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Apparel Sewing Patterns

Learn how to make your own clothes! Sewing patterns for beginners to advanced. Women’s & kids apparel patterns, tips, tricks, and ideas!

How to make hair ties with fabric - a free tutorial to make knotted hair ties. #sewingtutorial #sewingpatterns #DIY #hairties #knottedhairties #fabrichairties #freesewingpattern

How to Make Knotted Hair Ties in 2 Sizes

cream sweatshirt with quilt block on front in front of patchwork quilt

How to Make an Upcycled Quilt Block Sweatshirt

gray disney sweashirt on table with mickey ears

DIY Quilt-As-You-Go Disney Sweatshirt

girl wearing blue sweatshirt standing in snowstorm

How to Repurpose Jeans into a Scrappy “Be Kind” Sweatshirt!

15+ Women’s Skirt Sewing Patterns Perfect for Summer

15+ Women’s Skirt Sewing Patterns Perfect for Summer

10 T-Shirt Dress Sewing Patterns

10 T-Shirt Dress Sewing Patterns

coral love sweatshirt, jeans and shoes on white table

DIY Valentine’s Day Sweatshirts

woman in white top with city in background

15 Simple Things to Make for Your Summer Wardrobe

white t shirt with blue scallops on model

Scallop Neck DIY T-Shirt Refashion

Title image of easter dress patterns for girls- back of aqua dress

50 Easter Dress Patterns for Girls

Apron Sewing Patterns

19 Adorable Apron Sewing Patterns for Kids & Adults

DIY Snap Up Infinity Scarf pattern by Melissa of polkadotchair.com - perfect for traveling

Snap Up Infinity Travel Scarf Sewing Tutorial

Upcycle a T-shirt into a girls maxi dress with this sewing tutorial. A free pattern for a t-shirt maxi dress on polkadotchair.com

Summer T-Shirt Maxi Dress Sewing Pattern

woman in blue coverup on deck of cruise ship

Make a Cute Swimsuit Cover-Up with this Free Sewing Pattern

How to sew a scarf- a fun small square scarf tutorial #sewascarf #DIYScarf #sewing #sewingtutorial #sewingpattern

Learn How to Sew a Scarf

How to customize your converse with fabric - a DIY way to decorate the tongue of your converse shoes. How to add fabric to shoes #DIYfashion #DIYConverse #CustomConverse #CustomShoes #DIYCustomShoes #decorateshoes

How to Customize your Converse with Fabric

Learn how to make a DIY Embroidered sweater with a fun french quote on it. Includes free embroidery pattern for the quote. A clever way to refashion an old sweater. #DIYEmbroidery #DIYFashion #embroideredsweater #tutorial

DIY Embroidered Sweater Tutorial

Learn how to make a fabric belt or sash with this free sewing tutorial. Can be made in multiple sizes. #FabricBeltTutorial #fabricbelt #sewingtutorial

How to Make a Fabric Belt or Sash

How to sew a half circle skirt with a zipper. A free sewing tutorial teaching you how to make a circle skirt out of seersucker or rayon. Such a cute summer DIY project!

Learn How to Sew a Circle Skirt

Oliver + S Hide and Seek Dress pattern sewn using Safari Party fabrics from Riley Blake Designs; lots of cute ideas for handmade dresses for little girls on polkadotchair.com

Handmade Dress Ideas using Safari Party Fabrics

Tiered Pillowcase Dress Pattern

Tiered Pillowcase Dress Pattern

How to Make a Bow Tie That Ties!

How to Make a Bow Tie That Ties!

Summer Dress Sewing Patterns for Girls

Summer Dress Patterns for Girls

How to sew a cute Kimono Jacket - by Melissa Mortenson of polkadotchair.com

How to Sew a Lightweight Summer Jacket

Cute ideas for Easter Sewing Projects, an Easter Dress and DIY Stuffed Easter Bunny Pattern

DIY Easter Bunny & Easter Dress Ideas

Learn how to sew a pillow case dress with this Pillowcase Dress Tutorial. Includes full instructions and a chart to help you resize the dress for various ages. The quickest dress you'll ever sew!

Free Pillowcase Dress Pattern & Size Chart

More than 25 Free Scarf Sewing Patterns and Tutorials

25+ Scarf Sewing Patterns

Sew Many Dresses Book by Tanya Whelan

Sew Many Dresses; A Sewing Book Review

Blouse sewn from Liberty of London Fabric and Anna Maria Horner's Well Composed Blouse sewing pattern

Well Composed Blouse Sewing Pattern: A finished project

A cute dress to sew for teens and tweens, Coco dress pattern

A finished project: the Coco Dress Sewing Pattern

Quilting Bee Dress pattern from "Just For You" Sewing Book

Quilting Bee Dress Sewing Pattern

Sewing Tutorial to make a simple knit T-Shirt dress by Melissa Mortenson of PolkadotChair.com

T-Shirt Dress DIY

How to Sew With Knit Fabrics- Tips and Resources

How to Sew with Knit Fabrics; A Reference Guide

How to sew a simple skirt perfect for summer. A really cute as a seersucker skirt sewing tutorial!

How to sew: Simple Summer Skirts

The Liberty Tee, a t-shirt sewing pattern refashion on polkadotchair.com

The Liberty Tee – a t-shirt sewing pattern refashion

Easter Dress made from McCall's 6882

A Polka Dot Easter Dress

A Polka Dot Dress and the Kentucky Derby on polkadotchair.com

Our Day at the Oaks & My Custom Polka Dot Dress

Tween Skirt Sewing Tutorial on polkadotchair.com

In be “tween” Skirt Tutorial

Mathilde Blouse Sewing Pattern

Mathilde Blouse Sewing Pattern

Embroidered Linen Tunic

70’s Inspired Embroidered Linen Tunic

Little Black Dress Challege

Little Black Dress Sewing Pattern

Lace T-shirt Inspired by Oz the Great and Powerful

DIY Lace T-Shirt Refashion Inspired by Oz the Great and Powerful

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