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Trish from Two Peas in a Pod shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make these easy patchwork lanyards. You can make the patchwork strips from small fabric scraps, so go shopping in your scrap bin and rediscover some of your fabric bits of fabric. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Two Peas in a Pod]
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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!
Here are 13 festive Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew today!
Sew a Christmas Tree Holiday Potholder – Free Sewing Pattern by Sew Can She
[photo credit: Sew Can She]
Vintage Ornaments Christmas Tea Towel by Orange Bettie
[photo credit: Orange Bettie]
DIY Oven Mitt Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy
[photo credit: Sweet Red Poppy]
Kitchen Christmas Towel Tutorial by Kiki and Company for U Create
[photo credit: U Create]
DIY Children’s Holiday Apron by Crafting Cheerfully
[photo credit: Crafting Cheerfully]
DIY Christmas Potholder Towel Tutorial by Rae Gun Ramblings
[photo credit: Rae Gun Ramblings]
Easy Hanging Towel Tutorial by Skip To My Lou
[photo credit: Skip To My Lou]
Christmas Apron Tutorial by Sew Mariana
[photo credit: Sew Mariana]
How to Sew a Reversible Casserole Dish Hot Pad by Needlepointers
[photo credit: Needlepointers]
Plaid and Polkadot Deer Dish Towel by Flamingo Toes
[photo credit: Flamingo Toes]
Christmas Potholders Tutorial by Life Sew Savory
[photo credit: Life Sew Savory]
Vintage Apron Pattern Free and Tutorial by Fleece Fun
[photo credit: Fleece Fun]
Simple Hanging Tea Towel Pattern by Polka Dot Chair
[photo credit: Polka Dot Chair]
Thanks so much for linking! Enjoy!
This is a great tutorial, isn’t it? Thanks for passing this on!
I’ve been experimenting with lanyards and came up with an idea for planning out the patches and I just put up this website:
http://www.gwynhug.com/Scientific_Lanyard_Calculator/
If you think your readers would like it, please feel free to link to it. 🙂
Thanks!
Take care,
Gwen
Not able to find tutorial. Lots of comments saying others cannot see it either.
The link is there, we have updated it to a web archive link. It takes a while for the page to load.