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DIY Home Décor

Category: <span>DIY Home Décor</span>

It’s where the heart is! Make DIY Home Décor items that sing. Tackle just one room’s DIY décor projects, or give your whole house or apartment a makeover. From pillows to linens to quilts, our DIY decoration projects will make your house a home!

Browse through our home dec ideas and projects find inspiration to spiff up your home!

DIY Throw Pillows

DIY Home Decor Projects

Finished Big Ruffle Pillow

Big Ruffle Pillows

I saw some awesome pillows at a high end home dec store that had big ruffles, and a big price tag and thought ‘I could make those’. I probably should...

Finished jelly roll rug

How to Make a Jelly Roll Rug

I had seen and admired the beautiful and colorful pictures and wanted to try to make a jelly roll rug for myself! A jelly roll rug is just that -...

Finished decorator pillow on my couch

How to Make a Throw Pillow

I love decorator pillows. They can change a room’s mood, but are so expensive! Make your own decorator pillow and get exactly what you want! Here are the basics of...

Table Top DIY Ideas

Finished wine coasters that double as mug rugs

Charming Mug Rug and Wine Coaster

Quick and easy, make a mug rug from a charm pack for your cup of coffee or tea, as well as a wine coaster where everyone can keep track of...

Fabric Coil Baskets and Bowls

How to Make a Fabric Rope Bowl

These fabric rope bowls are so much fun to make and they have so many uses! Make a fabric rope bowl for an Easter basket, fruit bowl, notions catch-all, gift...

Knot sashiko bag

Easy Weekend Sashiko Projects

In a fast-paced, plugged-in world, it’s so easy to lose track of how the things we use everyday came to be. Even though today’s versions are largely machine made, human...

More DIY Home Décor

EPP Tree-Shaped Ornament with Hexies on Tree

How to Make an EPP Tree-Shaped Ornament with Hexies

With just 10 EPP hexies per side, you can make an English Paper Piecing (EPP) tree-shaped ornament for your Christmas tree. If you are new to EPP, this is a…
White EPP star on tree

How to Make an EPP Star Ornament with Diamonds

A large English Paper Piecing (EPP) project can seem daunting. But a small project, such as an ornament, lets you try the technique on something easy. And it’s something that…
Finished EPP Wreath Ornament

How to Make an EPP Wreath Ornament with Hexies

A large English Paper Piecing (EPP) project can seem daunting. But a small project, such as an ornament, lets you try the technique on something easy. And it's something that…
Triangle punch needle art by Andie

Spotlight: Andie Solar, Fiber and Punch Needle Artist

When the right thing happens, go for it! That's what Andie Solar did when she lost her day job, took up punch needle embroidery as a hobby, then discovered there…
Two of Us made by Pat Holly and Sue Nickels

Spotlight: Sue Nickels, Quilter, Author and Teacher

Meticulous attention to detail is a hallmark of Sue Nickels' quilts. Inspired by traditional quilts, Sue, often collaborating with her sister, Pat Holly, freshens the designs with nods to current…
Close up of a vintage star silk quilt

Spotlight: Pam Weeks, Quilt Historian

The stories behind quilts fascinate historian Pam Weeks - their purpose, the materials, the makers. She pulls all of this together in volumes that she researches thoroughly and documents meticulously…
Checkered and sun quilt by Dara Tomasson

Spotlight: Dara Tomasson, Longarm Quilter & Teacher

Dara Tomasson was so successful as a longarm quilter that she became a teacher and coach for others. Now she shares what she has learned through workshops, coaching and writing…
Listen Banner - In the apple tree

Make an Inspiring Banner with Kraft-Tex

Make a banner out of Kraft-Tex to remind you of important things in your life. Chardel made this Kraft-Tex banner to remind herself to listen.
Hospital Sketches

Spotlight: Barbara Brackman, Quilt Historian

Was it fate that Barbara Brackman would become a central figure in quiltmaking? An accidental find of a drawer full of vintage quilt blocks ignited Barbara's curiosity, and since then…

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