Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Tere from Pony Tails and Fish Scales shows how to make these fun bendy fashion accessories. They’re actually pipe cleaners covered with bright fabrics. What a cool idea!! She shows them worn as hair accessories, bracelets, and even leashes or… Read more ... 
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make an itty bitty zippered sleeping bag, sized just right for a child’s small doll or stuffed animal. These small sleeping bags will keep your child’s stuffed animals snug and cozy on their… Read more ... 
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Elizabeth from Twelve Crafts Till Christmas shares a tutorial for making a stuffed pillow buddy. Part stuffed animal and part pillow, he’d make a sweet naptime companion for your little one. Go to part 1 of the tutorial. Go … Read more ... 
Sammy from Scraps N Strings shows how to make this super cute fleece lion softie. It’s hard to see from this picture, but this guy is is pretty big. As in, nearly as big as her little boy – and… Read more ... 
Kathy from Merriment Design shares a tutorial for making this travel play blanket for the wee ones in your house. This one blanket can provide hours of entertainment with no loose pieces to lose. Ribbon tags stick out from the… Read more ... 
Ruth from Hammer & Thread shares a free pattern and tutorial for making these super cute owl softies. Know anybody hooooo needs a new softie? Get the free pattern and tutorial.
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Jessica from Happy Together shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this pair of softies inspired by a favorite nursery rhyme. With her pattern, you can make a softie version of the dish and the spoon from last line… Read more ... 
Have you seen Patty Young‘s new Playdate line? One of the fabrics features her “Potty Girls”, named so because the simple lines are reminiscent of the people silhouettes you see on restroom signs. You can use the Potty Girls… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shares a free pattern for making this Cuddly Cat softie. You can give the kitty different personalities just by changing the fabrics. Sweet floral prints for a shabby chic kitty, or bright fun fabrics for a funkier kitty. Make… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this Funny Bunny softie. Their combination of chenille and quilting cotton is perfection! Get the free pattern.
[photo from Sew4Home]
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Spring isn’t just about flowers and bunnies and baby chicks. At least not for little boys who also love bugs and snakes and crawly things. Sharon from Lovely Bud made these snake softies for her boys in celebration of spring. … Read more ... 
John Murphy from Stupid Creatures appears on an episode of Threadbanger showing how to make a monster softie. Their bodies are made from recycled jeans and scrap fabrics. Go to the tutorial.
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Emily from Toad’s Treasures shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this cute owl softie. She was inspired by similar softies by Pottery Barn Kids. Go to the free pattern and tutorial.
[photo from Toad’s Treasures]
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Sew4Home shares a free pattern and tutorial for making Eggy Pop. He’s an egg softie who has arrived just in time for Easter. See his little arms and legs popping out of the eggshell? Go to the free pattern and … Read more ... 
