Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Louise fromI’m Feelin’ Crafty shares a tutorial over at Go To Sew showing how to make a simple fleece dog bed. It’s a rectangular bed with boxed sides and stuffed with cut up scraps of fleece. Dogs come in… Read more ... 
Marta from 2nd Funniest Thing shows how to make these cut out boots, no sewing required. You’ll start with a pair of tall boots, cutting them down to ankle boots and removing part of the back around the heel. Go … Read more ... 
My Day-Glo Nordic Christmas Stocking is one of those projects that started out as one thing and morphed into something else. I’m happy it did, though. And I’ve got a tutorial below showing how to make it.
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Candles are a staple in my gift giving stash. They’re inexpensive to buy and fairly universally appreciated. Staci from Crafty Stacii shows how you can make a nice jar candle a little more special with a fabric wrap. You… Read more ... 
Believe it or not, it is possible to sew clothes that tweens will love. Granted, you probably won’t be making many ruffle pants or Peter Pan collars for them. But you can do it. Amy from Sews N Bows sews… Read more ... 
Carol from Pure Sugar guest blogs at Sugar Bee Crafts with a tutorial showing how you can make this loopy yarn scarf, without knitting or crocheting a stitch. Instead, you use your sewing machine to make the loops of yarn… Read more ... 
If tweens are a difficult group to sew for, tween boys might be near impossible. But not to Sabra from Sew a Straight Line. She sews up all kinds of awesomeness for her tween boy. She guest blogs at… Read more ... 
Ruby from Zaaberry shows how to make her In A Snap wallet for kids. It’s a simple little wallet with a snap closure. Two small pockets on the inside will hold folded money or some change, or any bit of… Read more ... 
Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs made this gorgeous sparkle dress for her daughter’s Christmas dress. The simple shape (sleeveless dress, loose pleated skirt) lets the sequin fabric take center stage. She wrote up a tutorial showing how she made… Read more ... 
Free Spirit Fabrics shares a free PDF project sheet for making this Sleep ‘N Read Travel Pillow. It has handles at the top to make it easy to carry, and a pocket on the side where you can hide favorite… Read more ... 
Heather from Feather’s Flights guest blogs in the 12 Days of Handmade Gifts at Sew Caroline with a tutorial showing how to make this wrap skirt. It requires just one seam and the size is adjustable. It wraps far enough… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a zippered pouch with rounded leather bottoms. If you don’t have leather, you could also just use a solid colored piece of fabric for a color blocked pouch. You… Read more ... 
Samantha at Brainmade shows how you use some small scraps of leather and felt to make this mountaintop gift card holder. Angled pockets from felt are overlapped and stitched down to look like a mountain range. Very cool! You can… Read more ... 
Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how you can make a neat bow detail for a t-shirt neck band. It’s a simple banded neck finish, but with part of the banding cinched in to make a faux bow. You can rework… Read more ... 
Carla Hegeman Crimm from The Scientific Seamstress designed her Owls for All softie as a project you can make with a group of kids. Her downloadable PDF pattern includes instructions for assembling the owl as well as tips for making… Read more ... 
