Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how to make placemats from laminated cotton. The waterproof surface wipes clean easily. And though the designer laminated cottons… Read more ... 
Anna from Noodlehead guest blogs at Delia Creates with a tutorial showing how to make quick and easy friendship bracelets. You can pull out your scrap bin for this one – the bracelets are made from a small rectangle of… Read more ... 
Katrine from Make It & Fake It guest blogs at Henry Happened with a tutorial showing how to give a plain t-shirt some designer styling with contrast bands and bows at the sleeve hems. Her project was inspired by a… Read more ... 
Head over to Colette Patterns to find out how to add hemstitching to a linen tea towel. Precision in aligning your stitching lines will create the larger holes down the center. It’s a lovely accent for kitchen linens, though they… Read more ... 
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a free tutorial on her blog for making her needle cushion. It’s like a pincushion, but it’s shallower and has a plastic across bottom (from an old credit card) to keep your needles… Read more ... 
Justine from Sew Country Chick shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing how she made her French Mariniere t- shirt dress for her little girl. The perfect placement of the blue stripes, leaving the top portion plain white,… Read more ... 
Natasha from Little Pink Monster guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how to make her super cute graffiti skirt. She turned her daughter loose with some fabric markers to graffiti up some plain… Read more ... 
Jessica Jones from How About Orange shares a free tutorial for making the Geek Chic iPad Case. With a leather strap, snap closure, and purse hardware, it looks more like a smart little purse than a tablet cover. The PDF… Read more ... 
Head over to Craft for a tutorial by Nicole Vasbinder showing how to make this strapless summer dress. They say it can be done in just an hour. The stretchy gathers at the top and waist are made with elastic… Read more ... 
Joy from How Joyful Design Studio shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can make your own camera carrier insert. Because let’s face it, walking around all day with a big black camera bag is less than stylish. … Read more ... 
Alicia from La Famille guest blogs at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s summer dress with a rainbow of ruffles on the skirt. She got lucky and found a pin dot fabrics in every… Read more ... 
Head over to Trinkets in Bloom to find out how to make this simple drop waist t-shirt dress. Cathy’s tutorial shows how you can make one out of two t-shirts. One becomes the body of the dress, and the other… Read more ... 
You think your kitty is the handsomest boy around, don’t you? Why not make him a bow tie? That’s what jessyratfink did, and she shares a pattern and tutorial on Instructables. Your kitty may hate you for this, but… Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make her “I’m Not Your Typical Jane Bag”. It’s a roomy tote with plenty of pockets on the inside to organize all… Read more ... 
Cindy from Cation Designs celebrates her one year blogiversary with a free downloadable pattern to make her Swing Top, a drapey blouse with a wide neck and raglan sleeves. It’s a modern day adaptation of a blouse worn by a… Read more ... 
