Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Amy from Nana Company shares a beautiful and elegant Easter basket tutorial that is sure to inspire your spring crafting. This linen Easter basket features a soft, natural linen base, adorned with delicate eyelet lace trim around the top for… Read more ... 
Maria Merlino shows how you can make this pillowcase fast and easy from one piece of fabric. It’ll fit a standard pillowcase and you’ll need roughly a yard of fabric to make one. For the side piece, she folds the… Read more ... 
Anne from Dodie Gray is Sewing shows how she made this awesome little pouch covered in zippers. The front is made entirely from zippers, each one functional. Different colors of zippers make a playful striped design. The back is made… Read more ... 
When you’re in the process of losing weight, the in-between time is hard on your wardrobe. The inches are coming off so your old clothes are fitting too loose. But there are still more inches to come off before you… Read more ... 
There is a certain convenience to PDF patterns. You can purchase and download and print them at any time, with no waiting for a store to be open or waiting for a pattern to ship. But then comes the assembly… Read more ... 
Louise fromI’m Feelin’ Crafty shares a tutorial over at Go To Sew showing how to make this fleece earflap hat with cute ears sticking out at the top, an “eared” earflap hat. It’s made with two layers of fleece and… Read more ... 
Amber from Sew Let’s Cook shows how to make an easy and cute Valentine’s key fob
. This would make a great teacher gift!! The key fob is made from webbing with felt hearts stitched down all in a row. … Read more ... 
Lynette from Running With Scissors shows how you can make a contrast collar for a Simple Blouse. It’s actually not a true collar, but facing flipped to the front of the shirt. It turns a high round neck into a… Read more ... 
You can find a tutorial for making this Valentine’s apron over at our sister site, CraftBits. It’s perfect for baking, with pockets made to look like heart-shaped cookies. A third heart on the apron is made with a pretty lace… Read more ... 
Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how you can make these heart shaped hand warmers. Heat them up in the microwave and slip them into your coat pocket before stepping outside on a cold day, and they’ll keep your hands nice… Read more ... 
These sequin fabric ripped jeans are some kind of fabulous! The ripped denim gives them rock and roll edge, with sequin fabric peeking from behind to make them sparkly. Laura from Macted shows how you can make a pair. Go … Read more ... 
With 5 cats at my house, we fight a constant battle with the pet hair. It’s everywhere!! Melissa from Eco Armoire shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make a curtain panels that won’t attract pet hair. … Read more ... 
Palak from Make It Handmade shows how to make this little round pincushion with simple embroidery embellishing the top. The bottom is a pretty print, and the top a coordinating solid accented with running stitches in colors that pull from… Read more ... 
Stephanie from Craftside (and who also happens to be our Recycled Crafts editor here at Craft Gossip), shows three types of stretch stitches for sewing on knits. Most newer sewing machines will have at least one of these three stitches. … Read more ... 
Linda from Pane, Amore e Creativita shows how she made this costume for her daughter to dress up like Anna from the movie Frozen. Her tutorial includes how to make the cloak, the bodice, and the skirt. Her blog… Read more ... 
