Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Deanna from Sew McCool shares a free pattern to make a fabric Easter egg. They’re especially fun when each panel is cut from a different fabric. The pieces are all pretty small, so why not pull out your scrap bin… Read more ... 
A pencil skirt is a wardrobe staple. The fitted skirt can be made dressy or sexy, or a little bit of both, depending on how closely it fits your figure and how you accessorize. Liz from Simple Simon & Co.… Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a tutorial for making these Scrap Bucket Baskets. The lining is a solid piece of fabric, but the outside is pieced from all those small bits of fabric filling up your scrap bin. Heavy… Read more ... 
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how you can make her 2-minute lace headband. She uses wide stretch lace trim, so it’s just a matter of cutting it to length and making one short seam. Super fast, super easy, but… Read more ... 
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how to make a little girl’s bubble skirt with a paper bag style waistband. This is such a pretty skirt for spring! The bubble skirt is made by doubling up the fabric, so there’s… Read more ... 
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make this bath mitt appliqued with an Eiffel Tower. It would make a nice (and useful) accent for your bathroom décor. Or, make one to give a gift packaged up pretty… Read more ... 
Craft Passion shares a free pattern for making this lop-eared sock bunny. Those long bunny ears are soooo cute!! He’d be a sweet addition to an Easter basket. Or, make one as a special gift for a child’s birthday. Go … Read more ... 
We use cloth towels for most kitchen clean-up at my house. We feel they’re better for the environment and are also easier on our pocketbook. But they’re not pretty, especially not after they’ve been used to clean up a spill. … Read more ... 
Amy from Positively Splendid shares a free pattern for her Easter bunny softie. He’s made in silhouette, just like the chocolate bunnies you find in Easter baskets. A yarn pom pom makes his fluffy bunny tail. Tie a pretty bow… Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together shows how you can make this wrap-around skirt out of knit fabric. If you look closely at the photo, you can see a seam midway around the skirt. That’s where a circle skirt top is attached… Read more ... 
Probably the simplest of hems is the double fold hem. It’s just the edge of the fabric folded over twice (to encase the raw edge) and then stitched in place. Heather from The Sewing Loft devotes a post to this… Read more ... 
Make It Perfect shares a free pattern for making a Mini Messenger Bag for kids. The finished bag is 7″ x 10″, which is big enough to hold a sketch book and crayons. She designed the bag to show off… Read more ... 
Crafts Unleashed shows how you can make an Easter bunting out of burlap and fabric. The flags in the bunting are made from triangles of burlap backed with fabric. They’re stitched together with hand stitches and the edges are left… Read more ... 
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at Brassy Apple showing how to refashion a basic sweatshirt to give it a flirty bow shoulder. She cuts away a portion of one of the shoulders and then adds a bow to tie… Read more ... 
The winner of The Essential Sewing Reference Tool
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Commenter #86, Michelle, who said…. “How awesome is this book! Blind hems are ny downfall, for some reason I can never … Read more ... 
