There are many craft, home decorating and accessory patterns and project sheets available for free on-line. If you are ready for a new project and don't already have a pattern at home, check here first to see if you can save yourself a trip to the fabric or craft store. If you have a sewing room well stocked with fabric and trims, you may be able to take a mid-night inspiration from start to finish. A few publishers even offer fashion patterns for free on-line, so don't let the cost of a pattern deter you from starting a new project.

Several designers of fabrics and patterns offer a selection of sewing projects and patterns for free on-line to give sewers the opportunity to sample their designs. Quilting fabric designers offer free quilt designs to help start your creative juices flowing. One of the best ways to learn of new patterns is to subscribe to the blogs of your favorite designers and fabric manufacturers.

Burda Style provides many fashion patterns on their community web site. The site is a web interpretation of the Burda magazine published in Germany and available through a limited number of magazine stands and German specialty shops in the United States. Like the magazine, the web site offers copyright free patterns for personal use.