Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how she refashioned a juniors-sized button-up shirt into one that fits her little girl. I love the elastic that she added at the waist. Young children are sooo squirmy when you dress them, especially… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to embellish tea towels with ribbon and fabric. The simple addition takes a plain towel and makes it special. Choose colors and patterns that match your kitchen for perfectly coordinating accessories. Get the how-to.
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Jodi from Sew Fearless shows how to make a fabric tissue dispenser. It fits the standard-sized tissues that come in the big boxes, but it’s flat so you can easily carry it with you in your purse. Love it! Get … Read more ... 
Amanda from Girl in Pink shows how to make a large floppy hairbow. It’s made from a strip of fabric that’s folded and stitched into a bow shape, then attached to a plastic headband wrapped in matching fabric. What a… Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together guest blogs in the Comfy Sews vs. Cozy Knits series at luvinthemommyhood (and housed on the blog Versus) with a tutorial for making her Springy Tote. The piecing on the outside of the bag lets you… Read more ... 
Nette from nettevivante guest blogs over at Vivat Veritas with a free pattern to make her… Read more ... 
Jona from Jona G. Pattern Co. and Stop Staring and Start Sewing! shows how to make a simple addition of a fabric tab to a towel to make it easier to hang from a hook. Hers are made from pretty… Read more ... 
Teresa from Crafting In My Closet shows how she turned a thrifted adult-sized sweater into a sweet dress for her toddler daughter. She dug into her fabric stash to create a belt that coordinates. She also made a little flower… Read more ... 
Becky from Clean Mama Blog and Clean Mama Printables guest blogs at The Idea Room with a tutorial showing how to make fabric pockets to hang on the fridge. The pocket attaches to the fridge (or other metal surface) with… Read more ... 
Narelle from Cook Clean Craft had a problem. Her young son needed to transition out of the high chair and to “big boy” dining chairs, but her chairs had no back. He needed a booster seat, but he also needed… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It solves the problem of the falling off flip-flop with interchangable straps to fit around the back of the foot. Brilliant! She shares a tutorial showing how it’s done. Go there now.
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Becca from ThriftStitch shows how she reworked the neckline of a thrifted tee with scrappy flower embellishments. The appliqued flowers are so pretty and give the plain shirt an updated style that you’d expect to find in the higher-priced stores.… Read more ... 
Cherie from Studio Cherie shares free pattern at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making fleece socks for a pair of rubber boots
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LiEr fromikat bag shares a tutorial on her blog explaining how to make a tiered skirt out of knit fabric. More than just a step-by-step for making the skirt, she uses the project to help you better understand how… Read more ... 
Jessica from Running With Scissors shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her pretty Spring Bias Scarf. It’s made from a sheer striped fabric, cut on the bias to create diagonal stripes. Get the tutorial.
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