Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Cat Morley shares a template and tutorial over at Cut Out + Keep for making this super cute bear zippered coin purse. Get the template and tute at Cut Out + Keep.
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Ingrid from Karatootie recently surprised her daughter with a trip to an American Girl store to pick out a doll for her birthday. Her daughter is so in love with her new doll, that mama made her a new purse. … Read more ... 
Allegory from Sew Allegorical shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make a tiered cake pincushion. The tiers use magnets to hold together, so they’re easily stacked and unstacked. The magnet at the… Read more ... 
Caila from Caila-Made shows how she adapted a basic t-shirt pattern to create this cardigan for her young daughter. It has a single button at the top for a closure. The edges are all finished with an easy raw-edge binding. … Read more ... 
Kim from Sunshine Designs shows how to make a shopping cart cover to protect a baby from shopping cart germs. You can make it from a yard of fleece, and no sewing is required. Get the tute on her blog, … Read more ... 
The Frugal Crafter tells how she created a tent and a sleeping bag for an 18″ doll. Go to her blog for the how-to.
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Gwyneth from Yours Truly, G shows how she made this Twist Scarf, inspired by a headband she saw at American Apparel. The fabric headband has a wire inside so you can twist it and it holds its shape. Get the … Read more ... 
My daughter was hard to fit when she was little bitty. Tall and thin, we relied on adjustable waistbands to make storebought pants fit her. Not all pants come with adjustable waistbands, though. Michelle from Handmade Martini shows how you… Read more ... 
Stephanie from The TipToe Fairy and The Sewing Chick shares a free pattern to make a mermaid tail for an 18″ doll. Love!! Make it from a shiny, sequiny fabric to make it look like fish scales. Go to her … Read more ... 
Michelle from Handmade Martini shows how you can adapt a basic t-shirt pattern to create an envelope style neckline. (It has the overlapping shoulders like you see on baby onesies and toddler shirts.) She uses the Flashback Skinny Tee by… Read more ... 
Bibs are one of my go-to presents for new parents. They’re quick and easy to sew up, and can be made cute out of fun prints or appliques. Small Dreamfactory shares a free pattern for making a baby bib. Her… Read more ... 
Marigold from Dreadful Girl and Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! shares a tutorial for making a reversible kid’s play cape. She suggests that you hurry up and sew some for Capes for Kids, who are collecting capes to give to kids… Read more ... 
The Renegade Seamstress shows how you can refashion a long, frumpy thrift store skirt into a shorter and trendier peplum skirt. Get the how-to.
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If you have any shirt collars left over from a button-up shirt refashion, why not cut it apart and use it to make a pattern for a fancy detachable collar? BurdaStyle has the how-to. Go to their tutorial.
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If your sewing room (or kitchen drawer… or craft tote) is bursting at the seams, this roll-up organizer made from a placemat might be exactly what you need. It’s one of those deceptively simple sewing projects that looks far more… Read more ... 
