Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Christine Sews shows how to use dental floss for gathering heavy fabrics. The heavier thread will be less likely to break when it’s pulled. Go to the tutorial.
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Summertime is road trip time. And what better way to take advantage of hours strapped into a seat than by crafting the miles away? Andrea DeHart, AKA Crafty Bitch, shares a tutorial on Craftzine for this craft caddy for… Read more ... 
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make this lovely lavendar sachet. I love embroidered linen! Go to the tutorial.
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Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever from Future Craft Collective continue their Summer Camp series on Craftzine, this time with a tutorial for making a floor pillow perfect for a meditation space. Go to the tutorial.
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Linen is a great fabric choice for summer clothes. Threads magazine shares an online article by Susan Khalje filled with tips for sewing this versatile fabric. Go to the article.
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Most instructions for inserted a zipper assume that you want the zipper hidden, but many of today’s fashions feature an exposed zipper. CraftStylish shows how to add a zipper when you want the zipper to show. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together shares a tutorial for an Anthropologie-inspired top. It’s made from a long-sleeved t-shirt. Find out how to make one.
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Find out how to make this owl softie at Mel’s Own Place. The fabric requirements are two 5″x11″ rectangles, so go raid your scrap basket! Go to the tutorial.
[via Freebies for Crafters]
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Thrifty Decor Chick shows how she made these throw pillows from placemats. Each pillow is made from one placemat, with the stuffing inserted between the front and lining layers. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy! Get the how-to.
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Vegbee from Just Tutes shows how to make this sunhat. The brim snaps up on either side for a cowboy look. Without the Snaps
the wide brim provides coverage from the sun. She shows it made for her children, but… Read more ... 
Craftster user TML Girl made this v-neck tank from an old tee and a bit of polyester she had laying around. She shares a tutorial on Craftster. Get the how-to.
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Calamity Kim shows how she keeps her kitchen towels where they belong, hanging over the oven handle, and not spilled out on to the floor. She added snaps
to keep the towel from slipping off the bar. Brilliant! Read more … Read more ... 
Don’t let a hole ruin your favorite pair of jeans. Patch it up instead, and keep the jeans out of the landfill and some money in your pocket. Viola & Pearl shows how to do it. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Living in the Southern US, we get our fair share of cockroaches. Nothing can send me screaming from a room faster than the sight of a cockroach scurrying across my floor. But if for some reason you want to have… Read more ... 
Most of the time my sewing machine is like a dear, dear friend. But when tension problems arise, there’s no denying that it is indeed a piece of machinery. With so many moving parts, there are plenty of things that… Read more ...