Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Maureen fromMaureen Cracknell Handmade hares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs showing how to make a flanged pillow sham. The striped pattern is actually pieced from two fabrics. Go to her tutorial.
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Sew4Home shows how to make a round cushion with ruched sides. It’s gorgeous in a bright floral from Jennifer Pagnelli’s Happy Land line, but it would also be pretty in just about any print – or even a solid. It’s… Read more ... 
Ankle moccasins look mostly the same now as they did when I was a kid. The soft suede ankle boot with fringe around the ankle is a classic. Liz from Cotton & Curls gives them a modern twist by making… Read more ... 
CathGrace won last week’s Boys’ Week challenge at Project Run and Play with her Vintage Military Academy Look. She shares a tutorial now showing how to make the Henley collar, like the one on the striped shirt in her outfit. … Read more ... 
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making her a women’s t-shirt with a cool pleated neckline. The body of the shirt is gathered to the bottom of the V, lending some ease to… Read more ... 
If you’re new to sewing and find yourself confused by terms like “right sides together”, then check out this post at Tilly and the Buttons. She answers questions about basic sewing construction, including things like what right sides togeter… Read more ... 
Angelina from JoJo and Eloise shows how you can make a Valentines pincushion. The design is a familiar one, a stuffed circle divided into petals, but she gives it a Valentines twist by making it in a red & white… Read more ... 
Sewing on knit fabrics isn’t that hard, so long as you know how to control the stretch. One of the most frustrating things is when sewing the hem on a knit stretches the fabric. Oooh, that just burns me up!… Read more ... 
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make a fabric take-out box. It would make cute (and reusable) packaging for a special Valentine’s gift! Go to her tute.
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Miss Sews-It-All shares a free pattern for making her Bitty Bottle Bibs. I love the way the bottom is shaped into a point! It’s a design she used for her own kids’ bibs and she now gives them as gifts… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make a baby dress using a onesie. Only the bottom of the onesie will end up in the finished dress (under the skirt), so you can use a stained onesie for this… Read more ... 
Alida from Alida Makes guest blogs at Love Stitched with a tutorial showing how to refashion a sweater to give it a deep keyhole back with a large bow at the top. What a cute way to spice up the… Read more ... 
Jacklyn from Oh By Golly shows how she refashioned an ill-fitting knit blazer into this little piece of awesomeness. The asymmetrical front and the leather tabs look like a dressier version of a motorcycle jacket. You’d never guess what she… Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates cut up a wool sweater and turned it into this lovely coat for her baby girl. She created her own pattern, using a basic bodice pattern as a starting point. She also shows one she made… Read more ... 
Melissa Esplin from I Still Love You shows how she made this chiffon maxi skirt. It’s gorgeous! The shape is a long circle skirt, sewn in several layers due to the sheer fabric. Go to her tutorial.
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