Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
The perfect button for your next sewing project may be as close as your back yard. Shrimp Salad Circus shows how to make your own wooden buttons from a small tree branch. Go to the tutorial.
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Melissa Mortenson from The Polkadot Chair and May and Mae shares a tutorial on Moda Bake Shop for this lovely fabric scrapbook. Instead of using paper and glue for the pages, she stitches designer fabrics to canvas to create a… Read more ... 
Marissa from Rae Gun shares a tutorial on her blog, Rae Gun Ramblings, for making this fabric coupon holder. Use this handy fabric wallet to keep your coupons organized. Go to the tutorial.
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Simple tea towels get a makeover in this tutorial by La Tempête from Tempest Ahoy shares a tutorial. She shows how to add a strip of fabric and trim to take a towel from plain to super cute. Get the … Read more ... 
Heather from Small Fry & Co. created a fabric cover for her baby’s car seat carrier, and wrote a tutorial showing how she did it. Made from designer fabric, this looks like it came from a high-end baby boutique. Go … Read more ... 
Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how to make this lined fold-over clutch. This quick sewing project creates a cute little pouch. Use it to hold a gift, your pencils, or anything, really. Go to the tutorial.
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Char from Crap I’ve Made tells how she made these embellished jeans for her daughter. This is a fun way to extend the life of a pair of jeans that has seen better days. Get the how-to.
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Kim from bitty bits and pieces shares a tutorial over at the Moda Bake Shop for making this heart-shaped Valentine’s mailbox to hang on the back of a chair. Put one of your children’s chairs at the dining room table… Read more ... 
Instructables user alittlestranger shares a tutorial for making a dust bunny you won’t be ashamed for guests to see. Rather than lurking in a dusty corner of your house, this little guy sits sweetly on your computer desk ready to… Read more ... 
Sew Much Ado has the how-to for making this heart-shaped wreath covered in gathered fabric roses. Each flower is made from a strip of gathered fabric. If you have a gathering foot for your sewing machine, break it out for… Read more ... 
Emily from Toad’s Treasures shows how to to make this adorable fleece monkey hat for a little toddler. So cute! Go to the tutorial.
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Bethany from Vermillion Rules and love, september shows how to make this ruffled t-shirt scarf. She makes it from an old-tshirt, so it’s soft against the skin. I’m digging the bright yellow in her example! Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Lindsay from The Cottage Home shows how you can make this sweet apron for your little girl. Gathered fabric flowers are fun extra details that give it a girly feel. Go to the tutorial.
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Who says you have to spend your entire maternity time wearing dowdy clothes? Sherrie from Domesticday created a maternity version of a pencil skirt that is anything but dowdy, and shares a tutorial telling how she did it. Get the … Read more ... 
I’ve recently found out that the secret to perfect baked potatoes in the microwave is to put them in a bag while you cook them.
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity has created a tutorial for making a fabric bag for … Read more ... 
