Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Need (or just want) a kicky new purse for spring and summer? Kat from Just Crafty Enough shows how to make a hobo bag with nautical-inspired styling. A pair of red buttons on front look like sailor pants, and the… Read more ... 
Have you seen a pressert foot with a spiral-y thing on it? Chances are, it’s a binding foot. The metal spiral is used to guide a strip of bias tape around the edge of your main fabric. Once you get… Read more ... 
Emily Tao continues to give us expert pattern drafting tutorials, this time with a video showing how to shorten a sleeve without affecting the shape or circumference of the hem. Because sleeves have angled or curved sides, just lopping… Read more ... 
Tony from Sugar Tart Crafts guest blogs at Naptime Crafters shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Peanut Swaddler. The hourgass shape fits snug to a baby’s sleeping position, and a two-way zipper means you can open from… Read more ... 
Melly from Melly Sews shows how to make a button placket for a polo shirt. The polo shown in her tutorial post was part of her entry into last week’s sportswear challenge at Project Run and Play. I’m loving… Read more ... 
LiEr from ikat bag shares a tutorial on Project Run and Play showing how she refashioned an adult’s long-sleeved t-shirt into this cute little playdress for her daughter. The shirt had been practical maternity wear, but hadn’t been worn much… Read more ... 
If your business is sewing-related, why not bring some fabric into your business card design? Kirstin from Kojodesigns shows how to do that by adding a fabric backing to a simple printed business card. The unexpected color and texture on… Read more ... 
Melissa Mortenson from fourteen may and The Polkadot Chair created a very special baby gift using vintage hankies. She backed them with a soft and absorbant chenille and made the most precious burp cloths ever. Ric rac trim peeks out… Read more ... 
Jacinda from Prudent Baby posts in their Zipper Week series witha tutorial how to make a pocket with a zippered opening. Get the tutorial at Prudent Baby.
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Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make her Posey Blouse, with rows of ruffles around the neck and ruched cap sleeves. The edges of the ruffled strips of fabric are fiished with a simple serge, giving them a… Read more ... 
Stefanie Girard, Craft Gossip’s Recycled Crafts editor, shares a tutorial on her personal blog, Sweater Surgery, showing how to restyle a plain pair of socks into a pair that lace up the back. The edges are finished with lace… Read more ... 
Jennifer from Une Petit Design shows us how to make a girl’s tiered ruffle dress. The dress itself is lovely, but it’s also finished nicely, with a fully lined bodice and an invisible zipper. Get the tutorial.
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Disney from Ruffles and Stuff recently scored some suspenders from a thrift store. Crafty mama that she is, she immeidately took them apart for the colored elastic and the clip hardware. She shares a tutorial showing how she used some… Read more ... 
Last week I posted a review of Heart-Felt Holidays
and had a copy to give away to one lucky reader. I’m back tonight to tell you that the winner is none other than…. 
…commenter #85, Claire, who said: I love … Read more ... 
