Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
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 ... 
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how to make a cat ear headband. Get the how-to. [photo from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom]
Looking for more headband sewing patterns? Check these designs out on Etsy.… Read more ... 
Look at this butterfuly costume that Jen from iCandy Handmade created for her daughter. It’s fabulous, no?? Her daughter wears a flapper-style dress for the body of the butterfly, but the giant butterfly wings are the centerpiece of the costume. … Read more ... 
Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shows how she made a pirate shirt for a child’s Halloween costume. She shows how to make the pattern using a t-shirt as a guide. This same shirt could also be part of a… Read more ... 
If you have a little girl who wants to dress up as either Belle or Cinderella, Leisha from Homemade Toast has just what you need. Look at these gorgeous princess dresses she made for her girls!! She shares free patterns… Read more ... 
An owl, a puppy, a bug, a bunny, a frog, and a monkey – you can make all of these hats using the free Halloween Hat Pack from Fleece Fun. The pattern comes in sizes for baby, child,… Read more ... 
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway for Fat Quarter Shop, with a Rolie Polie of The Sweetest Thing by Zoe Pearn Designs for Riley Blake Designs to give away to one of her readers. (A Rolie Polie is a… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make the final costume in her Little Red Riding Hood theme. She dressed her little girl to be the granny from the fairy tale. Her tutorial includes how to make… Read more ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shows how you can make this gorgeous mermaid Halloween costume for a little girl. It’s a one shoulder dress with a tutu skirt. Don’t worry if you don’t know how to sew – you don’t… Read more ... 
