Tutorial: Add contrast cuffs to a shirt

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows you can add a pop of color to the cuffs of a button up shirt. Give them stripes, polka dots, a bold floral, whatever suits your fancy. Rather than replacing the cuffs altogether, which would be an involved project, she keeps things simple by just covering them. One fat quarter of fabric is all you need. She rates this as an advanced beginner project because there are a couple of buttonholes.

Click below for her tutorial:

How to Embellish a Shirt Cuff, by The Sewing Rabbit

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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!