Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
The Holiday Heroine Cape Tank is part capelet, part tank top. The pattern is from Hot Patterns and you can download it for free at Fabric.com. The downloadable pattern includes sizes 6 – 26. Go to the download.… Read more ... 
Rachel from Imagine Gnats shows the staple dress she made for the His & Hers Sew-Along with microMod. She also shows how she used single-fold bias tape to bind the neck and armholes. The bias tape is turned entirely… Read more ... 
Tamara from Etcetorize shows how to make a blouson top with ruched shoulders. It’s a variation on a boxy top that she recently shared a tutorial for making. You can add one or both details to get a whole new… Read more ... 
The Lonely Walnut shows a quick and dirty way to add a fleece lining to a trench coat. Rather than cutting and sewing all the pieces together, she started with a fleece sweater and stitched that into the inside of… Read more ... 
Anna from Plan B shows how to make a drapey shrug out of a large scarf. It’s a fast project, requiring only a couple of seams. If you don’t have a large enough scarf, you can also use two smaller… Read more ... 
Oh, how I’m loving this cat phone sleeve that Lana Red made! And oh, how I’m loving that she shares a tute showing how. (I make no secret of the fact that I love kitties.) The pouch itself is sewn… Read more ... 
Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs shows how she made this modern checkerboard dress for her daughter. She used the Oliver+S Roller Skate Dress pattern for the dress, with on seam side pockets using Freshly Picked’s free pocket pattern. … Read more ... 
Check out the rain pants that Monica from Adirondack Inspired made for her kids. Made from a water resistant ripstop nylon with elastic cuffs to keep the water from seeping in at the hem, they’re perfect to wear when splashing … Read more ... 
These Crazy Felt Coasters look like they’d be so much fun to sew! Nancy and from Small Things with Love guest blogs at Sugar Bee Crafts with the tutorial. I think it would also be fun with fused fabric scraps. … Read more ... 
The 30 Days 30 Tee-Shirts series continues at Clones n Clowns. Today, Aimee shows how to make lace-up sleeves. The grommets and canvas cord give it a nautical vibe perfect for summer! Go to her tute.
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Professor Pincushion shares a video tutorial showing how to make a Hong Kong finish for your seam allowances and for a hem. Go to their video to see how it’s done.
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Angie from The Country Chic Cottage shows how you can DIY a stick horse toy. The horse’s face is actually made from a thick sock, embellished with button eyes and felt ears and a yarn mane. Go to her blog … Read more ... 
When the underwire pokes through the bottom of your bra, don’t pitch it. You can fix it instead! Laura from Make Life Lovely shows how. Go to her tute. [photo from Make Life Lovely]… Read more ... 
Liz from Cotton & Curls shares a tutorial for making a high seat chair cover. Whether the original cover is worn out, stained, or just plain ugly, she shows how you can make a new one using the old seat… Read more ... 
Spring has finally arrived, and summer won’t be far behind. Merrick from Merrick’s Art shows how you can make a new swimsuit coverup. It’s long-sleeved and tunic length, and made from a lightweight knit fabric. The design is inspired by… Read more ... 
