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: DIY Easy Sewing Tutorial
I love my dog bandanas! My owner and I walk every day. People always make comments about my holiday and seasonal bandanas! Here is how to make a dog bandana...
More Occasions
Quilts of Valor – Honor Veterans with Quilts
The Quilts of Valor Foundation is dedicated to wrapping every veteran "touched by war" in a warm comforting quilt. My brother was honored on the 4th of July.
Easy Bags to Sew
A bag has simple seams, can be made from just one or two fabrics, and is achievable in a relatively short period of time - if you select the right…
How to Make Quilted Fabric Postcards Tutorial
Art postcards are fun to make! Use Timtex or a heavy fusible interfacing for the core. Add background fabric and design elements with fusible web. Mail it!
Felt Flower Easter Egg Ornaments
We had fun making some felt Easter eggs. They were easy to make with felt, trims, scissors, needle and thread. No sewing machine required!
Batman Mask for Toddler (or Batgirl or Batwoman Mask)
A friend requested I make her 3-year-old son a Batman mask because "he's been trying to turn everything into a Batman mask." Template from Cutesy Crafts.Easy to Make String Easter Eggs: DIY Tutorial
I wanted to make thread Easter Eggs for my 'Easter Tree'! No tools or sewing skills required - just balloons, glue and embroidery floss. Super easy!
How to Make Quilted Heart Ornaments Tutorial
I cut a heart out of an old quilt, sewed some buttons on it and then did a blanket stitch around the edge of the heart. It is a fun…
I Heart You! Make a Heart Pillow
Make a heart pillow and put it anywhere! I use it at Valentine's Day and all through the year just to remind family and friends that I love them.