Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
When Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar made a pair of pajamas for her daughter, she sewed up a matching drawstring bag to store them in. I love this idea!! She shares a tutorial showing how to make the drawstring… Read more ... 
Jennifer from Monkey See Mail shows how to make a baby hat with sweet little bear ears. She uses a pattern by On Hand By Hand for a fleece hat with an earflap, and then shows how to make the… Read more ... 
If your child’s 18″ doll needs a warm outfit for the cold winter weather, Maridith from Strictly Homemade has what you need. She shares free patterns for making a pair of fleece pants, a fleece hat, and a fleece shirt… Read more ... 
Small Dreamfactory has a free pattern for making a pair of toddler-sized mittens. They’re lined in fleece so they’ll be extra soft and warm for small hands. The pattern is for a size 2T, but you could adjust up or… Read more ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial showing how she made this ruffled romper for her little girl. Made from ruffled fabric that doesn’t need to be hemmed, it’s a quick sew. She made this one in roughly one… Read more ... 
Tsabita Boneka from Cheer Your Child’s Day turned her child’s outgrown baby shirt into this cute ninja boy softie. LOVE!!! She shares a free pattern and tutorial telling how she did it. Go to her blog for the free pattern … Read more ... 
Winter is boots weather. Leah fromSew Spoiled shows how a couple of long seams will turn a pair of straight-leg (or boot-cut, or flare) jeans into skinny jeans that you can tuck into a pair of boots. Get the … Read more ... 
Barbie from Our Crazy Crafty Life shows how to make a sundress for an 18″ doll. She made hers from a mix of prints, so she was able to find just about all the fabric she needed in her scrap… Read more ... 
Shannon from luvinthemommyhood shares a tutorial over at Art Gallery Fabrics showing how to make her patchwork Patricia Infinity Cowl. It’s pieced from 6 different fabrics – 3 per side – so there’s plenty of opportunity to play with color… Read more ... 
Christmas has come and gone, but there’s no reason you can’t get a leg up on next year’s Christmas sewing. Delia from Delia Creates shows how she made fun stockings for her family out of some old sweaters. If you… Read more ... 
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial showing how to make a fleece hat with ear flaps. It’s fully lined, with the flaps extending down over the ears for extra warmth. Go to her video tutorial.
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In preparation for a long road trip, Super Jenn made seatbelt pillows to support her children’s heads while they sleep. It’s a skinny, foam filled pillow that wraps around the the seat belt. She shares a tutorial showing how she… Read more ... 
Amy from Clippie Dips shows how to make a reversible sleep mask. It uses small pieces of fabric, so you can raid your scrap bin for fabric you need to make one. Get the tute.
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Ingrid from Karatootie recently surprised her daughter with a trip to an American Girl store to pick out a doll for her birthday. Her daughter is so in love with her new doll, that mama made her a new purse. … Read more ... 
Kim from Sunshine Designs shows how to make a shopping cart cover to protect a baby from shopping cart germs. You can make it from a yard of fleece, and no sewing is required. Get the tute on her blog, … Read more ... 
