Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Amber from Willow Would shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a simple gathered skirt with pockets. You can make one from 2 yards of fabric and enough elastic go around your waist. This is such a… Read more ... 
Roubidou shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a pair of newborn baby pants out of a t-shirt. You can repurpose the shirt hem into the hems at the bottoms of the pants leg, making this a quick, easy… Read more ... 
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she made her beautiful Bohemian throw pillow with floral applique, inspired by a similar pillow from Anthropologie. She was able to find all the fabric and applique motifs she needed… Read more ... 
Do you remember the Viewmaster toy you had when you were a child? They’re still around, and still popular with the under 10 set! Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional guest blogs at Liberate Creativity with a tutorial showing how… Read more ... 
Melissa Mortenson from The Polkadot Chair guest blogs at Thirty Handmade Days with a tutorial showing how to make her T-Shirt Sun Dress. The loose fitting t-shirt dress is perfect for summertime fun! It’s made from two t-shirts, plus some… Read more ... 
Susan from Living With Punks shares a tutorial showing how to make her Bookworm Skirt for little girls. I am SO loving this skirt!! Fabric “books” are appliqued all around the hem of the simple gathered skirt. And the titles… Read more ... 
Sarah from Dolly Donations and Dolls and Daydreams is celebrating the upcoming birth of her baby boy with a giveaway of her newest doll pattern. One of her readers will win a copy of the pattern to make her My… Read more ... 
Mary from Craft Buds shares a pattern and tutorial for turning a button-down shirt into a fabulous new bag for yourself. The details in a shirt – buttons, pleats, etc – get repurposed into fun details on the purse. (She… Read more ... 
Erica Louise from Recycled Fashion shows off her pretty new dress. It’s a classic sheath dress made from a patchwork fabric. She made the patchwork from a set of upholstery samples. Because they all came from one set of samples,… Read more ... 
Daria from Boutique Cafe goes on location in Quilt Market SLC and shares a video interview with Chelsea Andersen of Pink Fig Designs. Chelsea shows some of the items from her booth and talks about her upcoming line, I Love… Read more ... 
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar made herself a new bag and she calls it the Granny Chic Tote. I am LOVING the lace layered on the yellow fabric!! If you want to make one for yourself, she… Read more ... 
Paige from Pink Lemonade shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make pom pom flowers out of knit fabric. This is just the project to tame the knit fabric scrap bins! Get the tute.
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Threads magazine shows how to use pintucks in the place of gathers to create the look of a ruffle (or pleat) without adding the volume. Cool effect! Get the tutorial.
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From now until June 7, 2011, Bramcost Publications is offering their vintage beach towel bag pattern for free. The pattern is circa 1955 and shows how to make a large towel that folds up into a handy bag for… Read more ... 
That Lady shows how she made this pretty tote bag out of a trio of dollar store kitchen towel. She even had enough material from the towels left over to make a big bow to embellish the bag. Get the … Read more ... 
