Here you will find projects, tutorials and ideas for sewing and creating fun and/or useful items. While quilting requires sewing, sewing itself isn’t quilting. Weird, huh? Check out the quilting category for more on quilting.
I’m really looking forward to Christmas this year and am excited to start decorating soon! I don’t have any big Christmas plans, I’m just excited to have everyone home for the holidays. With that in mind, I wanted to create more homemade things, you know, things from the heart. So, I started with this…
Last night, I slept great for the first part of the night, and then I was up at 3am unable to figure out what woke me. I have a habit of waking up and not being able to go back to sleep for a while. I usually blame my husband’s snoring for waking me. Then,…
It’s amazing what you can make with just a little fabric, thread and a piece of ribbon! This easy drawstring bag is created from those simple things. It’s a great way to give a gift or to carry pretty much anything. If you’re a sewing beginner, this is a great project for you. I’ve just…
You know what I think is exciting? Learning new things. I’ve been taking baby steps to learn how to make a quilt and this coffee mug rug is a great step on the way to that goal, because a mug rug is just a little quilt! It’s made small to fit a delicious cup of coffee…
Have you ever wanted to give a really special Easter basket to someone? I’ve bought new baskets over the years, hoping to achieve a personalized look, but I needed to make one myself to get the look that I really wanted. The only problem was that I had no idea how to do that. Then, I…
Have you ever made something that turned out to be a way bigger hit than you thought it would be? That’s what happened with this TruMoo Caramel Hot Chocolate recipe! It’s so easy, I had no idea that it would be so flavorful, special and festive. Plus, everyone loved it! Next, I was blown away at…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BeHealthyForEveryPartofLife #CollectiveBias My daughter goes to college six hours away from home, so care packages are a great way for me to let her know I’m thinking of her and to send her things she needs. If you…
There’s something so warm and cozy about making projects with felt around the holidays. This whole project could have just as easily been made with paper but the felt? It just makes whatever’s given in those little pouches seem like even more of a treat to me. Want easy? This is a no sew project!…
I have two corner Christmas trees in my front foyer and they are totally naked except for lights. I’ve been putting them up that way for about 10 years. I like to think of them in fancy terms as a “lighted tree entrance to the decorated tree” but truth be told, they’re just naked. My…