This guide has been written by Julie Bonnar of The Pattern Pages – an online resource and downloadable magazine for people who love to sew their own clothes. Ever dreamed of making your own clothes?

This storage cube project is from Torie Jayne’s beautiful new book, Stylish Home Sewing. The book has over 35 gorgeous projects to sew for your home featuring Torie’s stylish pastel colour palette.

This series of posts written by quilting author and blogger Kerry Green is a skill building quilting series which teaches you how to make a quilt from beginning to end. It is a sampler quilt, so each ...

(Any EPP templates or fabric pieces can be used to create the outer panel as long as the finished panel measures 25cm x 39cm). Cut 67 x 1 inch side paper hexagon shapes. From the selection of print ...

This make up bag project was designed by Julie Boyd, a secondary school teacher particularly known for her work using e-textiles, which are electronic components specially designed for textiles ...

If you want to give your sewing project a unique touch you can get your own fabric printed in the UK in small quantities (from a fat quarter upwards with most sites). Many companies today offer ...

This blackwork embroidery tutorial was written and designed by Little Miss Fancy Frocks, the dynamic mother and daughter duo who lovingly create handcrafted clothing for adults and children. Visit ...

TIP A “fat quarter” is a yard or meter of fabric that is folded in half both horizontally and vertically, and then cut into four along the fold lines—so you end up with a piece measuring 18 in. high x ...

When you first start dressmaking to seems like there are an overwhelming amount of techniques to learn – how to sew pockets, cuffs and collars, hems, waistbands, seams, buttonholes, zips and much more ...

Below you will find a guide to the burn test, which will help in identifying fabric based upon the way it reacts when burnt. Do you ever stumble across the odd fabric in your stash and find you aren’t ...