Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Head over to Simple Simon & Co. to find out how to draft your own pattern for drawstring pants. You’ll use your measurements to figure the dimensions of the pants leg pieces, and a pair of pants that fit to… Read more ... 
Roslyn from Sew Delicious shares a free pattern on her blog for making her super cute Sleepy Cat Softie. Their kitty faces look so content! They’re made from soft fleece and felt for the face, and a fun quilting cotton… Read more ... 
If you find the color of your dress form to be a little too much, maybe to the point of being distracting, you can make a new cover for it. Amber from Willow Would shares a tutorial on her blog … Read more ... 
Louise fromI’m Feelin’ Crafty shows how to make a jellyfish tag softie. The body is made from a soft fleece, with colorful ribbon streamers and tags for the tentacles. Go to her tutorial.
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Chrissy from One Crafty Place made special placemats her her daughter’s school lunch. One is a fox and the other a panda. I can’t decide which is cuter? No matter, she shares her patterns for making both of them. Get … Read more ... 
Skinny jeans in bright colors seem to everywhere this season. Dana from MADE grabbed some up, and then cut them into knee-length shorts. She a tutorial on her blog showing how you can do it. Go to her tute.… Read more ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shows how to make her Color Blocked Twirly Jumper. The skirt is pieced from curved panels to give it extra swish. It’s made from two colors of knit fabric. She was able to get all … Read more ... 
This crocodile might have a lot of teeth, but he’s really just soft and snuggly. He’s made out of a soft minky fabric. You can find a free pattern and tutorial for making him at Sew4Home. Go there now to… Read more ... 
Jean Kake from Quilted Cupcake shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make a cute little robot dog softie. His body is a simple square, and his arms and legs unstuffed tubes of fabric… Read more ... 
Vanesssa from LBG Studio made a stack of knit playdresses for her daughter, and she shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did it. She calls it her Comfy Knit Dress. It has a short sleeveless bodice, and… Read more ... 
There are many reasons why fleece is a good choice for softies: it’s soft, it’s easy to sew on, it’s inexpensive, it’s available in a wide range of colors, to name a few. But if you’re not careful, it can… Read more ... 
Kataryna from Sew Chibi and Chibi Designs created this special birthday dress for her young daughter. She made it to look like Rainbow Dash, in response to her daughter’s request to have a dress that looks like her favorite My… Read more ... 
Roselee from BabyE Crafts and Jane Of All Trades shows how to make a fabric lunch box. The outside is a cute cotton print, and the lining a PUL fabric so it wipes clean easily. With a Velcro flap for… Read more ... 
Theresa from Salty Peanut Stitchery posts on her blog about a couple of her storage solutions she uses in her sewing space. One is a spinning spice rack that she picked up for free at a yard sale. She uses… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make a bed for your pet. It’s made soft with a foam padding on the inside. A zipper down one side makes it easy to remove the cover and wash it when needed. The dimensions they… Read more ... 
