Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Justine from Sew Country Chick guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how to make a sailor skirt. She shows how to draft the pattern using a basic A-line skirt pattern as the starting… Read more ... 
An from StraightGrain blogs in the Knock It Off series hosted by Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how to make layered petal sleeves. She shows it on a little girl’s dress, but they would be pretty for older… Read more ... 
Kataryna from Sew Chibi shows the Nyan Cat and Tac Nayn dresses she made for her daughters. The outfit is her response to the monthly Sew Geeky challenge she co-hosts with Max California. The theme this month is 8-Bit… Read more ... 
Agy from Green Issues writes about her son’s first sewing project – cutting off a pair of jeans to make shorts. This is a great first project! Before the sewing began, she turned him loose with some stencils and fabric… Read more ... 
Jacinda from Pretty Prudent (that’s the new name for Prudent Baby) shares a free pattern for making a summer MuuMuu for little girls. Elastic at the neck makes it easy for kids to put on or take off. The pattern… Read more ... 
Jen and Autie from iCandy Handmade join the Vintage May series (co-hosted by Craftiness
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs calls this dress her Knit Loops Dress. It’s an A-line play dress for her little girl, and she shares a tutorial showing how to make it. It gets its name from the loops of knit… Read more ... 
Suz from SewPony shows how you can stitch your larger fabric scraps together to make a little girl’s gathered skirt. Go to her blog for the how-to. [photo from SewPony]… Read more ... 
Jessica from The Sewing Rabbit and Me Sew Crazy adapted the free Party Dress free sewing pattern by Lindsay at The Cottage Mama to make this gorgeous dress for her daughter. She gives it contrasting scoop pockets at the side… Read more ... 
April from Wildflowers and Whimsy shows how to make this dreamy romantic tutu dress for a girl. She gives cutting dimensions to make one for a size 18 months through a girls size 10. It can be worn belted (as… Read more ... 
Mie from Sewing Like Mad guest blogs at Project Run and Play showing how she made the bodice on her My Inner Grandma dress. The bodice is lightly gathered on to a double layered yoke. She also shows how she… Read more ... 
Alida from Alida Makes guest blogs in the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s romper. The design is inspired by a romper she spied in the Mini Boden… Read more ... 
Lisa K. from Sweet Banana & Sam shares a free pattern for making her Summer Social Dress for little girls. It’s a sundress with a cuff across the top and buttons down the bodice. Make it as a dress, or… Read more ... 
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making her Boho Maxi-Dress for girls. It’s a long sundress with a wide ruffle at the hem and a halter bodice. How perfect is this dress for summer? … Read more ... 
Girls’ ruffle and lace embellished t-shirts can be found just about anywhere – mall stores, discount stores, even thrift stores. Head over to Doll It Up to see how to turn a ruffled shirt into a cute new dress for… Read more ... 
