SewCanShe Free Sewing Patterns for Beginners

We’ve assembled a list of 17 beautiful layer cake patterns to help you bust your stash! Pre-cut 10″ squares in a ‘layer cake bundle’ allow you to skip the heavy cutting and color coordinating, so you can head straight to your sewing machine. If you love a beginner-friendly pattern or a quick weekend project, these free quilt patterns will help you turn that layer cake from yo...

Few moments in life bring the same warmth, happiness, and love as celebrating the wedding of someone you love. If you have a passion for sewing, making a gift for the bride-to-be has probably crossed your mind — and it should.

I’ve been sewing for well over 20 years, and wedding season is when I get the most questions about handmade gifts. Specifically, which ones a...

To me, all sizes of quilts are beautiful, from mini wall hangings to a king-size quilt spread on my bed. But when you’re sewing for a specific purpose (a baby gift, a wedding, a guest room makeover), guessing at quilt sizes can get expensive fast. Standard quilt sizes and standard mattress sizes aren’t the same, and running short on fabric halfway through a queen-size qui...

Yes, I know — we’re a sewing blog, and this whole list is about NOT sewing. Bear with me; even the most devoted sewists need a project that doesn’t involve threading a needle sometimes! Sometimes I want to make something as a gift or for my house without sitting down at my sewing machine — and some of these no-sew gifts don’t even use fabric (though most of them do). This isn...

Star quilt blocks are some of my all-time favorite blocks to sew — there’s a reason they’ve been quilting classics for generations. Below you’ll find dozens of free star quilt patterns, from a classic eight-point star to a modern, scrappy Ohio Star, so you can stitch every style in your favorite fabrics.

Whatever you’re sewing for — a gift, a swap, a keepsake, or ju...