Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Joanne from Craft Passion shows how to make a zippy little pouch for holding your credit cards, loyalty cards, and ID. It’ll hold up to 30 of them! It has a zipper going across the top and down one side… Read more ... 
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how you can make a versatile neck scarf or headband. You can tie it in a pretty bow around your neck, or wear it in your hair as a headband. You don’t need much … Read more ... 
Alyssa from Elemental Carbon shows you can lengthen a dress (or skirt) by adding lace to the hem. It’s a good fix for a dress that has shrunk in the wash, or for a dress that a child has outgrown. … Read more ... 
Bell from Nisabell Necessary shows how to make a little girl’s shirred sundress with a pretty scalloped hem. She uses a disappearing ink pen and a bowl to create the scallops around the bottom. Go to her tutorial.
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Autie from iCandy Handmade guest blogs at Brown Paper Packages with a tutorial showing how to make a large beach bag. It’s roomy enough to hold all of your gear, and made of mesh so you won’t bring the sand… Read more ... 
Amanda from The Quilted Fish shares a free pattern and tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make her Glamper Pincushion. It’s shaped like a retro camper trailer. It has little wooden wheels, and gathered… Read more ... 
Marissa from Rae Gunguest blogs in the Sewlebrity series at Family Ever After with a tutorial showing how to make her Scrap Happy Headband. This is sooo cute!! Edges are left raw and the sewing is kept simple, so … Read more ... 
Abby from Things For Boys shows how you can add a button placket to the back of a shirt. The placket creates a larger opening so the shirt is easier to pull over the head. It works for t-shirts and … Read more ... 
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini gets into the Olympic spirit with her latest video tutorial. She shows how to make a make a fabric gold medal for your child. Use it as a reward for good behavior, or let it become… Read more ... 
Did you know that you can add text or images to elastic? I didn’t either. Laura from Craftstorming shows how you can do just that using printable transfer paper. I’m putting this on my “gotta try” list. Get the how-to.… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make a double flange pillow shams. It’s part of their Romantic Retreat series. Two miters at each corner adds complexity to the project, but the result is worth the extra effort. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Danielle from My Sparkle guest blogs in the Skirting The Issue series at Simple Simon & Co. with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s skirt with a tribal stamped design. The skirt itself is a high waisted… Read more ... 
Amy Friend from Made During Quiet Time shares a tutorial over at the Basic Grey Blog showing how to make an elegant envelope wristlet with a pieced starburst on the front flap. The purse is 5″ x 8″, with a… Read more ... 
Sara from Sew Sweetness has shared some pretty awesome bag patterns on her blog. Check out her tutorials page to see them all, plus some home dec and quilting tutorials as well. Now she wants to take it to the… Read more ... 
