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Looking in my sewing room, I spotted a roll of nylon cord next in my leftover fabric basket. There’s not much fabric left in the basket, but there’s a lot of cord. I thought a little bit about what I… Read more ... 
These sewing projects are all about creating things for the home. Home decor can be expensive and these tutorials are fun to make. Sewing something that can be used in the home is a great way to appreciate your sewing… Read more ... 
There’s no doubt that paper towels are convenient. But it doesn’t take long to go through a roll of towels, and all those paper towels end up in the trash. A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make UNpaper towels. … Read more ... 
These hanging mesh produce bags are an easy way to keep your produce fresh and within easy reach. Beginner Sewing Projects has a DIY sewing tutorial you can use to make them. The tutorial includes measurements to make them in… Read more ... 
Sew some pretty quilted pot holders for your kitchen. Petro from Easy Peasy Creative has a tutorial you can use. The pocket design helps protect both sides of your hand from a hot pan. It’s a good project to show… Read more ... 
Everyone seems to have an Instant Pot
now! Protect it (and make it pretty!) with a DIY dust cover. Beginner Sewing Projects shows how. Use Pioneer Woman products to speed up the project (and make it pretty!). Go to Beginner … Read more ... 
A handwritten recipe card from a loved one is a family treasure. Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how you can use a handwritten recipe to create a keepsake recipe dishtowel. This would make a beautiful gift to give to family… Read more ... 
Sew a quilted casserole carrier to take warm dishes to all those holiday parties and potlucks! Sew4Home has a tutorial showing how you can make this quilted and insulated carrier. It wraps around a standard 9″ x 13″ rectangular baking… Read more ... 
Fabric twine is a fun way to use up your fabric scraps! Cut them and twist them into colorful fabric twine! But then… what do you do with the fabric twine? Patti from Hearth and Vine shows how you can… Read more ... 
This pumpkin spice design makes the cutest kitchen towel for fall! Bev from Flamingo Toes has a free pattern you can use to make one. The pumpkin spice design is made from fabric applique with free motion stitching and hand… Read more ... 
Happiest Camper Homestead shows how you can sew these easy fabric jar openers. They make great gifts, and they’re fast to sew! They’re also a great scrapbusting project, so pull out your scrap bin and sew up a stack of… Read more ... 
Paper towels are handy, but you can only use them once and then you throw them away. Brittni from Paper & Stitch shows how you can sew fabric towels that you can reuse over and over. They’re the perfect size… Read more ... 
This Santa or gnome hanging towel would be a cute Christmas accent for your kitchen! Staci from Crafty Staci has a tutorial showing how to make him. His hat wraps around an oven door or towel rod and the gathered… Read more ... 
If you put a sandwich in a plastic bag every day for a whole school year, that’s a LOT of plastic baggies going into the trash! Havalah from Sisters, What! shows how you can make a reusable fabric sandwich wrap. … Read more ...