Minki Kim from MinkiKim.com and WeAllSew has a fun twist on a traditional kitchen item for you. Are you tired of making square or rectangle pot holders? How about a circle pot holder this time? Minki made a pair and keeps using them as trivets, pot holders, and kitchen decor. They are a very simple and a fast project so you can finish in a evening. It's a perfect gift too!
Summer will be here sooner than you think, and with it comes trips to the park, the beach, and the like to enjoy the beautiful sunshine. Instead of lugging some cumbersome bag on those day trips, or long vacations, how about making a quick and useful Waterproof Travel Bag to carry those daily essentials, like chargers, lip balm, and more. Hayley Grzych at WeAllSew will show you just how to make it, and you'll be travel ready in no time.
Hayley Grzych at WeAllSew has a great tutorial on how to create an Easy Quilt Facing. This technique creates an elegant, seamless-looking finish on the front side of the quilt that’s very popular for art quilts or wall hangings and you don't have to worry about single fold, double fold, bias or straight of grain...and not a mitered corner in site.
Melissa Mortenson of the Polka Dot Chair Blog came up with the idea of making small Easter baskets out of fabric so she could take them with her when she traveled on Spring Break. These small fabric baskets would be great for “little hands” on Easter morning this Sunday. Since they are made of fabric they are also very “packable”. You can send them to friends or family far across the country!
From Art Gallery Fabrics at WeAllSew: "Spring is officially here and we are enjoying all the extra daylight we are getting! With March winding down we are all in the Easter spirit. Every store we stop at is full of Easter decor and we can’t help but start stocking up. This year, we wanted to make something special to decorate our homes this coming April, which is why we were inspired to create these extra cute Easter Mini Quilts!"
Laura Ann Coia at SewVeryEasy has some great tips for a taking an item you can find at the dollar store, Flexible Cutting Mats, and turning it into a useful tool for your sewing studio.
Nowadays, there is such a wide variety of quilt battings available that it may be a challenge to select the right one. Sylvain Bergeron at WeAllSew wants to help you select the proper batting for your project.
With a little over a week till St. Patrick's Day, you've probably been hard at work getting your decorations ready for the festivities ahead. Whether you're making a quilt, table runner, or just want to add some decorative stitching to something you've already made, Lori Kennedy at WeAllSew has got you covered by showing how to Free-Motion quilt a St. Patrick's Day Hat to give your work that extra flair.
Winter ends in a just a few weeks, which means it's still the perfect time of year to snuggle up in your favorite chair and have a nice cup of tea. But while the tea is keeping you warm, what's keeping the tea warm? Why, it's your very own Custom Tea Cozy of course, which Julie Bridgeman at WeAllSew is going to show you how to make.
St. Patrick's Day is less than two weeks away, which gives you plenty of time to think about all of the different green decorations you can make. Might we suggest some DIY Fabric Shamrocks from Jen at Shabby Fabrics? Follow along with her in this tutorial and make some for yourself!
Just because Valentine's Day is over doesn't mean you can't show your love and affection for that special person in your life by making them something lovely. Julie Cefalu, The Crafty Quilter, has a fun and scrappy Lazy Heart Quilt Block for you to create that'll help you seal that connection you and your person share.
There's nothing better than knowing where your stuff is when you need it. And what better way is there to stay organized than by having dedicated pouches to store your thread, needles, and more. What if they were color coded too? Well, now you can have it all, as Hayley Grzych at WeAllSew will show you how to make Vinyl Zip Pouches that will store your quilting curios, are easy to see through, and can be made from whatever color vinyl you choose.
Here's an adorable tutorial on how to make a Valentine's Pillow from the Fort Worth Fabric Studio Blog that can be a fun project for yourself or as a gift for your loved ones tomorrow. Two great things about this project, one, you can use up your scraps. Two, you can make the project again and again for the rest of the upcoming holidays. For St. Patrick's Day, use green and white fabrics and add a shamrock. Or how about using pastels and adding a rabbit for Easter? Maybe red and green with a pine tree for Christmas? There's just so many possibilities for you to try out!
On Monday, Punxsutawney Phil predicted that there would be six more weeks of Winter. While we may have to weather a few more weeks of cold, one remedy to get through the chilly season is to start thinking of what you'll need for those warmer months and sunny days ahead. One such accessory you may ask? Why, a case for your sunglasses of course, and aquiltingjewel at WeAllSew will show you how to make one that you can have finished and ready in no time at all.
From Julie Cefalu, The Crafty Quilter: "It’s a new year and a great time to start tackling some UFO’s (unfinished projects). They accumulate for many of us because we can’t resist a new project, which leaves our current project abandoned and unfinished. That definitely describes me; I get distracted by shiny new projects all the time! Today, I’m sharing tips for finishing UFO’s and other ways to get rid of them."
After a long day of work there's nothing better than kicking back and taking your shoes off. But what if you want to need to go out of the house really quick again? You don't want to put those hard shoes back on, so what are you going to do? Enter Aynsley Campbell at WeAllSew. Aynsley has a tutorial for you on how to make a pair of Quilted Slippers that you can customize with your own fabric choices.
Even if you don't own a BERNINA, take a look at these feet and see what they can do. Your machine might just have something similar to make your life easier.
From the Stitchin' Post: "Valori Wells from the Stitchin' Post shows you how to ink and print on fabric with a hand-carved block."
Don't you love making handmade gifts? It makes your present extra special and one of a kind. Here's a Let It Snow Holiday Pillow that is full of happiness and cheer from Art Gallery Fabrics and WeAllSew.
Did you know that you can make your own beautiful wreath bows using our own fabric? Julie Bridgman at WeAllSew.com shows you how.