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by Anne Weaver
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Home decor weight cotton makes beautiful tea towels!! I used some vintage home dec weight fabric to create this Love applique tea towel with a design loosely inspired by a towel I saw at Anthropologie. I went with a color… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
This double oven mitt is perfect for someone who loves to bake! The fabric that connects the two mitts helps protect your arms from a hot dish. And the applique at the ends is so cute! Heather from The Sewing … Read more ... by Anne Weaver
A patchwork potholder makes a nice little gift – or an extra something nice for your own kitchen. Plus, youcan use up your scraps! Svetlana from SOTAK Handmade has a tutorial for us showing how. Simple improv piecing makes the… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
This handy hanging dish towel is simple to make using an inexpensive hot pad and a kitchen towel. Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial at Polka Dot Chair showing how to do it. The towel buttons around an oven… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
These quilted potholders have the sweetest little kitchen illustrations made from a combination of free motion stitching and applique! Minki Kim shares a tutorial and free pattern at We All Sew. The illustrations are from her book Diary In Stitches… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
Paper towels are certainly convenient for cleaning up a mess, but they’re not so great for the environment. But what if your paper towels weren’t paper, but fabric? Then you could wash and reuse them again and again. Melissa from… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
Polka dots are a staple in my fabric stash. They’re just so versatile – and so cute! Amber Simmons shows how you can create these donut hot pads, with polka dot fabric giving them sprinkles. Donuts and polka dots in… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
Beth from The Renegade Seamstress has taken her popular casserole carrier tutorial and created a 1-minute video showing how it’s put together. The insulated carrier wraps around a rectangular baking dishby Anne Weaver
Shelly from Coral & Co. shows how you can sew up a quick quilted pot holder. She designed it as a last minute Christmas gift to sew, but of course Christmas is not the only time we might need a… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
This oven mitt lets you get a good grip when picking up a hot pan while still protecting your hands. Mayra from So Sew Easy shares a free sewing pattern for making one. Choose two cotton prints – one of… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
Add some fun Christmas cheer to your kitchen with these cute Merry and Bright retro towels! Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shares a tutorial and free pattern at Therm O Web. They’re quick to sew and make great gifts. Use… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
A favorite family recipe printed on a tea towel makes a heartfelt and treasured gift, especially when the recipe is written in grandma’s (or other loved family member’s) handwriting.
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn gives the run-down on three methods… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
Sew4Home shows how you can sew up a set of placemats out of a Jelly Roll (precut fabrics). The stripes are pieced from a jelly roll of fabric (or you could just cut your fabric yardage into strips), and the… Read more ... by Anne Weaver
Plastic wrap is an easy way to cover your leftovers, but it’s wasteful. You can use it once and then it goes in the trash, and then to a landfill. Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how you can fabric bowl… Read more ...