Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how to make a hand towel bib smock. It’s a baby bib that has the absorbency of a towel and the fit of a smock. It has armholes that help it stay put and also… Read more ... 
Michelle from Handmade Martini shares a free pattern for a toddler’s winter hat with built in ear warmers. The fleece hat fits snug around the head, with the bottom edge curved down to cover the ears. The design is based… Read more ... 
Finding a pair of jeans that fit – really fit – is kind of like finding a needle in a haystack. There are so many variables – the waist, the hip, the thigh, the rise, and more. Melissa from Blank… Read more ... 
Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how she made these fun nautical kitchen towels with squids and whales. Her tutorial is part of the Home Sewn series hosted by Susan from Living with Punks. She used applique and… Read more ... 
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows an easy way to patch kids’ jeans. Instead of sewing a patch just over the worn out knee, she replaces the entire knee with a strip of contrasting fabric. Her method… Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how to make this woven fabric pincushion. What a fun little project! You can use your scraps to make the strips to weave across the front. Very cool the way the woven strips will… Read more ... 
The Little Scarlet Number is a ruffled baby dress designed by the girls at iCandy Handmade for the Color Your Summer series a while back. They’ve now posted a tutorial showing how to make it. It’s a pretty sleeveless A-line… Read more ... 
Jeanna from Drama Queen Seams shows how to make her zipper front t-shirt refashion. She starts with a plain, fitted t-shirt and adds an exposed zipper to the neckline. The zipper deepens the neckline as much or as little as… Read more ... 
In this tutorial by LiEr from Ikat Bag, the focus is on the importance of sleeve caps in pattern drafting and how they can affect the fit of a garment. She uses a simple model made from a tissue box… Read more ... 
Nadra from Ellis & Higgs shows how to make her Laundry Day laundry bag. It’s a simple drawstring sack, appliqued with clothes hanging on the line. If only the piles of laundry sitting around my house looked as sweet as… Read more ... 
Crystal from Stitched by Crystal shares a free pattern for these Easter bunny treat bags. The bunny’s ears tie at the top to close the bag. The shape of these bags is clever, with a single ear in the center… Read more ... 
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial showing how to make a big bow headband. I like to use headbands for my daughter’s hair accessories, as it’s something she can put on all by herself. You… Read more ... 
Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial over at The Ribbon Retreat showing how you can a striped ribbon bodice like the one she made on this dress top for her daughter. The stripes are actually strips of … Read more ... 
You can download a free printable with these vintage button images from World Label. The printable was created by the ever-awesome Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made. They’re sized to fit the 1″ label sheets from World Label. Just… Read more ... 
Alice & Lois share a free pattern for making a baby bib with terry cloth backing. You can cut the front from one fabric, or piece several fabrics together to make a patchwork front. The free pattern is part of… Read more ... 
