Courtney from A Little Craft in Your Day shows how you can sew a simple potholder.  The simple lines give it a modern look, but it also makes it a great first sewing project.  It introduces a lot of basic… Read more ...

Melissa from Polka Dot Chair shows how you can make these sweet pocket pot holders.  The quilted pot holders are handy to have around in the kitchen.  Plus they make great gifts!  Tuck some kitchen tools in the pocket of… Read more ...

The snaps across the tops of these kitchen towels helps them stay in place.  You can make them with a tutorial over at the Make Something blog by Dritz.  They’re easy to sew because you start with a purchased towel… Read more ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...