Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how she made a costume so her son could dress up as the Blue Toad from Super Mario Brothers for Halloween. She shows how to make the vest, the pants, and the giant toadstool hat. … Read more ... 
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make an owl hooded towel. She shows it made up in a deep brown and in a bright pink – both are absolutely cute!! Go to her blog for the tutorial. [photo… Read more ... 
Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows how to make a tablecloth with a poofy tulle skirt. It’s like a fancy tutu for your table. Pastels and whites make a dreamy table. But make it out of gray or black and it’d… Read more ... 
Simple Simon & Co. takes us back to the 80s with a lace back t-shirt that she made for her daughter. And she shares a tutorial showing how she did, so we can make one too. She shows it for… Read more ... 
Maureen fromMaureen Cracknell Handmade blogs over at Art Gallery Fabrics showing how you can piece your fabric scraps together to make colorful shoelaces. She uses fabrics from Art Gallery Fabric’s Rock & Romance line. Go to her tutorial.… Read more ... 
Nike from Thrive made this awesome ruffle candy corn skirt out of refashioned t-shirts. You can make one, too, since she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. You’ll need three t-shirts you can cut up – a white… Read more ... 
Dana from MADE shows how to make a boatneck tunic for a baby girl. She shows first how to draft the pattern, and then how to sew it up into a cute top. Get the how-to.
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Sew4Home shows how to install metal grommets. Their how-to includes info on the parts of a grommet, the tools you’ll need, and how to install them. Get the tute.
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Kim from Seven Thirty Three shows how she made a pair of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head costumes for her and her husband. The dimensions could be easily altered to make one for a child, too. Go to her tutorial.… Read more ... 
Georgia Leigh shares a free pattern over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making a child’s clown costume. The costume was designed by her 6 year old son, and the pattern is sized to fit a child that age. The pattern… Read more ... 
Ilene from Come On, Ilene! shows how she made this beautiful ruffled crib skirt. The project was inspired by a similar crib skirt she saw in a Pottery Barn catalog. Get the how-to. [photo from Come On, Ilene!]… Read more ... 
Katie at From The Red Kitchen shows how to make what she calls “the easiest leggings ever” for little girls. She starts with sleeves from an adult long-sleeved tee. They’re already hemmed and sewn up the sides. All you have… Read more ... 
Palak from Make It Handmade created a set of soft fabric Dandiya dance sticks for her young children to use during their Navrati celebration. Traditional Dandiya are made of wood, but her soft fabric version is safer for toddler hands. … Read more ... 
Kristin from Skirt As Top guest blogs in the Sew Yummy series at Craftstorming with a tutorial showing how to make this gorgeous pleated pillow. The starburst pleats are inspired by the swirly pattern on the bottom of a Bundt… Read more ... 
I am loving this colorful, scrappy scarf! Emily from Today’s Mama shows how to make one. The construction is just as free form and finished product. She layers and quilts the scraps together in a long chain, stitching it as… Read more ... 
