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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 of jelly roll rugs and wanted to try to make one for myself! Spoiler alert - it is a lot...

Finished decorator pillow on my couch

How to Make Throw Pillows: DIY Pillow Ideas

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! You don't need a lot...

Table Top DIY Ideas

Finished wine coasters that double as mug rugs

How to Make a Mug Rug and Wine Coaster from Charm Packs

It's charming, quick, and easy! Make mug rugs from a charm pack for your cup of coffee or tea, that doubles as a wine coaster. Now, everyone can keep track...

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...

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

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…
Mapaches Tale Quilt

Spotlight: Paula Steel, Modern Quilter

Distinct shapes, clean lines and clear colors reflect the modern quilt esthetic in Paula Steel's designs. Now designing and quilting full time, Paula's use of line and form to create…
Octagon Shimmer by Jennifer Sampou

Spotlight: Jennifer Sampou, Fabric Designer

There are fabrics that scream "look at me, but just for a season", and there are fabrics that the fiber artist uses as a palette to create lasting work that…
Tapestry by Lynne Curran

Spotlight: Lynne Curran, Tapestry Weaver

From her Tuscany studio, Lynne Curran weaves tapestries that mix traditional techniques with her own stylized imagery. She passes along her knowledge and passion to students who both live in…
Triangle Quilt

Spotlight: Judy Gauthier, Quilter

Judy Gauthier loves helping new quilters get started with a strong set of basic skills that they can use to build their creativity. With that, they can bring some joy…

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