Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Marissa from v guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make a travel trash bag to keep your car from getting, well… trashed during a road trip. All those hours and all those candy… Read more ... 
Liz from Simple Simon & Co. shows how you can make this towel wrap swimsuit cover up for a child. It’s a simple strapless cover up with an elastic casing to keep it secure around the child’s chest. It’s made… Read more ... 
Dena from Hearts & Sharts shares a tutorial at The Crafting Chicks showing how you can make this summertime tote bag. A wide blue and white stripe, and straps made from rope and large grommets give it a nautical vibe. … Read more ... 
Given how much I’m seeing pineapples on fashion blogs and DIY sites, I think they’re the new “it” motif. Eri from Llevo el invierno shows how you can make a fun pineapple purse for a little girl. This is allll… Read more ... 
Jeshua Vivieros from BoifromIpanema shares a video tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to create a bleached ombre effect on denim. A combination of bleach and fabric dye creates a color blocking. He shows it on a shirt… Read more ... 
Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how she shortened a denim jacket to make it a cropped jacket. It’s a quick style fix that’s easy to do. The original jacket was too long and looked… Read more ... 
Small Dreamfactory shares a free pattern for making a toddler’s swimsuit. It’s a basic one piece suit with straps that cross over in the back. The simple shape will show off a fun swimsuit fabric. Her free pattern will fit… Read more ... 
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop shares a tutorial for making these Star Spangled Skorts for little girls. It’s a gathered skirt with a pair of shorts sewn in so your little girl can play all she likes without about modesty. … Read more ... 
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how to make a little girl’s flutter sleeve peasant dress. A peasant dress is an easy style dress to make. Her version has short fluttery sleeves. She shows how to draw your own pattern… Read more ... 
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how you can make a sarong style swimsuit cover up, with no sewing required. All you need is 2 yards of knit fabric. She shows how to wrap and tie the… Read more ... 
Deb from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for her Waterfall Top. I’m loving this top for summer! It’s an asymmetrical knit top with a flounce cascading down one side. The off the s shoulder neck has a hint… Read more ... 
The flag on this 4th of July t-shirt is made from a couple of bandanas. Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shows how you can make one. With fusible webbing to attach the applique pieces, it’s a no-sew project though you… Read more ... 
Gina Michele shows how you can make this leather headband. I’m loving it out of red! You can make it from scraps of leather. You could probably get all the leather you need from this project by repurposing a leather… Read more ... 
Heather from The Lovely Cupboard used lengths of ribbon to create a beautiful table runner. She shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did it. Go to make one, with no sewing required. The ribbon streamers are attached… Read more ... 
Mollie from Wild Olive shows how to make this cute turtle screen cleaner for your tablet. She designed it as a Father’s Day gift for her dad, who loves using his tablet, but it’s a fun and practical accessory for… Read more ... 
