Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Andrea from Go To Patterns and The Train To Crazy shows how to make a pair of cat ears on a headband. The tutorial is part of her Handmade Costume series. Her method for attaching the ears to the headband … Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin kicks off the Belly + Baby series (co-hosted with Jess from Craftinss Is Not Optional and Kate from See Kate Sew) with a tutorial showing how to convert a regular pair of pants into… Read more ... 
Meream from Bored & Crafty shows how to make a kimono top with a high-low peplum. It has a high neck on the front, and a back that plunges to a deep V and ties closed. (Even with the ties,… Read more ... 
Ruby fromZaaberry shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can sew up a reusable fabric gift bag. This is such a well thought out design! Thanks to its boxed corners and heavier duck canvas, it holds its… Read more ... 
Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for Sprightly Fabrics, giving away a stack of fabrics from Valorie Wells’ Cocoon Collection to one of her reades. The bundle includes six half-yard cuts in the gorgeous Sapphire colorway. Go … Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a free pattern and tutorial for making the peacock applique on the front of this pillow cover. You can stitch around all of the little feather shapes or you can do a wide zig… Read more ... 
Threads magazine shares an online how-to for making this cute fold-over denim bag, designed by Cheryl Kuczek of Paradiso Designs. (If you want to see this same design made into a dressier bag, check out the Luxe version in SewStylish… Read more ... 
Jennifer Brasher fromTwo Butterflies posts on her blog showing her fix for a dress that fit too snug. She removed and restitched the back zipper to turn it into an exposed zipper, giving her an extra 1/2 inch on… Read more ... 
Shannon from Eat. Sleep. Make. shares a tutorial at U Create showing how to make a pair of two-tone leggings. The color blocked leggings are one color on the front, and another on the back. This is a cool look… Read more ... 
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make a pacifier clip. If you haven’t seen these before, they’re a strip of ribbon or loop of fabric at end and a clip at the other. The loop attaches to baby’s… Read more ... 
One of the telltale signs that a pair of jeans has been shortened is the hem. If you just lop off the extra length and turn the edge under, you’ll lose the original hem with its weathered edge and topstitching. … Read more ... 
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo made this fabulous fringed suede handbag out of thrifted suede pants, and she shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to do it. Thrift stores are a great source of inexpensive suede or leather… Read more ... 
These drawstring pouches are so pretty! The rounded bottom and the contrast casing are both nice detials. Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make them. You can make one out of… Read more ... 
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop and Nap Time Crafters shows how you can make a simple zippered throw pillow cover in just three steps. It’s a quick and inexpensive way to breathe some new color into a room. Get the … Read more ... 
Elvira from Chez Vies shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a wide fabric headband. Though the fabric band is wide across the head, it gathers on to a 1/2″ wide piece of elastic at the bottom… Read more ... 
