Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
How awesome is this book bag? So modern, so colorful! The word “books” is reverse appliqued on to the front of a tote bag. Cherie from You and Mie made it, and she shares a tutorial showing how. She uses… Read more ... 
Jackie from Jackie’s Art Quilts shares a tutorial over at the C & T Publishing Blog showing how you can create these 3-d flower embellishments out of scraps of fabric. I love it! They are gorgeous on the mini quilt … Read more ... 
Michelle from Handmade Martini guest blogs at Project Run and Play with a tutorial showing how she modified the back of a little girl’s dress bodice to make it a crossover back with a double button closure. The edges overlap… Read more ... 
Every fall, I go through my sweater drawer and pull out the pieces that have seen better days or just don’t do it for me any more. Heidi fromHoneyBear Lane shows how you can turn one of those… Read more ... 
Just because those rolls of iron-on vinyl were made to be used in a Silhouette or Cricut cutter, doesn’t mean you can only use them with the cutter. If you don’t have one of these fancy cutters, you can go… Read more ... 
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a free pattern and tutorial for making peasant dress in toddler and little girl sizes. This is such a cute and versatile style dress for little girls. No wonder they’re so… Read more ... 
Stephanie from Swoodson Says stitched up a new wardrobe for her twin nieces’ Only Hearts Club dolls. She searched high and low for tutorials and patterns to help her out, but found very little already out there. She ended up… Read more ... 
I am loving this shark hoodie towel that Susan from Just Crafty Enough made! It has sharp shark teeth all around the hood opening, and shark fin down the back. She shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. … Read more ... 
Destri from The Mother Huddle guest blogs in the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how bias tape can dress up a pair of plain pumps. She glues it around the edge to create… Read more ... 
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make these gingham and felt star ornaments. The pinked edges remind me of iced cookies. Get the how-to.
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Jessica from Running With Scissors shows how she made a pair of maternity jeans – from scratch! First, drafted a sewing pattern for a pair of maternity jeans by tracing around a favorite pair of non-pregster jeans and adapting the… Read more ... 
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how she makes a pair of “sweggings” – sweater leggings – for a little girl. She uses the sleeves of an adult sweater, with the ribbed sleeve hems becoming the ankles of the leggings. … Read more ... 
Dawn from Designed By Dawn Nicole guest blogs at The Happier Homemaker with a tutorial showing how to fancify a pair of dish gloves by adding a fabric ruffle. It won’t make the dishes get done any faster, but it… Read more ... 
Stacie from Yellow Spool shows how you can up-size a pleated skirt. You’ll need to make a new waistband, but otherwise you won’t be inserting any new fabric. Intrigued? Go to her tutorial to see how to do it. [photo… Read more ... 
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shows how to make a ruffled apron out of a pillowcase. This is such a great idea!! The double-sided pillowcase makes a lined apron, using just a few cuts and leaving very little waste. You’ll… Read more ... 
