Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Sew4Home shows how to use faux fur to make a luxe blanket and throw pillow. Get the how-to for making these beautiful home accessories.
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Sarai from Colette Patterns guest blogs at Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing with a tutorial showing how to add a lace insertion to a garment. It’s part of her blog tour introducing her new book, The Colette Sewing Handbook… Read more ... 
The Sewing Dork shows how to make a simple sleeping bag for a child’s small stuffed animals and softies. You can easily adjust the dimensions of the sack to accommodate a larger or smaller softie. Get the tute.
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Sharon Holland Designs shares a free PDF pattern and tutorial for making this super sweet, super cute birdie pincushion. Get the pattern and tutorial.
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Jess from Bits for Babyand Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial for making her Katy dress for little girls. It’s a simple knit dress with ruched sleeves. It can go dressy for church but is still loose and… Read more ... 
I love the texture that faux fur can add to a sewing project, but all that fur can be difficult to work with. If you cut it wrong, you end up with the pile chopped short at the edges. If… Read more ... 
Jen from New Green Mama shows how to make her Super Easy Snack Bag. The small fabric pouch is made from a single rectangle of cotton fabric and has an easy Velcro closure. It’s a quick and easy project, suitable… Read more ... 
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she fixed the plunging back of a top so her bra strap wouldn’t show. (What’s up with clothing designers not taking our bra strap into account, anyway? I mean,… Read more ... 
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a pair of legwarmers. They’re a trendy look this year, and add an extra layer of warmth over a pair of leggings or jeans. You can make them out of an… Read more ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to add long sleeves to a child’s short-sleeved t-shirt. She also shows how to add some coordinating stripes across the front of the shirt to pull it… Read more ... 
Jessica from Sweetie Pie Bakery shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a little girl’s tutu out of fabric scraps, no sewing required. The bright colors and raw edges of the fabric strips give a carefree, scrappy… Read more ... 
Stacy from Hart + Sew guest blogs at Prudent Baby with a tutorial showing how to make a doll playset that’s stored in a vintage suitcase. I LOVE this idea!! The suitcase holds a soft doll and interchangeable backgrops, and… Read more ... 
Becky from Patchwork Posse used vintage chenille and handkerchiefs to create beautiful Christmas stockings, and she shares a free pattern and tutorial so you can make some too. The body of the stocking is made from chenille, and the cuff… Read more ... 
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a tutorial at The Girl Creative showing how to refashion an adult sweater into a little boy’s cardigan. She started with a crew neck sweater, sizing it smaller and then adding the button plackets… Read more ... 
Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. . shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a hoop skirt to layer under a full skirt or dress to provide maximum poofiness. You might think they’d be difficult to make… Read more ... 
