Tutorial: Felt palm leaf pillow
Laura from A Beautiful Mess shows how to make it. The felt palm leaves are easy to cut out free hand once you see how to do it. The pillow base is also easily made from white cotton fabric, making… Read more ...
Tutorial: Nesting fabric baskets
Anna from Tea and a Sewing Machine shows how to make a set of nesting fabric baskets. She gives cutting dimensions to make them in three sizes, the largest having finished measurements of 22 cm x 16 cm x 13… Read more ...
Free pattern: Mitten hot pad
Staci from Crafty Staci shares a free hot pad pattern each month. The pattern for this month is, appropriately enough, shaped like a mitten. It’s a simple shape you can embellish up with applique or trim, or keep things simple… Read more ...
Tutorial: Fabric covered coat hangers
When you’re hanging up a special garment, a regular metal coat hanger just won’t do. These fabric covered coat hangers are so much nicer! If you’re really ambitious, you could make them for every hanger in your closet, coordinating the… Read more ... Tutorial: Mug caddy organizer wrap
Diana from Diana’s Sewing Lessons shows how you can make a mug caddy to turn an ordinary mug into a desk organizer. The fabric organizer wraps around the mug with pockets all around the outside. And of course, you can… Read more ...
Tutorial: Table runner with contrast ends
If your home feels a little plain now that all the Christmas decorations are down, here’s a quick way to spruce it up. Krista from The Happy Housie shows how you can make a custom table runner. She pieced a… Read more ...
Tutorial: Containerize your clutter with DIY fabric trays
Containerize your desktop and dresser top clutter with these cute fabric trays! Kate from See Kate Sew shows how you can make them. You can make them in any size, but she gives patterns to make them in 4 sizes… Read more ...
Tutorial: Sewing table organizer and easel
Sew4Home shares a tutorial for this sewing table organizer and easel. It has a place for you to clip your pattern instructions (or a printed tutorial), and also pockets to hold pens, scissors, and other important notions. There’s also a… Read more ...
Tutorial: Flannel shirt pillow cover
Robin from Happy at Home shows how you can turn an old flannel shirt into a cute pillow cover. The button placket and pocket make neat details for the front of the pillow. The button placket also serves as the… Read more ...
Tutorial: Extra large laundry tote bins
Check out these laundry bins that carry like tote bags! The long rectangular bin is perfect for small spaces. The handles make it easy to pick them up and carry them to the laundry room or laundromat. Sew4Home shares a… Read more ...
Tutorial: How to join fabric pieces with perfect pattern matching
Yulki’s Home Décor shows how you can match patterns when you piece panels of fabric together to make a wide curtain. This method uses hem tape rather than pins to hold the pieces together as you sew them, which provides… Read more ...
Tutorial: No-sew fluffy tulle wreath
We’re past the time for Christmas wreaths, but you can still put a pretty winter wreath on your door. These fluffy tulle wreaths look shimmery and wintery without looking like you forgot to take down your Christmas decorations. Amy from… Read more ...
Tutorial: Easy fabric placemats with angled corners
Pam from Leaves & Stitches shows how you can make these easy fabric placemats with angled corners. You can make a set of four of them in an evening from a yard and a half of fabric (plus fusible fleece… Read more ... Tutorial: Folded hexagon coasters
You can find a tutorial for these folded hexagon coasters over at Totaly Stitchin’. Each coaster is made from 6 hexagons of fabric, folded and layered to create a patchwork effect. It’s a good project to use your scraps.
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Tutorial: Pom pom sash Christmas pillow
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how you can make a pom pom Christmas pillow, tied up in a pretty sash. It could actually work for any holiday, or year round, depending on the colors you use. Or, how about… Read more ...