Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
For the month of November (2013), you can download the Go To Gift Bags pattern for FREE! Andrea from Go To Patterns and The Train To Crazy is offering the pattern to help us reduce the amount of gift wrap… Read more ... 
Heidi from Hands Occupied created a seat cover to protect her back seat from her two dogs’ shedding hair. It was an easy sewing project, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. It’s made upholstery fabric with… Read more ... 
Hanna from Pearls & Scissors is over at Oh Everything Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make this simple pleated skirt. The flat front and double row of buttons are nice details that give it a refined, classic look. … Read more ... 
Need a last minute hostess gift? Susan from Organized 31 shows how you can repurpose a pants leg into a wine bag. Brilliant! She uses the pants hem as the top of the bag, and inserts a ribbon into a… Read more ... 
Sarah from Cozy Nest Design shares a tutorial over at Craft Snob showing how to make her Petals Cosmetic Bag. It’s a handy little zippered pouch with overlapping curves pieced on the front. You don’t have to only use it… Read more ... 
Dianna from Oy Vey A Day takes the classic handprint turkey craft and uses it to make a chair cover. It’s a felt sleeve that fits over the back of a chair and is decorated with an oversized handprint. You… Read more ... 
Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. guest blogs in the Refashionista series at I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar with a border print dress she made for her daughter. It’s a refashion of a dress sized for an adult. What… Read more ... 
Crafty Staci free coffee sleeve pattern for the month is a Christmas tree. The sleeve is shaped like a Christmas tree and wraps around a coffee cup to keep your hands from getting burned. Add a gift card to a… Read more ... 
Palak from Make It Handmade is over at Sew So Easy today with a tutorial showing how to make a little fabric envelope gift card holder. They’re quick to sew up and are a pretty way to present a gift… Read more ... 
If you’re in the market for maternity jeans, the selection in the stores is far better now than it used to be. But it’s still a limited selection and they tend to be expensive. Abby from Sew Much Ado shows… Read more ... 
Stephanie from The Crafty Kitty shares a free pattern over at Birch Fabrics for making her Rohan Skater Shorts for little boys. The long, loose shorts come past the knee and have large patch pockets. There’s also a faux fly… Read more ... 
Nicolette from Archie and the Rug guest blogs at Pearls & Scissors with a tutorial showing how to make a small fabric basket. It’s a quick little project. You can use the basket as a pretty presentation for a Christmas… Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loftguest blogs in the Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing a quick and easy way to present homebaked goodies. She sews little bags out of parchment… Read more ... 
Amber from Crazy Little Projects guest blogs at So Sew Easy, showing how to make this fun Santa tote. She makes it from a red canvas, giving it a wide ribbon belt with a silver buckle and fur trim around… Read more ... 
Pam from Threading My Way guest blogs in the Seasonal Sewing series at So Sew Easy with a tutorial showing how to make fabric gift bags. Use them instead of traditional paper wrapping to present your Christmas gifts this year. … Read more ... 
