Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to embellish a plain tank with a spring bouquet applique. The flower petals are fluffy and dimensional. The sheer tone-on-tone fabric in her example is absolutely lovely!! Go to the tutorial.
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Vanessa from V and Co. joins the Celebrating Mom fun with a tutorial on her blog showing how to make these no-sew flower corsages from satin ribbon. Make it a brooch for mom to pin her purse or her sweater,… Read more ... 
Amy from Adventures in AZ shows how to make a wrist rest for your keyboard. This little pillow will support your wrists so your hands won’t get as tired while you cruise the sewing blogs. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
LJ from Drink and Dress shows how she turned a men’s henley top into this stylish summer top embellished with shaggy fabric strips. Love it!! Go to the tutorial.
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Annalea from Our Hartbeat shows how to make these pretty spring pillowcovers. The long colorful strips on a white background are an easy way to show off your favorite prints without having to worry about “matching”. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Craft Apple’s newest pattern is this downloadable Comfy Seats Round Cushions PDF pattern. The pattern gives instructions for making these 15″ round cushions in four styles: Quilted Strips, Quilted Squares, Quilted Modern, and Daisy (shown here). You can purchase the … Read more ... 
For me, topstitching is a telling feature of a sewing project. It can either make the item look crisp and finished, or it can make it look sloppy and homemade (rather than handcrafted). Want to improve your topstitching? Keyka Lou … Read more ... 
If you love the look of a corded or piped seam, but worry that the piping won’t fit tight up against your seam, check out this tutorial over at Bitter Betty Blogs. She tells how she achieves the perfect… Read more ... 
Cut Out + Keep user Dessah H. shows how to create this Frilly Dilly bag. She gets the wooden handles from an old purse, and then puts them on a new ruffled purse that she makes. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Sew4Home has a tutorial for making this Mother’s Day spa towel wrap. Now if only mama got some peace & quiet to go along with it!! Go to the tutorial.
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Cara AKA The DI Denizen shares her cure for the common jumper. She lopped off some length and used the fabric to create sleeves. Now she has this fabulous dress! Read more about her project at The DI Denizen.… Read more ... 
Kellie from Make It From Scratch shows how easy it is to turn a placemat into a handy clothespin bag. The handle is attached to the bag with velcro to make it easy to hang on your line as you… Read more ... 
Christine from From an Igloo shares a tutorial showing how to make her “In the Garden” shirred twirly dress for girls. This is such a pretty dress!! The straps meet at the center back, creating a neat V-shape across the… Read more ... 
Eleise from One Artsy Mama shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to turn scraps from an old t-shirt into a cell phone holder that looks like a cardigan. How cute is that?? (And functional, too!) This would work… Read more ... 
Cut Out + Keep user carlyjcais shows how to transform a man’s dress shirt into this sleeveless blouse for women. The ruffle down the front collar is ultra feminine, a nice contrast to the more masculine dress shirt fabric. Go … Read more ... 
