I love a good baked potato, but rarely do I plan far enough ahead to actually bake one in the oven.  The microwave will cook them quickly but they tend to get dried out.  Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how… Read more ...

See how you can make this cute shabby chic towel!  It would make a pretty accessory for your kitchen, and if you’ve never appliqued before, it’s a great project to get started.  Heart Handmade UK has the tutorial. Click below… Read more ...

Mallory from A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make the cutest watermelon pot holder.  Batik fabrics are perfect for this project!  The variations in color look just like a real watermelon rind.  Such a cute project for summer! Click… Read more ...

Sew up your scraps and make some pretty oven mitts in the process!  Sew4Home has a tutorial showing how to make these ruffled oven mitts.  They’re so fun in brights, but they’d also be pretty in softer shades. Click below… Read more ...

Torie Jayne shows how you can sew a double ended oven mitt.  The long mitt has pockets on either hand for your hand, to help keep a hot pan from burning your arms.  It makes a great gift!  Or perhaps… Read more ...

Add a touch of spring to your kitchen with this sweet bunny dishtowel!  You can make one using a tutorial and pattern by Bev from Flamingo Toes.  The floral bunnies on this dishtowel are certainly pretty, but what makes the… Read more ...

Skip the plastic wrap!  Patti from Hearth & Vine (formerly Garden Matters) shows how you can sew fabric bowl covers. Each one takes just a fat quarter and some elastic. They’ll fit over the tops of your bowls and help… Read more ...

Rows of ruffles and a bunny applique make these kitchen towels pretty for spring!  Get the tutorial and the applique template from Sew4Home.  They use toweling fabric to make the towels, but you could also just add the applique and… Read more ...

Shelly from Coral & Co. shares a tutorial for making these easy quilted pot holders.  She uses fun prints for the front and the back and then finishes off the edges with a pretty bias tape.  I’m loving the bright… Read more ...

Sara from Alice & Lois shows how you can make a simple square pot holder.  They’re made from cotton, with Insul-Bright between the layers to help protect against a hot pan.  lIf you can’t find cotton yardage that you like,… Read more ...

Kelli from The Willow Market shows how to make an absorbent dish drying mat.  The top is a patchwork of pretty cottons, and the bottom is terry cloth.  It’s a larger size mat that is roughly 17″ tall x 21″… Read more ...

I can’t get enough of scrappy patchwork.  I love to see how the colors and patterns play off of each other! And it’s so satisfying to know that scraps are getting used, too!  Sew4Home shows how you can add scrappy… Read more ...

Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun shows how you can make a dish towel that will stay put when you hang it from an oven door.  It’s made from a purchased kitchen towel and a pot holder, with… Read more ...