Tutorial: Quilted Pillow Sham

Maureen Cracknell Handmade shares her first Fat Quarter Gang a tutorial over at Art Gallery Fabrics, showing how to make her Quilted Pillow Sham. Gorgeous! You can’t see it in this photo, but it’s quilted with a batting so the cover is slightly plush. You can make a pair of them out of 10 fat quarters (you’ll have plenty of scrap left over for other projects). She designed the pillow to showcase the fabrics in the Lillybelle line by Bari J. Over at her blog, she’s giving away a stack of 10 fat quarters from this line. Go to her tutorial at Art Gallery Fabrics. Go to her giveaway to get yourself entered to win some Lillybelle fat quarters. (Giveaway ends Friday morning, July 13, 2012.)

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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!