Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Sew4Home has a tutorial for making this lovely apron with contrast edging and deep wrap-around pockets. (See that white strip across the skirt of the apron? That’s the top of the pockets. You can choose where to stitch the dividers.) … Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates shows how you can sew up a basic swimsuit for baby. You won’t need a pattern because you can make your own by tracing around a onesie. Brilliant!! And if sewing swimsuit material sounds big and… Read more ... 
I love the look of piping peeking out at a seam, but the selection of premade piping is just so limited. If the handful of basic solid colors doesn’t match your project, you’re out of luck. Heather from The Sewing … Read more ... 
Melanie from The Crafty Cupobard shows how to make a color blocked tunic dress. I’m loving the curved bodice! She made a pair of matching dresses for her daughters and used a red, white, and blue palette to make them… Read more ... 
Rachel from Imagine Gnats shows how to make her Reversible Knit Knot Shorts. They’re knit shorts with knots at the side and, like the name suggests, they’re reversible. You’ll need your favorite shorts pattern – she’ll show how to adapt… Read more ... 
Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to make a plain onesie into something quite special by adding a cute bib. The bit of fabric stitched at the neck gives the look of a dressier top… Read more ... 
Prudent Baby shares a free pattern for making a pair of little boy swimsuit briefs. Eeek, aren’t they cute!!! They’re quick and easy to sew up. (It’s a one piece pattern!) They don’t give a size, but you can get… Read more ... 
Lately, I’ve been reading about more and more folks making their own swimsuits. Sarah from Musings of a Seamstress shows a couple of ways you can finish the edges of your swimsuit. The first is with bound elastic, which allows… Read more ... 
Have you noticed how expensive pillow forms are? Heather at The Sewing Loft shows how to make your own in 4 easy steps. She also gives a chart with dimensions for standard pillow form sizes. Go to The Sewing Loft … Read more ... 
Heidi from Elegance & Elephants shows how to make a little girl’s sundress. She calls it her Village Green Sundress, the name derived from the fabric she used on the bodice. She uses the bodice from her Pleated Playsuit (free… Read more ... 
This shiny gold ottoman is fah-bulous, isn’t it? Chelsea from Lovely Indeed made it herself, and she shares a tutorial on her blog showing how. It’s essentially a large cube sewn from faux leather and filled with a thick foam. … Read more ... 
Caila from Caila Made shows how to use color blocking to create stylish shorts for little boys. Her tutorial includes the how-to for adding the color blocked elements to a favorite shorts pattern, as well as suggestions for the types… Read more ... 
Becky from Patchwork Posse shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make a soft fabric fish tossing game. The goal of the game is to toss the fish softies into the fabric bucket. Go to Moda… Read more ... 
Dixie from Dixie DIY guest blogs at Miss P with a tutorial showing how she adapted a basic t-shirt pattern to give it a cross-over layered back. With the hot, muggy weather of summer fully upon us (at least here… Read more ... 
Zhenya from Being Zhenya shows how she refashioned a pair of jeans into a cool new denim top with a crocheted front. It can also be worn reversed, with the crocheted panel at the back. She crocheted a rectangle of… Read more ... 