Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Kim from Uber Crafter shows a couple of different ways to mend jeans. First, she shows how she closed up a slit on the leg side seam, and then she shows how she patched a hole in her husband’s worn… Read more ... 
Joan from Nini Makes tells how to make a large monogram out of buttons. She shows beautiful examples of button monograms on a pillow and on a book cover. This would also look great on the front of a large… Read more ... 
Alexis from My Mama Made It shows how to refashion a plain long-sleeved tee into a summer tank with a ruffled neckline. Smashing!! Go to the tutorial.
See another version of her ruffle tank here.
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Crafty Mom from A Crafty Mom’s Life shares a great way to teach little hands to sew. She lets her daughter use a plastic needle to stitch corrugated cardboard buttons to burlap. Find out how from A Crafty Mom’s Life… Read more ... 
sewExpecting is the new eBook from Leigh Ann Tennent (The Object Project and Strawberry Truffle). If you’re an expecting mother, or know someone who is pregnant, or just like to have sweet baby gifts on hand just in… Read more ... 
Craftster user iheartohmy shares a tutorial for making a pair of ballet flats. Use a piece of leather (or pleather) for the soles, and pretty canvas fabric for the uppers. Get the how-to.
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Sew4Home explains how to make buttonholes with your sewing machines using a buttonhole attachment or using a 4-step buttonhole feature on your machine. Go to the tutorial.
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Cut Out + Keep user Becca K. shows how to make this ruffle shrug. All you need is tulle and ribbon. Go to the tutorial.
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The start of a new school year often means a new backpack, and kids love picking out their new backpack from all the themes and characters available. But often the previous year’s backpack is still servicable and the new backpack… Read more ... 
Michelle from The Creativity Room shares a tutorial for making this schoolgirl-style pleated skirt for a little girl. The pleats are only in the back, which saves both time and fabric. Get the how-to.
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Becca from Nap Time Journal shares a tutorial for making these fun monster capes, perfect entertainment for the little monsters running around your house. If you’re feeling brave, you can let them design the faces. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a creative way to help your little pre-reader become better acquainted with the alphabet. She created a set of beanbags with letters stenciled on each bag. Go to the tutorial.
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Christine from Christine Sews shows how to make a laptop sleeve sized specifically for your laptop. For the lining, she uses an old towel. Go to the tutorial.
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Threads Magazine shows how to make a pickstitch, a hand stitch useful for topstitching, installing zippers, and hemming. They also show how to use masking tape to get an even line of stitching. Get the tutorial.
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