Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Lauren from The Thinking Closet shows how to make a quick and easy burp cloth that you can give as a shower gift. It’s a pre-folded diaper with a fabric panel stitched down the middle. The sewing is simple enough… Read more ... 
FrancesSuzanne guest posts in the Lost Arts of Sewing series at A Jennuine Life with a chronicle of their adventure using a drawn thread embroidery technique for the first time. The embroidery technique removes some of the threads from the… Read more ... 
When I sew clothes for my daughter, I make sure to get good photos of her wearing her new duds. But when I make clothes for myself, not so much. I’ve tried having my husband snap the photos, but he… Read more ... 
One difficulty for children learning to sew on a sewing machine is they often have a hard time controlling how far they push in the foot pedal. Heather fromThe Sewing Loft shows her solution. Go to her blog to … Read more ... 
I’ve seen jumbo grommets on curtains and on handbags, but Janica from JaniJo brings them to a skirt waistband. Wide ribbon is threaded through the oversized plastic grommets. She shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a… Read more ... 
Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how to make a striped maxi skirt. It’s a super easy project, requiring just two rectangles of fabric and no elastic. Go to her tute.
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A hole in a sweater doesn’t necessarily mean it’s time to toss it in the trash or the donate pile. Pam from Threading My Way shows how she mended a hole in a favorite cardigan. Go to her blog for … Read more ... 
Last night while I was looking for storage solutions for my threads, I happened upon this sewing machine pincushion at Jo-Ann Fabric. How stinkin’ cute is this! At first I was confused by the half circle hand crank, but… Read more ... 
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shares a downloadable PDF tutorial for making her Lesa Bag. The squared bag has a zippered top and a zippered pocket across the front. There’s also a pair of smaller gusseted pockets on… Read more ... 
Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make shares a free pattern for a child’s flutter tee. It’s a simple sleeveless top with a drapey hem. She used printable transfer paper to add the arrows to the front. The pattern is for a… Read more ... 
Agy from Green Issues shows how she refashioned a cardgian into this pullover sweater. The ruffle down the front covers the seam where the buttons were. Brilliant! Go to her blog to see how to do it.
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Anna from Plan B shows how to add a lace insert to the back of a blazer. Go to her blog for the tute.
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Michelle from Falafel and the Bee shares a free pattern for making a pair of harem (or Hammer) pants for a child. You can make them from any lightweight fabric, but her child’s favorite pair is made from a soft… Read more ... 
Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how to topstitch jeans like the ones you find in the stores. Go to her blog for the tute. [photo from Feather’s Flights]… Read more ... 
Kataryna from Sew Chibi shows the Nyan Cat and Tac Nayn dresses she made for her daughters. The outfit is her response to the monthly Sew Geeky challenge she co-hosts with Max California. The theme this month is 8-Bit… Read more ... 
