She Wears Flowers shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make these placemats with chalkboard hearts on them. This would be such a cute way to set the table on Valentine’s, with a special message written to the person… Read more ...
Marigold from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! guest blogs at luvinthemommyhood with a free pattern and tutorial for making her super awesome Macho Man Coasters. The set of fabric coasters features a quartet of manly men with beards and mustaches, muttonchops and… Read more ...
Jill from Creating My Way to Success shows how to make a set of fabric coasters sure to get conversation started at a party or a family dinner. Each coaster is printed with a question designed to encourage sharing of… Read more ...
Wendy Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares her first free sewing pattern for her online sewing school. Fancy Schmancy Cloth Napkins – just the project for a beginning sewist to practice sewing straight lines. (She gives a video sewing lesson… Read more ...
If you do sewing projects from old t-shirts, chances are you have a bag or two (or three? or four?) of knit scraps. Carolyn from Homework shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to braid strips of knit fabric… Read more ...
The Purl Bee shares a tutorial showing how to make these triangle patchwork coasters. They’re quick to put together – why not make a bunch? Get the how-to.
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Having shopped for a tablecloth recently, I can tell you that they’re REALLY expensive, especially if you have a long table to cover up. Even making one yourself can get expensive, as they take a lot of yardage. Becky from… Read more ...
Tammy Hensley from Art, Alphabets, and Adventure shares a tutorial at Sew4Home showing how to make her Dual Duty Reversible Coasters. One side of the coaster is a plain fabric circle, but the other has a keyhole opening so you… Read more ...
I have been having SO MUCH FUN with my Silhouette SD!! Seriously, folks. Not a lick of housework has happened since they sent me this machine because I can’t stop making projects with this thing. We interrupt this post … Read more ...
Colleen Babcock from The Magic Bean guest blogs over at Tatertots and Jello with a how-to for making this reversible overlapping circles placemat. Some of the circles are made from fabric printed with photos. One side is made from everyday… Read more ...
Sew4Home shows how to make a set of fabric napkins. Three of the four sides of each napkin have simple turned under heam, while the fourth is bound in a contrast fabric. What a cool look! Go to the tutorial… Read more ...
Sew4Home has the how-to for making a set of placemats for your holiday table. Get the how-to.
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Looking for more things to sew for Thanksgiving? Check out these sewing patterns we found on Etsy.… Read more ...
Phyllis Dobbs shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog showing how to make a cute pumpkin decorative placemat. Various sizes of buttons give the pumpkin a personality. Or, if you want to use the placemat as part of… Read more ...