Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Kathleen from Grosgrain and The Tumtum Tree shares a video tutorial for shirring fabric. If you don’t know what this is, it’s creating parallel rows of stretchy gathers with elastic thread. It’s easy to do and is great for making… Read more ... 
Heather from Me Making Do created a cell phone pouch from a cheap-oh dollar store vinyl handbag. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. The vinyl won’t fray at the edges, so the pattern is really fairly simple. … Read more ... 
Katherine from Sew Me Something Good shows how to make a fun little zippered coin purse. It’s got an unusual pyramid shape that’s sure to elicit compliments, especially when you’re able to say that you made it yourself. Go to … Read more ... 
Pink Penguin shares a tutorial for making a lunch tote perfect with a drawstring closure. It’s perfect for bento box lunches, but you could also use it for non-lunch purposes, a super cute sewing bag perhaps. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Sarah from Dolly Donations shares a couple of free patterns for some easy-to-sew clothes for the Dolly Donations dolls – a dress and messenger bag for the girl doll, and a little shirt and pants outfit for the boy doll. … Read more ... 
Becca from Blue Cricket Design shares a tutorial for making this handy coupon organizer. It hangs from the handle of your grocery cart so you coupons and shopping list are right where you can find them. Get the tute.
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Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shows how to turn a pair of wide-legged shorts into bubble shorts. A simple change at the hemline is all it takes to create this fun look. She shows how she does it on a… Read more ... 
Ellen from The Long Thread shows how she made recreated the look of t-shirts printed with picturs of cute kitties, with one huge improvement. Instead of a generic picture of someone else’s cat, these t-shirts show off a photo of… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making these ruffled throw pillow. They give the cutting dimensions to make them in three big sizes – 18″, 20″ and 24″. Get the how-to.
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Adrianna from Crafterhours shows how to make this Belle fairytale dress for little girls. If you have a little princess who loves playing dress-up, she might need you to make her one. Get the how-to.
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Lia from Lia’s Space shares a tutorial for making this Two Ways Skirt accented with a big pretty bow. Worn around the waist, it’s a skirt. Slide it up and you can wear it as a top. Her example is… Read more ... 
Kelly from em ay kay ee (Make) finishes her {Make} A Bag Sew Along series with a tutorial showing how to make a Teeny Tiny Tote. A lobster clasp allows you to clip this itsy bitsy little pouch to a… Read more ... 
Pam from Off the Cuff Sewing Style shows how to make these cool chevron patch pockets. They’re made from striped fabric that is pieced together at an angle to create a V-shaped motif. Get the how-to.
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