Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever from Future Craft Collective continue their Summer Camp series on Craftzine, this time with a tutorial for making a floor pillow perfect for a meditation space. Go to the tutorial.
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Dress up your table with pretty chair pads. Janome Sew4Home shows how to make them. Go to the tutorial.
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T-shirts seem to follow me home from just about every event I participate in. Unfortunately, the fit on these tees is less than flattering.
Deborah from Wonder Woman Creations shows how to refashion the standard boxy tee into something you’d… Read more ... 
When your sewing project calls for a seam allowance that isn’t marked on your sewing machine, you can create a custom seam gauge with masking tape. Find out how from Christine Sews.
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Water bottles are much easier to carry around when they’re stowed away in a bag you can sling over your shoulder. Ellen from The Long Thread shows how to make this water bottle tote. Go to the tutorial.
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Summerset Banks from Pins and Needles shows how to sew a sleeve placket. Her tutorial makes it seem doable to add this detail to my next shirt. Get the how-to.
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Linen is a great fabric choice for summer clothes. Threads magazine shares an online article by Susan Khalje filled with tips for sewing this versatile fabric. Go to the article.
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Most instructions for inserted a zipper assume that you want the zipper hidden, but many of today’s fashions feature an exposed zipper. CraftStylish shows how to add a zipper when you want the zipper to show. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together shares a tutorial for an Anthropologie-inspired top. It’s made from a long-sleeved t-shirt. Find out how to make one.
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Find out how to make this owl softie at Mel’s Own Place. The fabric requirements are two 5″x11″ rectangles, so go raid your scrap basket! Go to the tutorial.
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Thrifty Decor Chick shows how she made these throw pillows from placemats. Each pillow is made from one placemat, with the stuffing inserted between the front and lining layers. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy! Get the how-to.
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Care at Obsessively Stitching shows how she made a halter dress for her baby girl out of an adult-sized tank top. This refashioning is so clever! Go to the tutorial.
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Patricia Bravo (Art Gallery Fabrics) shares her latest sewing pattern. It’s a baby playmat with shape-matching fun. Large shapes are appliqued on to the mat coordinate with 3-dimensional fabric shapes. Read more at her blog. Plus, enter the giveaway… Read more ... 
Vegbee from Just Tutes shows how to make this sunhat. The brim snaps up on either side for a cowboy look. Without the Snaps
the wide brim provides coverage from the sun. She shows it made for her children, but… Read more ...