Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews used pleats to shape the fitted bodice of this cotton sundress. She guest blogs at Mama Says Sew with a tutorial showing how. Go to her tute.
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Jessica from Running With Scissors tells her secret to making buttonholes that line up perfectly in a row. Go to her blog to see what she does.
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Mie from Sewing Like Mad joins the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with this color blocked dress she made for her daughter. This was quite the undertaking (look at how many pieces she had to cut and… Read more ... 
This gingham apron by Miranda from One Little Minute looks like it came straight out of my grandmother’s kitchen. She shares a tutorial in the Vintage May series (co-hosted by Skirt as Top from Craftiness is not Optional). The… Read more ... 
How many years have I been sewing, and turning narrow tubes right side out still reduces me to cursing. Lindsay from The Cottage Mama suggests this handy tool by Dritz
to help get them turned. It’s hard to see at… Read more ... 
Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a swimsuit coverup out of a t-shirt. It’s a quick and easy project, one that she says can be done in… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for the pajamas that she made for her daughter. She made them from the Girl Friends fabric by Anne Kelle. The little girls are a cute print on the jammies, but… Read more ... 
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make her Super Simple Reusable Sandwich Bags. The inner layer is a laminated cotton that wipes clean easily. The bias tape around the edges simplifies the construciton, but it’s also a fun… Read more ... 
Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and Polka Dot Chair shows how to sew in a zipper. The method she shows is a centered zipper insertion at a seam (i.e., not invisible, not exposed, not lapped). Go to her tutorial.… Read more ... 
Jen and Autie from iCandy Handmade join the Vintage May series (co-hosted by Craftiness
Caila Made guest blogs in the Make It For Mom series at Shaffer Sisters with a tutorial showing how to make a pleated coin purse. The body of this cute little pouch has stitched down pleats and is sewn into… Read more ... 
Holly from Holly and Co. shows the piece of fabric that has entertained her little girl for hours. It’s an IKEA fabric with outline drawings of houses and animals and rainbows and more. She gave her daughter washable markers to… Read more ... 
RosMadeMe shows how to make a soft fabric matryoshka skittles (bowling) game. The skittles (bowling pins) are Matryoshka softie, and the ball made from a patchwork of fabric. Or, if you’re not up for making multiple dolls for the… Read more ... 
When Cathy from Trinkets in Blooms fell in love with a dress she spied in a Botega Veneta ad, she DIY’d the look as a tunic. Her version is refashioned from a large v-neck t-shirt, decorative trim, and metal studs. … Read more ... 
Holes in jeans can be good in some places, and bad in others. In the right places, they give a wonderfully distressed look. In the wrong places, you end up showing everyone what color panties you’re wearing that day. The … Read more ...