Tutorial: Giant book floor cushions

With these giant book floor cushions, you can literally snuggle up with a good book. Polly from Pieces by Polly designed them, and she shares a tutorial on her blog so you can make some too. I am loving these soooo much! You can make the covers with any title, using novelty print fabric to match the theme of your book. And how perfect are the titles and call numbers on the spines. The fabric covers really open, just like an actual book. Her tutorial is divided into two posts. In the first, she shows how to make the foam inserts. In the second, she shows how to make the covers – which are removable so they can be washed as needed. I’m sure your school library or local public library would love you forever if you made them some.

Click below for her tutorials:

Giant Quilted Book Cushion Tutorial – Lesson 1 of 2

Giant Quilted Book Cushion Tutorial – lesson 2 of 2

(both tutorials by Pieces of Polly)

[photo from Pieces of Polly]

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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!