Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Most of the time, when you patch a pair of jeans you camouflage the patch so it’s not noticable. But Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shows how you can make patching the jeans a design element. Instead of blending the… Read more ... 
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom created a folding lounge pillow out of 4 standard bed pillows and 2 yards of home dec fabric. You can fold them into a wedge shaped lounger for reading or playing video games. Or, lay… Read more ... 
Stacy from The Land of KA guest blogs at Sew Cool for the Tween Scene with a tutorial showing how to make this tweeny top. It has a lace overlay on the front and a curved high-low hem. The lace… Read more ... 
Sometimes it’s okay to care only about appearances. Like when you’re making a pair of pants and you want the look of a zipper fly, but there’s really no need for one. Instead of spending the time to make a… Read more ... 
Jen from iCandy Handmade shares a pattern and tutorial for making her Everyday Raglan Dress for a girl. The dress is based on a raglan sleeve t-shirt, with the hem exteded and flared to make it an A-line dress. The… Read more ... 
This tote by Bev from Flamingo Toes is awesome! It’s roomy with plenty of pockets. (I love me a boxy bag!) And made from home dec weight fabric, it’s a sturdy bag, too. And it’s stylish. Check out the leather… Read more ... 
Allison from Dream a Little Bigger shares a tutorial over at I Love To Create, showing how to use fabric dye to create an ikat pattern on a pair of white canvas sneaks. She used fabric dye that was left… Read more ... 
Ruffles only for girls, you say? Celina from Petit a Petit and Family guest blogs at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how to make a ruffle shirt for a boy. It’s not a frilly ruffle, though. These are… Read more ... 
Angel from Fleece Fun shows how to make a braided scarf out of fleece or jersey knit, no sewing required. There’s also a low-sew version, one that requires just a few simple seams. You can make it as a long… Read more ... 
Got an ugly armchair? Justine at Sew Country Chick shows how you can make a slipcover to make it pretty again. As an added bonus, you can remove the slipcover when it needs a good laundering. (Definitely a plus when… Read more ... 
Allison from Freshly Completed shows how to make her Allie skirt, a drop waist gathered skirt made from knit fabric. I love this skirt! That’s because, being a pear shaped girl, I can tell you that this style of skirt… Read more ... 
With her Pretty Easy Baby Blanket tutorial, Jess at Craftiness Is Not Optional shows that a pretty and thoughtful baby gift doesn’t need to be complicated or time consuming. The simple square baby blanket is from a layer of minky… Read more ... 
Henry Happened shows what to do with scraps of denim left over from your various jeans recycling and refashioning projects. You can turn them into a little patchwork bowl! There’s no sewing required, just scraps of fabric, Mod Podge
,… Read more ... 
Small Dreamfactory shares a free pattern for making a pair of little kid’s underwear. She uses a gorgeous custom printed knit fabric in her example, though any knit fabric would work. The instructions call for elastic bias tape to finish… Read more ... 
Caroline from Sew Caroline shares a tutorial over at the Go To Sew showing how to make her 10-minute maxi skirt. She keeps the construction simple by using the full width of the fabric and using a piece of wide… Read more ...