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Oak leave dying samples

Spotlight: Kathryn Davey, Natural Dyer

Ready to embrace the serendipity that happens when you extract color from nature and use it to transform cloth, natural dyer Kathryn Davey knows that even when she has a…
Folded card wallet finished 4

How to Sew a Card Holder Wallet: Quick and Easy

Make your own card holder wallet to keep just a few cards handy in your pocket, backpack or purse. Our free pattern is easy to make to hold your business…
Maple Leaf Quilt Block finished

Maple Leaf Quilt Block: Free Tutorial for 5 Sizes

The maple leaf quilt block is a simple nine patch quilt block made from solid squares, half square triangles and a square with a center stripe. The classic maple leaf…
French seam finished inside in blue and yellow

How to Sew a French Seam: Step-by-Step Tutorial

A French seam is an option for finishing seams, generally used when sewing garments. It is a good choice when sewing light weight, sheer or translucent fabrics, such as chiffons,…
Wonky Star pillow cover finished 2

How to Make a Wonky Star Pillow Cover

Pillow covers are perfect home dec projects that easily refresh your decor by season and for holidays. Learn how to make a Wonky Star Pillow Cover to celebrate the Fourth…
Mug Cozy finished 9

How to Make a Mug Cozy: Easy DIY Sewing Tutorial

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 finished shoe bag ready for shoes

How to Make DIY Shoe Bag with Drawstring

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…
Green waistcoat in progress

Maggie Hofmann, Cosplayer and Costume Maker

Cosplayer and costume maker Maggie Hofmann makes it work. When the pandemic shut down the entertainment industry and the need for theatrical costumes, Maggie branched out as a freelancer, building…
Endless stairs finished quilt 3

How to Make the Endless Stairs Quilt Block Pattern

The Endless Stairs quilt block is a four-patch quilt pattern. It is a traditional pattern and can be made with 2, 3 or 4 fabrics. It is sometimes referred to…
Cord Keeper Finished 5

DIY Cord Keeper Wrap Tutorial: Easy Sewing Project

Do your electrical cords and charger cords get tangled? Does your extra cord drawer look like a big pot of spaghetti? You need some cord keepers! This is a super…
Four patch finished block

How to Make a Four Patch Quilt Block Tutorial

The four patch quilt block is one of the basic quilt blocks, along with the nine patch quilt block. These are the best blocks for beginners and the good news…
oven mitt finished 1

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.…
Snowball quilt block finished sampler

How to Make the Snowball Quilt Block: Free Tutorial

The snowball quilt block is super easy - you can make them any size! You start with a square of any size and add small squares of any size to…
Close up of tan quilt

Spotlight: Amanda Nadig, Textile Artist

As an art teacher, Amanda Nadig inspires her young students to create in ways that are important to them. As a textile artist, Amanda is most at home in the…
Can Only Hope

Spotlight: Lisa Goddard, Mixed Media Artist

Mixed media artist Lisa Goddard is attracted to endless possibilities - the juxtaposition of color, texture, technique and materials that come together to tell a story. Lisa's vignettes evolve from…
Minions cake topper

Polymer Clay Project Ideas

Working with polymer clay can be fun and rewarding. It comes in a variety of colors and is used in projects from sculpture to jewelry and accessories. Here are some…
Mason Jar Pin Cushion finished-7

How to Make a Mason Jar Pin Cushion: DIY Tutorial

One of my favorite notions is a Mason Jar Pin Cushion. The pin cushion holds my pins and needles and the jar holds some of my threads, buttons that need…
Gingham Quilt Pattern

Spotlight: Elizabeth Chappell, Quilt Designer

Quilt designer Elizabeth Chappell didn't set out to be a quilter, but when quilting found her, she was all in! She wanted to make quilts, but she wanted more. So…
Wonky Star all three blocked trimmed 2

Wonky Star Quilt Block Pattern: Free Tutorial

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,…
Wine bag finished 4

How to Make a Wine Bag: Quick and Easy Sewing Project

It's so easy to make a wine bag to take a bottle of wine to your next event! All you need are two fat-quarters of fabric to make wine bottle…

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