Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Melissa Esplin from I Still Love You shows how she made this chiffon maxi skirt. It’s gorgeous! The shape is a long circle skirt, sewn in several layers due to the sheer fabric. Go to her tutorial.
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Heidi from Elegance & Elephants shares a tutorial in her Knock It Off series, showing how to make a pair of little girl’s leggings with heart shaped knee patches. The design is inspired by a pair of women’s leggings with… Read more ... 
Jessica from Running With Scissors shows how she made a pair of maternity jeans – from scratch! First, drafted a sewing pattern for a pair of maternity jeans by tracing around a favorite pair of non-pregster jeans and adapting the… Read more ... 
Jen from iCandy Handmade shares the pattern for her Everyday Tee. This is such a versatile wardrobe piece! The pattern is for a women’s size medium. If you need a larger or smaller size, you can draft your own using… Read more ... 
Belly bands are a popular maternity accessory. A wide strip of knit fabric, they’re layered underneath a t-shirt to add extra length. Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make a ruffled belly band. The ruffle around the bottom… Read more ... 
Check out this outfit that Jill from Made It On Monday is wearing. A maxi skirt, and a t-shirt with a layered underneath, right? Wrong. It’s just a t-shirt and her brilliant Faux Cami Maxi Skirt. The lace trimmed cami… Read more ... 
Jessica from Craftiness Is Not Optional gave her maternity wardrobe a much needed boost when she made up a bunch of her DIY Comfy Maternity Skirts. They’re simple skirts from a stretchy knit fabric with waistbands that stretch to fit,… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin kicks off the Belly + Baby series (co-hosted with Jess from Craftinss Is Not Optional and Kate from See Kate Sew) with a tutorial showing how to convert a regular pair of pants into… Read more ... 
Larissa from Just Another Day In Paradise shows how to make a high waisted maxi skirt from a sheet. A bed sheet is a relatively inexpensive source of fabric for a project like this that requires a good deal of … Read more ... 
Miranda from One Little Minute shows how to make a drawstring waist maxi dress. It’s made from a refashioned t-shirt for the top and some yardage for the skirt. This is such a shapely dress! It blouses at the… Read more ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs combined three unwanted garments to make a refashioned maxi dress. She used a t-shirt for the top, a tiered dress for the skirt, and the fabric from a second shirt to create a faux… Read more ... 
Becky from Owly Baby guest blogs in the Shorts on the Line series at Imagine Gnats with a free pattern for making her cuffed shorts. I love these shorts!! They have welt pockets, a zipper fly, belt loops, and cuffed… Read more ... 
Stacey from One Owl Obsessed Oddity guest blogs in the Little Sister series at Max California with a tutorial showing how she turned a women’s t-shirt into a pinafore for a toddler girl. Go to her tutorial.
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Mimi G. Style shares a video tutorial showing how to dip dye a maxi skirt (or other garment) to create an ombre effect. You can do this technique on a store-bought skirt, or make one yourself using her maxi skirt… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Delia Creates with a tutorial showing how to make a tiered maxi skirt. She includes the formula for figuring the cutting dimensions, so you… Read more ... 
