Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Sew4Home shows how you can make a drawstring laundry bag in a kid-friendly size. It has a mesh lining to minimize dampness and odors. A loop at the bag makes it easy to hang from a hook. Get the how-to… Read more ... 
Back to school time means backpacks to carry books and lunches and more. Amanda from Simply Homemade shows how to make a padded chest strap to help keep the straps from sliding off a child’s narrow shoulders. Go to her … Read more ... 
Kerry from Penny Dog shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Easy Peasy iPhone Case. It has a pocket on the front and a simple button and loop closure. It doesn’t take that much fabric, so… Read more ... 
Terra from Mama Says Sew shows how to make her version of a big bow clutch. The design was inspired by the bow clutches that she has seen other people make, but her version has a fold over flap and… Read more ... 
Maria from BlueBerry Ash shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Fashionista Clutch. It’s beautiful in its simplicity – an oversized zippered pouch with a foldover top. She used color blocking to make the flap in… Read more ... 
Sonya Nimri, author of Beadalicious, posts on her blog show how she made this fabulous gold leaf bag. The design was inspired by a bag from Anthropologie. The striped fabric is actually a refashioned bag her mother brought… Read more ... 
Rachel from Always a Project used oilcloth to make a cover for her iPad, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. It’s got a couple of pockets on the front (one large, one business card sized). It’s… Read more ... 
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog showing how to make a simple drawstring backpack from t-shirt knit. She used knit yardage for the one she made, but you could get all the fabric you need… Read more ... 
Nilufer from Wild Poppy Fields shows how to make an iPhone case. A flap buttons across the sleeve to hold your phone inside. A pocket across the front is the perfect place to stash your earbuds or other small items. … Read more ... 
Becky from U Create shows how you can make a drawstring backpack using bandanas. You’ll need four of them, plus some cording and some grommets. Get the how-to. [photo from U Create]… Read more ... 
Simple Simon & Co. guest blogs in the Sew In Tune series at Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! with a tutorial showing how to make a messenger style iPad bag. It’s lined in felt to protect the tablet’s screen. The… Read more ... 
Hungry Hippie shows how to make this sweet ruffled zippered pouch. The different prints give it a delightfully scrappy look. She leaves the edges of the ruffles raw, but if you could also finish the edges with a hem before… Read more ... 
Shannon from Sewing Barefoot shows how to make a bi fold diaper clutch. It has two pockets on the inside – one to hold the diapers, and one to hold the wipes. It folds up and closes with a magnetic… Read more ... 
Shannon from luvinthemommyhood made this awesome tablet cover for a friend’s birthday. I’m loving the curved piecing across the top! A button closure keeps the tablet from sliding out the side. She wrote up a tutorial and shares it on… Read more ... 
Tonya from The Crafty Mummy shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to use charm squares to make a small pouch to hold your eyeglasses (or sunglasses). Of course, you don’t necessarily need charm squares to make this. You… Read more ... 
