Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Lindsey from Happier Than A Bird Quilts wanted to celebrate Advent with her young children, but the thought of open flames around small hands made her nervous. Her solution was an Advent wreath that doesn’t have any actual candles. She… Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make an Advent bag. This is such a brilliant design! It’s a super simple Advent calendar design – a bag that hangs from the door. Velcro numbers on the front mark the days,… Read more ... 
Mommy’s Craft Misadventures shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make this handy organizer folder. It can hold a calendar, a notebook, and a small brag book, and still fold up nice and neat for easy carry-along. This… Read more ... 
Sewing a Christmas stocking is a fun way to get started sewing for the holidays. This free pattern from Fleece Fun includes 4 variations for making your Christmas stocking – classic style, patchwork classic style, curly toes, and a patchwork… Read more ... 
or a bit of folded money. Add some hanging loops and they’d also make cute Christmas… Read more ... 
Collette from Serendipity Vintage and Serendipity Handmade shows how to make a small hanging gift pocket that you can fill with candies, ornaments, or other small treasures. If you’re feeling particularly ambitious, you could make 25 of them and use… Read more ... 
Agy from Green Issues shows how to make a 2-D Christmas tree using stash fabric and three clothes hangers. This is a fun solution for a small apartment that has no room for a full tree, or perhaps to use… Read more ... 
Liesl from Oliver + S shares a free pattern for these miniature mittens. Use them as Christmas ornaments, gift toppers, or as part of an advent calendar. Get the free pattern.
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Kathy from Just Crafty Enough shows how to make a burlap and button heart Christmas ornament. They’re quick to sew up, with raw edges left to fringe. You could make up a set for your Christmas tree, or make a… Read more ... 
