Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Jill from My Heart Is Yours shows how you can make this lovely flower out of a circle of felt. The felt is cut, scalloped, and rolled into the small dimensional bloom. They’re cute as singles, but also would be… Read more ... 
Kristine from Liberated Mind shows how to make a bucket hat for a baby boy. She gives instructions for figuring the dimensions of all of the pieces so you can create a hat that fits the measurements of your child’s… Read more ... 
The Sewing Dork shows how to make a child-sized sling so your little girl (or boy) can carry around their favorite dolls just like they see their mama doing. She also gives the dimensions to make a sling that a… Read more ... 
Even though fabric is soft and pliable, it’s still essentially a flat surface. Sometimes we need that flat surface to have some three-dimensional shaping, and that’s where darts come in. Shauna from Shwin & Shwin gives the low-down on darts… Read more ... 
Megan from The Crafty CPA guest blogs at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to use a man’s button down shirt to make a messenger bag. The front of the shirt (with the button placket) becomes the flap of… Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home guest blogs in the Pleat Weeks series at See Katie Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her Pleated Pretty Skirt for girls. You could make one in an adult size, too, but… Read more ... 
Lookie what Zoe from So, Zo… What Do You Know? made from a man’s button down shirt! This halter top is sooo cute!! Rows of shirring across the back give it a nice fit. And I’m loving the way she… Read more ... 
Darts add three-dimensionality to a flat piece of fabric. They pinch out more fabric in one place than in another, allowing a garment to fit smoothly around our natural curves. Colette Patterns tells how to sew several different kinds of… Read more ... 
Tonia from The Gunny Sack shares a tutorial at Someday Crafts showing how to make this lovely throw pillow covered in felt flowers. I love the dimension on all of those layered flowers! Get the tutorial.
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Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to create a set of strawberry-shaped placemets. They’re made from laminated cotton so they wipe clean easily. Check out the dimensional leaves at the top – it’s actually a matching napkin slipped through… Read more ... 
Head over to The Southern Institute to find out how to transform a man’s boxy t-shirt into a woman’s ruffled tank. The fit is loose, with an elastic casing at the bottom to cinch it in at the hip. A… Read more ... 
Jess from Bits for Baby and Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make dimensional flower embellishments out of ric rac. Beautiful! She turned hers into hair accessories. Get the tutorial.
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Jill from Jembellish and Creating My Way to Success shares a tutorial showing how to make a simple camera case. The small fabric pouch is lined and has an easy Velcro closure. The dimensions she gives will create a case… Read more ... 
Erin from Dog Under My Desk shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a dog bed out of fleece. She gives the dimensions to make one that with a 26″ diameter, but she also explains her math… Read more ... 
Head over to Smashworks to find out how to turn a man’s button-down shirt into a woman’s pretty summer top. This is just like the pillowcase dresses that we make for little girls, but sized to make a woman’s top… Read more ... 
