Fabric Strip Crafts Hello- this particular post happened as a result of preparing for our annual craft fair. I say ‘our craft fair’ because myself, one of my sisters, and our mother share a booth together; we each bring our own items to sell! We have a fun day sitting and talking to each other […]
Fun Sewing Projects
for Beginners
Sew something practical for you or your home, or make a gift for someone else!
When you have completed a Sewing Project, take some pictures of your project and place them in a Finished Sewing Projects Journal.
Keep memories of your Finished Sewing Projects using one of my designed journals! There are two pages for each project, one page is for a photo and one page is for writing about your project. There are 12 different journal cover designs to choose from!
You may find that you start to build up a 'stash of fabrics' leftover from your many sewing projects, or even fabrics waiting to be used for new projects, read about these TIPS for organizing and storing your fabrics!
Sew a Heart Shape: Pillow or Coaster
Sew a Fabric Heart Shape: Make a Pillow or Coaster This tutorial will show you how to cut out, trim and Sew a Fabric Heart Shape and turn it into a pillow or coaster. Have any fabric scraps? This is a great project for using up leftover fabric pieces. Choose your fabric pieces and keep […]
Simple Pillow Project
Simple Pillow Project: Make a pillow with stuffing Would you like to make and sew a pillow with YOUR chosen fabric design/color? This post is a Step-by-Step Simple Pillow Project tutorial that will show you how to make and sew your own pillow. Check out these F.A.Qs before starting your pillow What type of paper […]
How to Make a T-shirt Quilt with Borders
T-Shirt Quilt with Borders Sewing a t-shirt quilt is such a fun way to keep past memories close to you! This tutorial will show you how to make a t-shirt quilt with borders. You can add borders just around the outside edge of the main t-shirt quilt or you can add borders around each t-shirt […]
Sew A Handmade Tooth Fairy Pillow
Sew A Handmade Tooth Fairy Pillow After several years of searching for a lost tooth under the pillow all while trying NOT to wake my child, I found a much better way to do this ‘tooth fairy’ job and decided to Sew A Handmade Tooth Fairy Pillow! My mom had given me a sewing project […]
Decorate Nap Towel for Kindergarten
Decorate a Nap Towel for Kindergarten with Appliqué Congratulations, you have a little one who is off to school! Do you have a Nap Towel for Kindergarten listed on the school supplies list? I wanted to give my children an extra special school nap towel and thought it’d be cool to add fabric appliqué to […]
Make & Sew Fabric Garland
Make & Sew Your Own Scrap Fabric Garland This Fabric Garland is a fun and unique way to decorate for any purpose or holiday! Fabrics come in many different themes for holidays such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter. There are so many fabric themes, you can create your own reason for decorating with garland. […]
Sewing A Fashionable Cotton Fabric Face Mask
Sewing A Fabric Face Mask This particular post came about when I started sewing fabric face masks and donating them locally to people who needed them at the beginning of our world health pandemic. (You know what I’m talking about 😷 ) UPDATE March 2024— There are still people who choose to wear face masks […]