Home Decor – Page 155

Tutorial: Make fabric napkins from an old dress shirt

May 18, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to repurpose an old dress shirt into fabric napkins. One shirt yields two napkins, plus a handy drawstring bag to carry them with you on your next picnic. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make an oven mitt

May 12, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Just because an item is practical doesn’t mean it can’t be pretty. Take this oven mitt by Prudent Baby, for example. The mitt protects your hands from a hot pan, but made from a fresh print it’s also pretty. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Pleated lumbar pillow

May 11, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home show how make this pleated lumbar pillow. (The pleats are on the white portion of the example pillow, so they’re hard to see in the photo.) This would make a lovely addition to your bed linens. Go to the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Clothesline applique dish towel

May 9, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Christine from Jane Avion shows how to add this fabulous clothesline applique to a tea towel. She was inspired by a similar tea towel at Anthropologie. I love the dimensional aspect of the tiny appliqued clothes! Go to the tutorial… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fancy Border Tea Towels

May 8, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to dress up a plain tea towel by adding fancy fabric borders. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Sew4Home] [tags]sewing, tutorial, fancy, border, fabric, tea, towel[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Kitchen curtains with bow toppers

May 5, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home continues their Retro Fun kitchen sewing series with a tutorial showing how to make these ribbon topped kitchen curtains. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Sew4Home] [tags]sewing, tutorial, kitchen, curtain, bow, ribbon, topper[/tags]… Read more ...

It’s new: Comfy Seats Round Cushions downloadable PDF pattern

May 3, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Craft Apple’s newest pattern is this downloadable Comfy Seats Round Cushions PDF pattern. The pattern gives instructions for making these 15″ round cushions in four styles: Quilted Strips, Quilted Squares, Quilted Modern, and Daisy (shown here). You can purchase the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Retro-inspired quilted oven mitts

April 29, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home continues their Retro Fun series with a tutorial showing how to make these retro-inspired quilted oven mitts. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Sew4Home] [tags]sewing, tutorial, retro, oven, mitt, hotpad[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a tea tray ensemble

April 25, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Lisa Cox shares a tutorial for this Breakfast in Bed ensemble over at QFD Creative. The ensemble includes everything you need to set a pretty tea tray – a crochet-edged fabric napkin, an appliqued tray cloth, and a patchwork… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lace doily coasters

April 24, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff continues the Celebrating Mom series with a tutorial showing how to make these lace doily coasters. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Ruffles and Stuff] [tags]sewing, tutorial, celebrating mom, mother, mom, lace, doily,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Waterproof picnic blanket

April 22, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Lindsay from The Cottage Mama and The Cottage Home guest blogs over at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make a waterproof picnic blanket. The waterproof fabric is easily (and inexpensively!) obtained from a vinyl tablecloth. Love it! … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a “planket” – a blanket that folds into a pillow

April 20, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Valerie from The Crafter’s File Box shows how to make a “planket”, a blanket that folds up inside a pillow. These would be great for traveling or kids’ sleepovers! Go to the tutorial. [photo from The Crafter’s File Box… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Family portrait coasters

April 18, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Marigold from Hideous Dreadful Stinky created this set of family portrait coasters as a housewarming gift for friends. Aren’t they fabulous?? Read more about this project on her blog. [photo from Hideous Dreadful Stinky] [via Craft Gossip Crafty Reviews Flickr… Read more ...

Tutorial: Free as a Bird long skinny envelope pillow

April 16, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home finishes up their series of Earth Day inspired throw pillows with a tutorial showing how to make their Free as a Bird pillow. This is a long skinny envelope style pillow with button closures on the front. Go to … Read more ...

Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired Smoldering Hues ruffled shower curtain

April 15, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sweetie Pie Bakery shares a tutorial on her blog for an Anthropologie-inspired Smoldering Hues shower curtain. The rows upon rows of ruffles look so luxe!! And the different colors give an ombre effect. Go to the tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...