Tutorial: Ruffled pillowcase dress for babies, plus a simple quilt

Melissa Mortenson from The Polka Dot Chair shows how to make a pillowcase style baby dress out of fat quarters. You’ll need one fat quarter each for the front and the back of the dress, plus one for the little ruffle going all the way around the bottom. This is a perfect project for those yummy stacks of coordinated fat quarters! She also gives a tutorial for makinga simple quilt out of three coordinating fat quarters. A stack of six fat quarters would complete both projects and make an awesome baby gift! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from The Polka Dot Chair]

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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!