Every year my boys’ elementary school holds a little holiday shop the first week of December. The kids can bring in a little bit of money (that’s all they need) and shop for Christmas gifts. All of the items are donated by parents and a large portion are handmade. Everything is marked super low and all of the proceeds go to the school. My kids have lots of fun with it. Especially when they see things I made – they love to buy my things, isn’t that funny?
This year I used it as an opportunity to practice my free-motion quilting and use up some awkward fabrics from my stash – stuff that doesn’t really match with the rest. The potholder pattern is from the Birch blog {here}.
It was totally fun and hopefully I’m a little bit better at it now. I mean after 25 potholders!?!
And I’ll probably receive a couple of those potholders for Christmas from my boys, lol!
And by the way, I have a whole bunch of free sewing tutorials for pot holders, fabric napkins, cute dishtowels, a mixer cover and more in my list of cute things to sew for your kitchen.
Sew an organizer covered with pockets that you can hang in your closet! This easy sewing project is great for organizing sewing and craft supplies, fashion accessories, bathroom necessities, gift wrappings, and more. There are pockets on both sides plus a big interior pocket so every bit of space is used. I’ll show you easy step by step instructions for sewing this organizer and putting it to use in your home. Get sew organized today.
Are you sewing a Closet Organizer with me? I hope so! This is Part 2 of our free sewing tutorial for an amazing organizer with a coat hanger inside so you can hang it anywhere.
If you are getting started, make sure you start at Part 1 of the free pattern.
Be a basketmaker! Sure, you can sew, but did you know that you can make amazing baskets too using your sewing machine, some fabric and the same materials that you use for your other projects?
Have you fallen in love with Quilt as You Go yet? It’s a fun technique for quilts, of course, but I’m having lots of fun using it for pouches and tote bags too.
I’m so excited to share with you the pattern for our first mini quilt of 2018… Flora! This beautiful little quilt was designed by the very talented Lauren of Molly & Mama…
At my daughter Chloe’s high school (can you believe my baby started high school???), the lunch lines are so long that she has been skipping lunch! She’s always starving by the time she gets home because she doesn’t want to carry a big lunch bag as well as her heavy backpack – poor girl!
Looking for free table runner patterns? I gathered up all my favorites in one place – here are free quilt patterns for table runners for fall, winter, spring and summer!
I am so in love with the beautiful look of simple patchwork quilts with lots of squares. This is the perfect way to use up fabric scraps like I did, or you can make a beautifully coordinated quilt with pre-cut 2 1/2’’ square fabric pieces that come in mini-charm packs.
I’m also in love with the process. If you feel like quilt making is your escape from the world and sitting down to sew for a few hours makes your troubles fade away… this is the quilt for you!
Sew an easy beautiful apron with this free sewing pattern that only uses one yard of fabric! Whether you are sewing for yourself or for a friend, an apron always comes in handy and makes a great gift. This blog post includes a link to a free template that I digitized for you.
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My kids are crazy about foxes right now. All due to a certain YouTube video that my sister decided to show them. Now they each sing their own version of ‘what does the fox say’ most of the day long. Cadie sings ‘wake up the fox, now’ (she can’t read the subtitles).
You know I love a good organizer. Here’s a darling mug organizer that a reader made. Joy from Joy’s Jots, Shots & Whatnots sewed it up and It’s awesome. It’s different from my Mug Caddy in ways which I think some people might like. There’s no binding and there are interior pockets. It stays on with ties instead of elastic.
I’ve spent so much time trying to make this mini log cabin quilt just perfect, and I still don’t like it. I started by making mini log cabin blocks using my free tutorial here.
When I turned 14 years old I received a new sewing machine for my birthday. It was beautiful to me – a mid-range Singer with a sturdy frame and lots of stitches, plus a few extra feet. I could hardly believe that my mother had saved up so much money and was willing to spend it on me.
But there were things that I never knew that I never knew!
Last month I wrote a review of Yoko Saito’s book New Classic Patchwork. I guess it was obvious how much I loved the book because that same day Lindsay from World Book Media emailed me and asked if I would like to try some of Yoko’s patterns that they have published in a series called ‘Zakka Workshop.’ She said I could offer a giveaway to my readers too!
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I. Like the dome shaped quilting on the striped potholder- it’s interesting! And what a smart way to use up scraps:)
What a good idea using it to practice free-motion… I will keep that in mind! They look great – I love the wavy lines. Simple, but looks amazing! Thanks for hosting the linky.
I. Like the dome shaped quilting on the striped potholder- it’s interesting! And what a smart way to use up scraps:)
Great job!
I have a ton of potholders needing to be done. You have inspired me.
Beautiful free motion quilting. Those potholders will sell like hotcakes!!
So stinking cute! Very creative
What a good idea using it to practice free-motion… I will keep that in mind! They look great – I love the wavy lines. Simple, but looks amazing! Thanks for hosting the linky.