Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Angela Wolf shares a video tutorial over at Coats & Clark’s Sewing Secrets blog showing how to create attractive topstitching on your sewing projects. Her method creates a thicker line of stitching that stands out, so go with a contrast… Read more ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shows how to make a Layer Cake Dress for little girls. It’s a colorful tiered dress made out of knit fabrics. She put a frilly lettuce edge on the pieces before sewing them together. With… Read more ... 
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how she added a ruffled bib and buttons to a boy’s onesie. The bib covers a baseball applique. This would also be a good way to cover a stain. Get the tute.
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Jennifer from Monkey See Mail and Monkey See, Monkey Do shows how to make a woven D-ring belt using t-shirt yarn. You can get the long strips of knit fabric by cutting up a couple of old t-shirts. You might… Read more ... 
Halloween is tomorrow, but there’s still time to pull together a last minute costume. Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows how to make a dress that Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz might have worn. It’s a blue gingham halter dress,… Read more ... 
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop and Nap Time Crafters shows how to make a set of bumpers for a crib. Instead of making it one long piece, she breaks into 6 separate panels. They have a fun chevron pattern on… Read more ... 
Kataryna from Chibi Designs and Sew Chibi tells how she made the dress that is part of her daughter’s Gothic Lolita Witch costume. It’s a modification of a basic peasant dress pattern. Her how-to tells how to make the modifications… Read more ... 
Kataryna from Chibi Designs and Sew Chibi shows how she make a child’s half cape. It’s a versatile accessory for Halloween costumes, whether your child is dressing as a super hero, a princess, or even Little Riding Hood. The one… Read more ... 
Jill Hamor from Bybido, and author of Storybook Toys, shows how to make a simple dress that a child can make for his or her doll. There are just two seams which can be sewn by hand if… Read more ... 
Amy from Cloth Habit shares a free pattern for making a pair of lace trimmed panties. She calls them her Rosy Ladyshorts. The pattern is available in sizes 0-14 (hips 32″ – 46″). Go to her blog for the free … Read more ... 
Staci from Crafty Staci shows how to make a small pocket to hold all of your store loyalty cards. A button and elastic closure keeps them from sliding out. She used scrap leather to make hers, but if you don’t… Read more ... 
Lindsay fromThe Cottage Mama turns her blog over to her mama for a guest post. She shows how to make a quilted case to hold either a pair of eyeglasses or a rotary cutter. Get the how-to.… Read more ... 
Staci from Crafty Staci shortened a long leather coat to make a snappy little jacket. Then, she used the pieces of leather she cut off of the bottom to make a matching bag. The red leather is gorgeous enough on… Read more ... 
Anshu fromBlooms and Bugs shows how to make a little girl ladybug costume. The poofy tutu skirt and ruffled bodice are super girly. They’re also easily made from strips of tulle and preruffled fabric. Go to her tutorial to see… Read more ... 
Oh my goodness, you guys have GOT to check out this Gothic Lolita Witch costume that Kataryna from Sew Chibi and Chibi Designs made for her little girl. This costume is truly a work of art. This little witch costume… Read more ... 
