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Occasions

Category: <span>Occasions</span>

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.

ChristmasDIY Valentine IdeasEasterFathers DayFourth of JulyHalloweenMothers DayThanksgivingWeddings

DIY Christmas Ideas

DIY Christmas
Sashiko Ornaments Set 1

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...

EPP Moravian Star Tree-6

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
Crazy Embroidered Pumpkin Glamor Shot

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....

Finished fabric trick or treat bowl

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...

Lucy wearing her new halloween scarf

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

Kate Colleran Tannenbaum Trio

Quilt Gift Guide

We've rounded up some of our favorite quilt gift ideas -- whether you quilt the projects to give as gifts, or give a little joy to the favorite quilters in…
Trick or treat creepy cross-stitch

Spotlight: Lindsay Swearingen, Embroidery Artist

Describing her work as whimsical dark humor, embroidery artist and designer Lindsay Swearingen takes cross stitch to a level beyond traditional schoolchild samplers. Designed and stitched with as much precision…
Make an EPP Mug Rug - EPP Mug Rug with Snack 4

Make an English Paper Pieced Mug Rug

English Paper Piecing (EPP) is gaining traction as part of the slow stitch movement, but making a full-size EPP quilt is a long-term commitment. Thinking of an introduction to EPP,…
Lucy wearing her new halloween scarf

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…
Kraft-tex Wine Bag Next to Wine and Champagne

How to Make a Kraft-Tex Wine Bag

Do you need to carry a bottle of wine to a party or picnic? Are you looking for a creative way to present a bottle as a gift? If you…
EPP Moravian Star Tree-6

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…
EPP Moravian Star Tree-1

How to Fussy Cut EPP Diamonds

Design possibilities are bountiful with a simple diamond shape, but the added element of intentional fabric placement adds endless opportunities. Once you learn how to fussy cut EPP diamonds, you…
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…

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