Make and Sew a Fabric Gift Bag- PERFECT for Gift Cards! Give that special ‘handmade’ touch to your gifts; Make and Sew a Fabric Gift Bag! This TUTORIAL shows you how to make a GIFT CARD sized bag! (You can make any size bag you’d like just by changing the dimensions and then continue to […]
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!
Headband Sewing Tutorial
Simple Headband Sewing Tutorial For Beginners I LOVE wearing headbands when I’m hanging out at home or doing yard work in the hot weather! A couple of years ago I bought my first and only knit headband with a purple pattern fabric; a little secret about me… I LOVE PURPLE! Anyhow, I still have the […]
Design AND Sew Your Own Fabric Drink Coasters! A Sewing Tutorial for Beginners
Fabric Drink Coasters Sewing Tutorial for Beginners Looking to practice your sewing skills and make a fun sewing project? You are in the right place! You will learn how to sew with circles, clip curved seam allowances, learn how to do some simple quilting AND end up with some awesome fabric drink coasters! Materials […]
Embellish Towels with Decorative Fabric Trim! A tutorial for BEGINNERS
Prettify Your Towels! Embellish Towels with Decorative Fabric Trim, A Simple Sewing Tutorial for Beginners! Do you have solid color towels, or maybe you received some for a gift. Solid color towels are perfect for ‘JAZZING UP!’ Check out this Tutorial for Beginners: Embellish Towels with Decorative Fabric Trim! These embellished towels are perfect for […]
Beginners Tutorial For Easy to Sew Placemats with Rounded Corners
Beginners Tutorial for: Easy to Sew Placemats Have fun making these Easy to Sew Placemats for Beginners. Placemats are a MUST for my tabletop! I’ve been wanting to make new placemats for our table, SO I decided to create an EASY Tutorial for Sewing Fabric Placemats with Rounded Corners. Several years back we got a new […]
Quilting Tutorial for Beginners: Super SIMPLE Squares Quilt Tutorial
Quilting Tutorial for Beginners: Super SIMPLE Squares Quilt Tutorial If you have been learning how to sew and want a fun sewing project to practice stitching straight seams, this Quilting Tutorial for Beginners: Super SIMPLE Squares Quilt Tutorial is the perfect project! When I am learning a new skill, I like to have some introductory information […]
Easy Pillowcase Tutorial
Easy Pillowcase Tutorial-Sew Your Own Simple Pillowcase Welcome to the Easy Pillowcase Tutorial! My boys have quite a collection of pillowcases! It is tradition for me to sew my kids pillowcases on Christmas Eve. There are so many FUN choices of fabric for pillowcases! My husband even said he’d sleep on a ‘FUN’ pillowcase! […]
Make Chenille Fabric: Add some fun fabric texture to your projects!
Learn How to Make Chenille Fabric Did you know that you can make chenille fabric? You can use a single color of fabric OR use several colors of fabric to create many fun color effects! I’ll be showing you how to make your own chenille fabric with Homespun Cotton Fabric. I have a book […]
How to Creatively Fray Fabric Edges
A Sewing Technique that creates frayed edge seams for pillows, rag quilts and other projects. Learn How to Fray Fabric Edges! This fun sewing ‘how-to’ is easy enough for the beginner seamstress! This sewing technique adds a textured touch, has great visual appeal and is a fun way to add some character to your project! […]
Sew a Casserole Carrier: Quilted & Insulated
**Author updated 11/30/21 Sew a Casserole Carrier: Quilted & Insulated Keep your hot foods HOT and cold foods COLD and Sew a Casserole Carrier: Quilted & Insulated! What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish? Mine is Broccoli Casserole made by my father! The one problem is that my dad would bring his casserole wrapped up in […]