Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Amy from Ladybugs and Daisychains guest blogs at The Crafty Mummy with a tutorial showing how you can make a simple pillowcase with a flap at the end to cover the end of the pillow insert. With such a variety… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how you can make a shower curtain with a fun pom pom trimmed valance. This project does take quite a bit of fabric (5 yards for the curtain, 2 yards for the valance), but try finding any shower… Read more ... 
Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing she makes these pretty bias trimmed washcloths out of an old towel. Homemade bias tape from a print fabric is especially pretty around the edges of the towel washcloths. … Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial showing how you can make your own pleated bed skirt. She created the one you see here after being unable to find a bed skirt suitable for her son’s bedroom. … Read more ... 
Alli of B. Yazoo shares a tutorial at Imagine Gnats showing how to make her #Everything Body Pillow Case. It’s a long pillow cover made to fit a body pillow. A wide stripe of novelty fabric is pieced into one… Read more ... 
Dena from Hearts and Sharts shows how to make a flanged pillow sham. The flange creates a subtle border around the pillow and lends a more formal air to your bedding ensemble. It’s actually an easy detail to add in… Read more ... 
Lisa from Mabey She Made It is over at While He Was Napping today with a tutorial showing how to make a body pillow out of two smaller pillow shams. It’s a quick, easy project requiring just a couple of… Read more ... 
Amber from Tangible Artiste shares a tutorial at Grosgrain showing how to make fancy trim duvet cover. It’s easily made from two bed sheets and a variety of decorative trims. She made for her daughter’s Fancy Nancy themed bedroom, but… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make their Ruffles and Romance Neckroll Pillow. The long round pillow is covered in rows of ruffles. The ends are gathered and tied with a pretty bow. They used a tissue linen for a vintage-y, shabby… Read more ... 
Melissa from a happy stitch is over at Sew, Mama, Sew! today with a tutorial showing how to make these simple lavender sachets. It’s a good beginner project, as it uses only straight seams. Or, a more confident sewer could… Read more ... 
Mandi from Making Nice in the Midwest shares a tutorial at A Beautiful Mess showing how to make this super cute pennant pillow. It’s a long skinny triangle pillow, shaped just like the pennants celebrating a sports team. She put… Read more ... 
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to make this ruffled laundry bag, using an embroidery hoop to hang it and keep it open. It’s beautiful in white, covered in rows of ruffles. It could also be fun to… Read more ... 
You can make these scallop edge towels out of a plain hand towel and a quarter yard each of two coordinating quilting cottons. fat quarter Shop has a tutorial showing how, including a pattern for cutting the scallop panel. They’d… Read more ... 
Cintia from My Poppet shows how you can make a tiny bunny sachet out of four hexies. The folded hexie ears look like origami, but they’re made from fabric and lightly stuffed and scented with lavender. She threaded hers on… Read more ... 
