DIY Zero Waste Kitchen Sponges – Free Sewing Pattern

January 14, 2021 by Anne Weaver

DIY Zero Waste Kitchen Sponges - Free Sewing Pattern

Learn how to make a sponge, the ‘unsponge’, a useful reusable sponge, you can make at home from offcuts, toss in the machine to clean, and reuse over and over. Hellosewing has an easy video tutorial showing how. Pick your colors to coordinate with your kitchen decor, or make the DIY unsponge for seasonal events – Halloween, Christmas, and summer watermelon sponges, spring to mind. The possibilities are endless! Make a few so you always have a zero waste sponge ready to use while the others may be air drying or in the washing machine.

[photo from HelloSewing]

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Freebie: Printable Christmas Eve magic pillowcase poem

With all the excitement and expectation of Santa’s visit, it can be hard for kids to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. Melissa from Polka Dot Chair created special pillowcases for her nephews, to be used only on Christmas Eve. When she gave them to them, she included a little poem explaining that they’re magic pillowcases to help them have sweet dreams. She’s sharing a free printable of the poem on her blog, plus she links to a tutorial she’s written for making a pillowcase, so you can start the tradition with your own kids.

Click below for her tutorial & printable:

Free Printable Christmas Pillowcase Poem , by Polka Dot Chair

[photo from Polka Dot Chair]

Looking for Holiday or Christmas themed Fabric prints? Check these out. Don’t have time to make your own pillow case? Check out these Christmas Pillow Case designs.