Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Anna from Plan B shows how to make a throw pillow cover edged in pom pom trim. A zipper in one of the side seams serves as a closure. It’s an easy project to refresh the look of a couch… Read more ... 
Melony from Mel Designs shows how she made this happy scrappy pillow cover covered in colorful circle button embellishments. She made the circle embellishments from scrap fabric, felt, and colorful buttons. Go to her blog to see how to make … Read more ... 
Melanie at The Crafty Cupboard shares a project for beginning sewers. It’s a basic pillowcase with an envelope opening on the back. The cover will fit a standard bed pillow. The cutting and sewing is simple (just straight lines), and… Read more ... 
Ohhh, how I am wanting these chair cushions for my dining room!! Larissa from mmmcrafts made them and so they’re sitting in her dining room right now instead of mine. BUT, she shares a tutorial on her blog so I… Read more ... 
It’s hard to see in the photo I have here, but these pillows are pretty big. They measure 28″ square. They’re also made from a soft but sturdy sweatshirt material . Sew4Home shows how to make them, and suggests them… Read more ... 
Maya in the Moment shares a video tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to make a boyfriend pillow. In case you’re like me and haven’t heard of such a thing before, it’s a pillow with a half torso… Read more ... 
Susan Cornish at Just Crafty Enough shows how to make a small scale pillowcase. The opening is lined with a contrasting fabric. It’s a nice finish that also adds an unexpected pop of color or pattern. The cutting dimensions she… Read more ... 
Check out the cool texture on this throw pillow created by Dear Emmeline! The design is absolutely stunning, with a combination of felt and fabric squares carefully folded and stitched into a grid and X pattern, giving the pillow a… Read more ... 
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how to make a throw pillow covered with ruffles. She keeps the ruffles raw-edged for a delightfully shabby look. (It also saves tons of time by not having to hem all… Read more ... 
If you want to use some of the fancy decorative stitches on your sewing machine, check out this tutorial at Sew4Home. They show how to use your decorative stitches to make pretty throw pillow covers. Go to their tutorial… Read more ... 
Jennifer Heynen shares a tutorial over at the Therm O Web blog showing how to make her Shabby Chic Flower Pillow. The flowers across the long skinny pillow are made from layers of scrap fabric circles. The colors and patterns… Read more ... 
Portia from Miss P shares a two-part tutorial showing how she made these appliqued throw pillow covers. Each has a four-letter word stitched to the front. (But these are nice four-letter words, like HOME and SNUG and LOVE.) Go to … Read more ... 
Ashley from Cherished Bliss shows how she made this awesome comic book superhero pillow for her son’s room. Look closely. It’s actually a number of novelty comic book prints pieced together. You can see Captain American, The Avengers, Star Wars,… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make a pretty pleated pillowcase. It would make a beautiful decorative accent to your bedding, but because the pleated accent is on just the side, you can also sleep on it comfortably. Go to their tutorial… Read more ... 
Miriam Tribe from Mad Mim shows how to make this gathered knit fabric basket weave pillow. Nothing is actually woven, though. Instead, squares of gathered knit fabric are pieced together in a basket weave pattern.. Her post is part of… Read more ... 
