Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo took the saying, “She’d look good in a potato sack” to heart and made this sack dress for her little girl. Of course, burlap is a bit rough on little girl skin, so she replaced… Read more ... 
Kerri from Kerri Made shares a 2-part tutorial for making this boxed tote bag. The simple lines make this a striking tote. Link to tutorial part 1. Link to tutorial part 2.
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Julie from julie-k explains how she gave her daughter’s bicycle a facelift by creating a new handlebar cover. Brilliant! Get the how-to.
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Maternity pants and trendy are two words you rarely see in the same sentence. And yet, Grosgrain shows how you can achieve function/fashion harmony by making your own maternity pants. Go to the tutorial.
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My daughter loves playing “Spot the Difference” games. You know, the ones where two very similar pictures appear side by side and you have to spot the differences between them. Threads Magazine created their own “Spot the Difference” game using… Read more ... 
Lil Blue Boo makes magic recycling adult sized t-shirts into super cute little girl’s dresses. Her Sienna recycled t-shirt dress pattern is now available in the Lil Blue Boo Etsy shop. It features raglan sleeves and an optional bottom… Read more ... 
Kayte Terry, author of Complete Embellishing and Applique Your Way, shares a tutorial on CraftStylish showing how to make this Stitches and Stripes tote bag. This is a great project for raiding your scrap bin. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
If you like sock monkeys, you’ll love this sock monkey costume! Jen Muecke shares a tutorial… Read more ... 
Cyndi from Old Time Cyndi guest blogs on Lu Bird Baby with a tutorial for making this owl softie. Those big eyes are irresistable! Go to the tutorial.
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This felt breakfast food pattern by GulfCoastCottagePDF includes everything your child would need to make a yummy pretend breakfast, including a felt toaster to warm the bagels and pastry. The pattern is available in the GulfCoastCottagePDF Etsy shop for $5.99.
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Instructables user merricat shares a tutorial for making this super cute baby dragon cape. Make it as a Halloween costume, but keep it as dress-up fun for years to come. Go to the tutorial.
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The folks at Threads magazine show how to acheive this scallop edge finish on your sewing machine using pearl cotton and a blind hem stitch. This looks like such a cool technique! (Adding it to my “must try” list.) Go … Read more ... 
The Food Network shares a tutorial for making this cupcake Halloween costume. This is so cute! I especially like the sprinkles made from foam hair rollers. Get the how-to.
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Kelly from Oilcloth Addict shares her latest project in process. It’s a rag rug made out of her scraps of oilcloth, which will make it an all-weather rag rug. What a cool idea!! Read more about her project at Oilcloth… Read more ... 
With all of the dress shirt refashioning going on, I’m sure that there are a lot of extra dress shirt collars sitting in studios all over. Luci from DuhBe shows how to use a dress shirt collar to make this… Read more ...