage sheets, and she’s generously sharing her tutorial on how to make one for yourself. This DIY Easter basket is perfect for those who love upcycled … Read more ... 
Katje from Of Dreams and Seams shows how she created the side snap closure on a dress made from a vintage 1938 pattern. Fitwise, if serves the same purpose as a hidden side zipper, but uses sew-on snaps instead. She… Read more ... 
