Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Jessica from Happy Together shows how you can make this wrap-around skirt out of knit fabric. If you look closely at the photo, you can see a seam midway around the skirt. That’s where a circle skirt top is attached… Read more ... 
Alida from Alida Makes did something so thoroughly awesome with one of those ball exercise chairs. She covered the rubber ball with faux fur and made it a furry ball chair. The fabulousness!!! And because a giant furry ball chair… Read more ... 
Probably the simplest of hems is the double fold hem. It’s just the edge of the fabric folded over twice (to encase the raw edge) and then stitched in place. Heather from The Sewing Loft devotes a post to this… Read more ... 
Deanna from Sew McCool shares a downloadable tutorial for making her Betty Jo Bow or Joseph Bow Tie. It’s a fabric bow that can be used to make a hair accessory for girls, or a faux bow tie for the… Read more ... 
Angel from Fleece Fun shows how to make a ruched throw pillow. It’s fun when the ruched panel down the center contrasts with the side panels, like in the one she made for the example. It would also be pretty… Read more ... 
Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how to make her Vintage Bunny Skirt for little girls. It’s a simple gathered skirt – lovely in white and trimmed with a ruffle and lace at… Read more ... 
Amy from Peek A Boo Pattern Shop shows how to make an easy window valance. It adds a splash of color to the top of a window without taking too much fabric or too much time to make. A curtain… Read more ... 
Tara from Girl Like The Sea guest blogs at Imagine Gnats with a tutorial showing how to make her Ultimate Kid Junk Pocket. You can add this to any shirt you’re making. It would also be cute on an A-line… Read more ... 
Make It Perfect shares a free pattern for making a Mini Messenger Bag for kids. The finished bag is 7″ x 10″, which is big enough to hold a sketch book and crayons. She designed the bag to show off… Read more ... 
Melissa from Melly Sews shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs showing how to make an ironing board cover with a handy storage pocket hanging from one side. The cover fits snug around your ironing board. The pocket is big… Read more ... 
Bean bags offer a world of play possibilities!! They can sorted, stacked, and tossed. They also make good bedding for a favorite stuffed animal. Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
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Crafts Unleashed shows how you can make an Easter bunting out of burlap and fabric. The flags in the bunting are made from triangles of burlap backed with fabric. They’re stitched together with hand stitches and the edges are left… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shares a free pattern for making Toby the Stuffed Turtle. But Toby isn’t just an ordinary stuffed turtle. He has a fun secret feature. His shell is also a pocket to hold a child’s pajamas! His body is made… Read more ... 
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at Brassy Apple showing how to refashion a basic sweatshirt to give it a flirty bow shoulder. She cuts away a portion of one of the shoulders and then adds a bow to tie… Read more ... 
The winner of The Essential Sewing Reference Tool
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Commenter #86, Michelle, who said…. “How awesome is this book! Blind hems are ny downfall, for some reason I can never … Read more ... 
