Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
When you’re decorating a nursery, it can sometimes be difficult to find bedding in the right colors – especially if you’re using a non-traditional color palette. (I know this from experience! This happened to me when I was designing my… Read more ... 
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shares a free pattern for her Fit and Flare Dress. It’s made from a t-shirt knit fabric, with a fitted bodice and a gathered skirt. You can accessorize it up for times you need to… Read more ... 
Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how to make a drawstring ditty bag. What can you put in a ditty bag like this? Just about anything! Use it as a project bag, a toiletry case,… Read more ... 
Caila from Caila Made guest blogs in the DIY Babies series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make a set of chenille backed washcloths. She also gives a link to a tutorial on her own blog showing… Read more ... 
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how you can sew a simple duffel bag. It’s a sturdy bag, made from a home dec fabric and webbing for straps. Her dimensions will create a good-sized bag, 20″ long. She made it… Read more ... 
Bernadette from Daisies & Dresses shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to embellish a skirt with layered felt hearts. It’s a super easy project, using a skirt you already have and hearts cut out of felt. The… Read more ... 
These fabric flowers by Red Brolly are a welcome contrast to the gray winter skies outside my window. She shares a tutorial showing how to make them. You’ll use fabric, but there’s no sewing involved. They’re assembled using hot glue,… Read more ... 
Jessica from Sweet Briar Sisters shows how to make this gorgeous pillow with a heart made of dimensional fabric flowers. The muted palette and the rolled fabric roses (with pearl centers, sigh..) give it a lovely vintagey look. Make it… Read more ... 
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shares a free pattern for making a pencil skirt peplum dress. It’s a classic look that you can sew up fairly easily using knit fabric. Her free pattern comes in two sizes – women’s size… Read more ... 
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make these clear vinyl
storage tubes to help organize your sewing or other craft supplies. You can make them in any size. She gives dimensions to make small… Read more ... 
Mollie from Wild Olive shows how to make a simple pouch to carry your embroidery with you. The simple pouch is made from two rectangles of fabric (one for the outer, one for the lining), with no closure needed. The… Read more ... 
For those lucky enough to have gotten a new laptop for Christmas, Melissa Mortenson from Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial at We All Sew showing how to make a leather laptop sleeve. You can use her cutting dimensions to… Read more ... 
Monica from Deliberately Domestic shows how to make a simple clutch purse with a snap closure. Finished dimensions are approximately 11″ x 5″. She used a vinyl for the outside of hers, but you could use any type of fabric. … Read more ... 
Monica Solorio-Snow from Happy Zombie is over at the Liberty Craft Blog with a tutorial showing how you can make a pretty needle book for your needles and pins. Her method of construction leaves no raw edges and requires no… Read more ... 
Louise fromI’m Feelin’ Crafty shares a tutorial over at Go To Sew showing how to make a simple fleece dog bed. It’s a rectangular bed with boxed sides and stuffed with cut up scraps of fleece. Dogs come in… Read more ... 
