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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 ...
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 dish and has loops at the top where you can… Read more ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sew4Home shows how you can sew up a set of placemats out of a jelly roll of pre-cut fabric. The stripes are pieced from a jelly roll of fabric (or you could just cut your fabric yardage into strips), and… Read more ...
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 ...
See how to sew a potholder that fits around the handle of your skillet! Cat from Mary Martha Mama has the tutorial. It’s a great and useful project to make from your scraps! She shows how to make the pattern… Read more ...
I’ve gotten pretty good at pulling a bowl out of the microwave using only the tips of my fingers to avoid them getting burned on the bowl, but these soup bowl hot pads are a much better solution. Beth from… Read more ...
Sew a set of pumpkin pot holders to bring some Halloween and autumn cheer to your kitchen! They’re not hard to make and they’re totally cute. Shelly from Coral & Co. shares a tutorial. Quilting lines make the ridges of… Read more ...
Amy from Sew Incredibly Crazy shares a tutorial at Therm O Web for making this patchwork pumpkin potholder. The patchwork makes it a great project for your smaller scraps. It also gives it a warm homespun kind of look that… Read more ...
A microwave potato bag will help keep your potato from drying out while you’re cooking it in the microwave. Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun shows how you can sew a microwave potato bag. It’s insulated with cotton… Read more ...
Sew4Home shows how you can make these pretty apple and pear kitchen towels. They show the project made from scratch, starting with cotton ticking yardage to make the towel before adding the applique design. If you wanted to simplify the… Read more ...
Sherri from A Quilting Life shows how you can sew your fabric scraps into a beautiful patchwork potholder. She designed the potholders to use up her smaller strips and scraps (2 1/2″). Pull out your scrap bin and sew up… Read more ...