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Articles
Fold Your Fabric: it looks so nice on the shelf!
Mixing Prints Tutorial: How to mix different prints for a gorgeous combination
How to Buy Fabric: An often hilarious and very true blog article on how to buy fabric for each and every purpose .
Teach A Child To Sew: in several lessons: Lesson 2, Lesson 3
Sewing Techniques
How to Sew a French Seams
How to use a Transfer Pencil
How to Sew Wavy Seams: (and get them to lie flat)
How to Insert A ZipperCalculating the Area of Circles: Enter the diameter to find the circumference
Continuous Quilt Binding: Makes binding a quilt easy!
Adult Clothing
Tie Top Tank Tutorial: like a pillowcase top- but for mamas!!
Gathered Jersey Skirt
Wrap Skirt for adult: with directions for finding measurements and the pattern.
The Five Minute Skirt: Super easy to make and toss together!!
Recycled Slipper Tutorial: make wool slippers from a recyled blanket
Children's Clothing
How To Make An Easy Tiered Skirt With Gathering Done On Your Serger Long enough Title? Well, it's descriptive! Use this tutorial to make an adult skirt too!
Apron Dress Sewalong: Learn how to create one of those wonderful hippie style apon dresses complete with photos and clear directions.
Bunches of Baby Clothes: All sorts of crafty baby stuff!
Make A Baby Hammock: This looks so cute!
Kimono: for children with measurements up to size 8
Easy Toddler Belt: you know when you have to buy jeans that are too big in the waist just to get the right length! Here's your fix!
Twirly Skirt with a ruffle
Cute kid's pieced kid's scarf
Cloth Shoe pattern: adorable shoes for babies
A twirly skirt for little girls!: from House on Hill Road
Baby Romper from a T-shirt
Voor Nop A bunch of free baby patterns
Make Children's Pants from an Adult T-shirt
a bunch of Japanese patterns- click on the green button to get to the instructions, and then click on the next green button for the pdf pattern
Cloth Diapers
Rita's Rump Pocket: This is a great one size pocket diaper pattern.
Sewing Accessories
Project Bag Tutorial: for Knitters or Crocheters- keep your project organized and work on it anywhere!
Make Your Own Body Form: to try all your awesome patterns on!
Sewing Machine Cozy: with a cute pieced strip
Covered Buttons Tutorial
Fun and FunkyPincushion
Shrinky Dink Pins: spice up your pins!
Needle Roll: for all your knitting needles
Hook Roll: keep all your crochet hooks organized
Accessories
No-sew jersey scarf: Very nice!
One Pattern Piece Sunhat
How To Make a Coif
Covering Our Hair: Sewing and Crocheting patterns for hair coverings, headscarves, snoods and more!
Quilted Funky Fabric Bracelets
Head Scarves: A bunch of different types to try.
Make Yourself A Scoodie: Half Scarf, half hoodie.... fun either way!
Mouse Ears Headband
Really Cute Sewn mittens pattern: with separate thumb
Tutorial for making a chef's hat: from About.com
Fabric Belt Tutorial: : super easy peasy tutorial
Household Sewing
Make Your Own Swiffer pad
Patchwork Placemat
Stripey Placemats: super stripey pieced placemats
Appliqued Coasters: with cute little owl appliques
Wipe Clean Coasters: using vinyl and your favorite fabric
Car Organizer
Front Door Organizer Pocket
Grocery Bag dispenser: the classic accessory for your kitchen
Oven mitt tutorial: from My Longest Year
Fur Steering Wheel Cover: But, I'm betting you could use almost any heavier weighted fabric- I'll let you know...
Aprons
Child Apron Tutorial: A great tutorial and pattern from an awesome guest writer!
Tool Belt Apron for all Your Crafty Tools
Half Yard Apron: Make a quick apron from just a half yard of fabric.
Simple Apron Pattern and instructions from JCaroline Creative.
Clothespin Apron Tutorial: Pretty apron with huge front pocket for clothespins.
Vintage Style Apron
Purses, Boxes & Bags
A Quilted Fabric Basket: this is a quite large basket, which I made for storing my crochet projects. Use it for anything!
Reusable shopping bag makeover: Make those $1 fabric shopping bags glamorous!!
A Dice Dice bag: this is awesome for any gamer!
Easy and Cute fabric box
Fabric Basket
Tin Can Cover: use the resulting container to hold kitchen utensils- or colored pencils, the possibilities are endless!
Japanese Knot Bag
Bias Tape Totes: super cute purse!
Camera Cozy: for keeping your fancy camera safe and comfy!
Suesse Sack bag: Cute boho style bag
Grocery Bag: cuz everyone's going green these days.
Bagsket tutorial: Really neat round bag that would make awesome basket storage!
Little Boxy Pouch: like one of those old cosmetic cases- this is an awesome bag!
Wristlet Sewing Tute: a cute little purse you wear around your wrist, this is a nice tutorial in pics.
Really Easy Bag Tute: you can follow her pattern or make your own based on it- really easy and cute bag!
Sewing Basket
Snap Fabric Box: Easy tute for making a box from a circle and snaps.
Mama Cloth
She Who Runs In The Forest: probably the most renowned list of tutorials and patterns for mama cloth!
Cloth Pad Tutorial: with lots of good pics from Tiny Bird Organics- no pattern though.
Misc Fun Stuff
Fabric Strip Pom Pom!: instructions with inspiring colorful photos!
Patchwork Cards: More crafty than sew-y, but really really cute!
Zakka Style Fabric Pennant: with the most adorable owls!!
Toys & Dolls
Please see our Toys & Dolls page for tons and tons of patterns and tutorials!
Appliques
Sacred Spiral: Gorgeous selection of applique patterns!
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