Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Kate from See Kate Sew shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a skinny tie for a little guy. These are awesome out of novelty prints! Get the tute.
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Virginia Lindsay from Gingercake guest blogs at Whip Up with a free pattern for making her retro-licious Flirty Apron. The rounded half-apron is trimmed with a ruffle, but the cutest thing has to be those heart-shaped pockets. Love! Get the … Read more ... 
Tara from Designs For My Kids shows how to make a maxi dress for an 11″ fashion doll – out of a shirt sleeve. I often have the sleeves left over from shirt refashions. And each shirt would yield two… Read more ... 
Sarah from Welcome to the Good Life guest blogs at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make this embellished tee, inspired by a similar shirt from Anthropologie. It’s made from two matching t-shirts. One is used as the… Read more ... 
Liesl from Hoppo Bumpo shows how to make a half-slip with pretty lace trim around the bottom. Get the tutorial.
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The giveaway for a copy of ReSew by Jenny Wilding Cardon ended last night, so tonight I’m happy to announce the winner.
According to random.org, our winning commenter is…. 
Lucky commenter #82, Kim, who said: I already love to sew … Read more ... 
Laura Bray from Katydiddyshares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a cute shamrock hairband for St. Patrick’s Day. You can assemble the felt shamrock embellishment using fabric glue, but it would be also be easy to stitch… Read more ... 
Small Fry & Co. shows how to repurpose a vinyl tablecloth into a reusable lunch sack. The clothespin she uses is an easy – and cute – closure, but you could also stitch on some Velcro squares. Get the how-to… Read more ... 
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest joins in Celebrate the Boy with a free pattern and tutorial for making this kid-sized engineer’s cap. The pattern is availabe in two sizes: medium (for heads 18″-20″) and large (for 21″-23″). Make it from a… Read more ... 
Melissa from Until Wednesday Calls shows how to make a zippered vinyl clutch. You can buy the vinyl as yardage from the fabric store, or do what she did and use a vinyl placemat. Brilliant!! Another inexpnensive source of vinyl… Read more ... 
Destri from The Mother Huddle shares a neat idea for upgrading a plain sheet set. She stitched ric rac trim around the edges of the sheet and the matching pillow. This small addition adds such sweet, vintage charm! Get the … Read more ... 
Erica from The Polka-Dot Umbrella showing how to make a pleated pillow with a wrap-around band. The pillow itself is made from a versatile white fabric, while the contrast band is removable so you can create a whole new look… Read more ... 
Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make this Little Ruffle Tunic. It can also be a dress, depending on how long you cut the fabric. And if you’re dreading stitching all of those rows of ruffles is a… Read more ... 
Head over to Luke and Hailie Girl to find out how to make this super cute ruffled skirt. It was inspired by a similar shirt from J. Crew. I love all the rows of ruffles going this way and that! … Read more ... 
Creative Mama from Adithis Amma Sews shows how to make a cushion. The front is pieced to look like a soccer ball. How cute is that? She created one for her sister as a back support for when she’s driving,… Read more ... 
