How to Make Sashiko Ornaments
Making Sashiko ornaments is a great way to see what the slow-stitch movement is all about. It's slow stitch, to be sure, but the projects are so small you can...
Occasions
When you have a special occasion to celebrate, something you make by hand adds a personal, festive touch. Do you go all out decorating and making gifts for your favorite holidays? Or special keepsakes for important life events?
Whatever or however you celebrate, find ideas and inspiration here. Make each occasion memorable for friends and family with decorations and gifts that you make with your own hands.
DIY Christmas Ideas
DIY Christmas 
How to Make an EPP Moravian Star Ornament
EPP Moravian Star Ornaments made with diamonds are an adaptation of an 1830's geometry lesson. The first known star, made in a German boys' school had 110 points! This version...
DIY Halloween
DIY Halloween
Make a Crazy Quilted Pumpkin
When asked to “decorate an art pumpkin” for a local arts alliance exhibit, what’s a fiber artist to do? Add the personal challenge of using materials already in my studio....
Fabric Trick or Treat Bowl
This Fabric Trick or Treat Bowl is fun to make from clothesline and fabric strips. I joined the coils with a simple zigzag stitch on my sewing machine. My open...
How to Make a Dog Bandana
I love my dog bandanas! My owner and a I walk every day and people always make comments about my holiday and seasonal bandanas! Here is how to make a...
More Occasions
How to Make a Mug Cozy
Keep your hot beverage warm longer with a simple to make mug cozy. A perfect sewing project for beginners -- a quick and easy sewing project for a small gift.…
DIY Shoe Bag
Shoe bags are perfect for travel, keeping dirty shoes away from your clean clothes. DIY shoe bag is a simple sewing project, making a drawstring bag the size to fit…
DIY Cord Keeper
Do your electrical cords get tangles? Does your extra cord drawer look like a big pot of spaghetti? You need some cord keepers! This is a super easy project that…
How to Make an Oven Mitt | Free Downloadable Pattern
Make your own oven mitt with this FREE downloadable pattern and step-by-step directions. Perfect gifts for moms, dads and grads - you can make oven mitts in any fabric design.…
Wonky Star Quilt Pattern
The Wonky Star Quilt Pattern is a fun quilt block to make when you just want to have some fun cutting up your fabric and putting it back together again,…
How to Make a Fabric Wine Bag
Make a custom fabric wine bag to take a bottle of wine to your next event! This is a super easy project and seriously takes 10 minutes or less. Your…
Lessons from Mom: Find Creativity In Every Day
So many of us can thank our mothers for introducing us to activities that seem second nature to us now. Whether it's sewing, quilting, knitting, crochet or embroidery, our moms…
How to Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt Block – Free Tutorial
Hearts are very popular in quilting with hundreds of heart quilt patterns from paper patterns, to traditional piecing and patchwork to appliqué. This heart quilt block is a simple pattern…