Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Cintia from My Poppet shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a sweet bunny hand puppet from a felted wool sweater. Her tutorial is just in time for Easter crafting. Get the tute.
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Laura Bray from Katydiddy shares an easy tip for making felt food look more realistic. She used a marker to add shading to her felt waffles. The grid stitching alone doesn’t give enough sense of depth for the squares in… Read more ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a little girl’s tiered ruffle skirt out of a couple of t-shirts. She used a green and a coordinating stripe for the one she made… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial on her blog showing how easy it is to cute up a little girl’s store-bought tank top. Just add ruffles! Ruffles from pretty colors and prints, that is. Get the tutorial to … Read more ... 
Last year we hosted our first ever Craft Gossip crafty bloggers’ meet-up in Little Rock. Our Fork and Talk event was so much fun that we’re doing it again!! Our second Fork and Talk event will be April 21, 2012… Read more ... 
Katy from No Big Dill shows how to make a frog closure. You can often find them on the notions wall at the fabric store, but making them yourself means you get the color and size you want. Her version… Read more ... 
Michelle from Keyka Lou patterns shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to set an eyelet into a piece of fabric. The little metal holes can be used decoratively, or put to more practical use as a way to… Read more ... 
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how you can use scrap fabric to create fun flower clips to embellish your shoes. This would be a fun project for the kiddoes! In fact, her daughter created the ones you see in… Read more ... 
Amy from Mahlimoo, Me & Three shows how to make a little girl’s tulle tutu. There’s no sewing required – just lots of knotted strips of tulle. Even though it’s an easy project, it’s such a cute little dress-up for… Read more ... 
Fleece Fun has the how-to for making a reusable duster out of fleece fabric. You can slide it over a Swiffer duster, or just use a wooden dowel to make a duster from scratch. When it’s dirty, just take it… Read more ... 
Edwina Sutherland from Not Carved In Stone shares a tutorial over at The Magic Bean showing how she made these fabulous period wigs for dolls. The secret? Upholstery fringe. Brilliant! I would never have thought that this perfectly coiffed head… Read more ... 
Laura Bray from Katydiddy celebrates Pi Day with a tutorial showing how you can add a simple applique to a throw pillow to celebrate this very special, very geeky day. The no-sew applique is easily added to an existing pillow,… Read more ... 
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make her Plenty O’ Luck Shamrock shirt. The dimensional four-leaf clover applique is actually made up of tons of tiny little four-leave clover shapes. What a cute idea!! Get the tute.… Read more ... 
Leslie from Leslie’s Art and Sew made these two beautiful fabric baskets – one to give to a swap partner, and one to keep for herself. She used Pink Penguin’s tutorial showing how to make the basic basket, though in… Read more ... 
Every now and then I see a project that has me squealing out loud in delight. The little sewing box made to look like a vintage trailer is one of those projects. SQUEEEAL! Check out the wheels – they’re spools… Read more ... 
