Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
I’m sure you’ve seen the cute flowers that people are making from zippers. Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous gives it a St. Patrick’s Day spin and shows how to make a zipper shamrock. How cute is that! She even has a… Read more ... 
Zippers are usually installed so that you see as little of the zipper as possible on the outside of the garment. Exposed zippers take the opposite approach, putting the zipper right smack dab on the front of the garment. Kate… Read more ... 
Do you have an overabundance of zippers? I do. I find them for a song at estate sales and can’t leave them behind. Stars for Streetlights shows how to turn one of them into a temporary headband. And yes, the… Read more ... 
Adrienne from drienny and A + A = Z created a busy book to keep her young daughter occupied during a long plane trip. Each page was created with a different type of activity or discovery in mind. One page… Read more ... 
Willow Would shows how to modify a dress pattern with a zipper closure to one with a button closure. Why would you want to make this change? There are several possibilities. Maybe you’re more confident sewing buttonholes than zippers. Maybe… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to install a zipper. Her tutorial is aimed at beginning sewers who have been avoiding zippers, thinking they’re too difficult to install. (They’re actually way… Read more ... 
Bree from My Crafty Crap guest blogs in the Sewing Back-to-School series at Sew Sweetness with a tutorial showing how to insert a zipper at the top of a purse or pouch that you’re making. If you’ve never installed a… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to insert an invisible zipper. They show it on the side of a throw pillow cover, but invisible zippers are also nice closures for dresses and skirts. Get the tute.
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I’m a little obsessed with sewing. Given the smallest break in the conversation, I’ll talk your ear off about this style of little girl dress or that shape of a neckline, bias tape and foldover elastic, exposed zippers, and… Well,… Read more ... 
Megan from Brassy Apple guest blogs over at Liberate Creativity with a tutorial showing how to make her Craft”tee” tote bag out of a t-shirt. This is such a cute tote! The body of the bag is easily made from… Read more ... 
Abby from Morning by Morning Productions shares a tutorial for making a cute ruffled skirt. It’s made from a stretchy knit fabric with an easy foldover waistband. No buttons, zippers, or elastic. Just rows of fabulous ruffles on a comfy… Read more ... 
Ginger from Literally Inspired shows how to make an easy throw pillow cover. Because it’s made entirely from straight seams with no buttons, zippers, or complicated closures, this is a great project for a beginning sewist. Get the how-to.… Read more ... 
Elizabeth from Simple Simon and Company shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she creates a button closure for the back of a dress or shirt. A slit at the center seam is held together at the top with… Read more ... 
Today I’m super excited to present a Q & A session with Jenny Wilding Cardon, author of ReSew: Turn Thrift Store Finds Into Fabulous Designs
. (Check out my review & giveaway for a chance to win a copy of … Read more ... 
Susan from Living With Punks shares a tutorial at Momtastic showing how to use zippers to create unique wall art. This is such a fun idea! And because zippers are available in such a wide range of colors, you can… Read more ... 
