Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Quilting has always kind of gotten a bad rap in the modern crafty world. Visions of red, white and blue Americana themed quilts tend to cloud people’s minds as to really what can be done with this historic craft.
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I adore sewing from Vintage Patterns. The gorgeous lines of a 1940’s dress or the wacky mod picture adorning a pattern package from the 60’s. Mom’s Patterns is a great online store for vintage patterns. They stock detectable pieces from… Read more ... 
One of the first crafty classes that I ever taught was a workshop called “How to be a Fairy Tale Princessâ€. This class, taught in the bomb shelter basement of the anarchist zine archive ZAPP at the Richard Hugo House… Read more ... 
I just got back from a whirlwind vacation that was fabulous, but, unfortunately I WAY over packed for. So it got me thinking about sewing for travel and finding resources to create travel items that will make your journey much… Read more ... 
Dream Sewing Spaces: Design and Organization for Spaces Large and Small by Lynette Black is such an inspiring guide to help you create your own Dream Sewing Space. I just adore this book! It helped me turn my guest house… Read more ... 
Have you ever thought about getting involved in charity and doing something fabulous to help someone else? But what can you do- what do you have to offer?
You can Sew! Project Linus is a fantastic organization that distributes hand-made… Read more ... 
It’s that time of year again- Summer! Kids have oodles of time and nothing to do. Why not get them sewing! About.com has some great ideas on teaching kids to sew with some fun, easy, kid-friendly projects.
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As a sewing instructor, one of the requests I get most often from my students is to learn to make dog clothes! And as someone who is an obsessed puppy mom (to the dreamy Carlotta, my Maltese) pet clothing is… Read more ... 
This weekend 5/3 AND 5/4 is the super fun Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA. Chock full of crafty, DIY goodness, some of this years highlights will be a workshop on how to make your own shoes, the fantastic… Read more ... 
It seems like every time I turn around, someone I know is pregnant and having a baby shower. While my standard kiddie present used to be a baby tee with a gun screen-printed on it (as part of my ode… Read more ... 
There are a whole slew of books available now on how to transform your wardrobe using the clothing you already own. But, how to discern the good from the ones that aren’t that good? Here are a few of my… Read more ... 
Ah the yearly dilemma- what to get your Mom for Mother’s Day? Nothing says that you love her more than special homemade gifts. But how to find the time with your busy schedule to create something sweet that she’ll adore.… Read more ... 
I have always loved vintage sewing machines. From the Pfaff that my mom had for eons that I learned to sew on to my current obsession- the Elna Supermatic! I have always felt that not only are older machines just… Read more ... 
I am so excited that Built By Wendy’s, Wendy Mullin has created a follow-up book to her widely popular sewing how-to, Sew U: The Built By Wendy Guide to Making Your Own Wardrobe. Sew U Home Stretch is all… Read more ...