Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Oh, how I am loving this Hungry Bunny zippered pouch! He’s got mismatchy button eyes and a wide zippered mouth. You can make it with or without a long strap to carry it like a small purse. It’s by Ashley… Read more ... 
Suzannah fromAdventures in Dressmaking shows how she lowered the back neckline of a lace-backed top. With the small change to the neckline, the top is now front/back reversible. Go to her tute to see how to do it.… Read more ... 
PDF patterns provide instant access to independent designers. Just download, print, and sew. But storing the stacks of 8 1/2 x 11 paper isn’t always so easy. Put them in an envelope and you can’t see what’s inside, but leave… Read more ... 
Oliver + S shows a good use for bias tape and scraps left over from a sewing project. You can use them to cover a narrow headband and embellish it with a bow or fabric flower. Go to their blog … Read more ... 
Laura from Make Life Lovely shows how she made this set of Easter placemats. They’re made from burlap hemmed around the edges and stenciled with a simple bunny motif. The materials are inexpensive, costing just $3 to make the whole… Read more ... 
Pearls & Scissorsshows how to add a functioning zipper to a t-shirt dress. If you want the sides to fully unzip, you’ll need a separating zipper. They used a dress, but you could also use a t-shirt to make a… Read more ... 
Miriam Tribe from Mad Mim shows how to make ruched sleeves for a t-shirt. The detail appears in her Duckies In a Pond tee she made for her guest post in the Make This Look series at The Train To… Read more ... 
Stacie from Yellow Spool shares another of her Scrapped Animals. This time it’s a little boxy bunny softie. His body is a simple fabric box, but with bunny features stitched on and bunny ears sticking out the top. On his… Read more ... 
Amy from Positively Splendid shares a free pattern for making this mixy matchy fabric Easter basket. It’s made from home decor weight fabric and is lined with fusible fleece, so the sides tand up on their own. She personalized hers… Read more ... 
Amber from Crazy Little Projects has a whole collection of hooded towel tutorials on her blog. Now she shows how to make a bunny hooded towel. It’s cute for Easter, obviously, but bunnies and babies go together year round. Go … Read more ... 
Tara Dennis shows how to make these fun carrot shaped gift bags. Fill them with some candies for a cute Easter treat. They’re made from felt and require only simple sewing. Go to the tutorial.
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Melissa from Melly Sews kicks off the March project over at The Sewing LoftThis month, the project will be a fitted skirt. Throughout the month, she’ll show you how to draft a basic skirt pattern and then sew it… Read more ... 
Head over to Sew, Mama, Sew! for a tutorial showing how to make a girl’s simple drawstring skirt with large patch pockets in contrasting fabric. The design works equally well for little girls and older girls. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Liz from Cotton & Curls shows how you can make a slouchy baby beanie hat out of knit fabric. Actually, she shows two ways you can make a slouchy baby beanie hat. One method creates a fully lined hat, the… Read more ... 
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of the soon-to-be-released Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, dishes on her favorite sewing tool. What is it, you ask? Why, it’s the ball point awl. She uses it when… Read more ... 
