Sewing pattern: Vinyl fruit purse, with free cut file

How cute are these fruit bags for summer! Would you believe you can DIY them? Melissa from Polka Dot Chair has a tutorial and free SVG cut files for making them. She used her Cricut Maker, which can cut vinyl. If your cutting machine doesn’t vinyl, you can cut the vinyl by hand using a paper pattern cut on your machine. She includes patterns to make a strawberry, lemon (or lime, or orange), and watermelon.

Click below for her tutorial:

DIY Fruity Crossbody Bag Patterns, a Cricut Maker Project, by Polka Dot Chair

[photo from Polka Dot Chair]

If you are looking for fun and creative SVG files (the files for Cricut and Electronic cutting machines) to create your own DIY craft items then check these SVG files out these on Etsy. Etsy is great for purchasing files as they have instant downloads available and the sellers are really good with keeping on top of what is trending and popular. If you sell customized items and need SVG format files then it is a valuable resource to have to keep your customers happy. Check out more SVG files and bundles over at Design Bundles

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!