Thursday, March 24, 2022

Make Stuffed Fabric Flowers - A Quick and Easy DIY Spring Sewing and Crafting Project

For today's tutorial we are learning how to make handmade stuffed fabric flowers. They are a cute way to decorate for spring and summer and can be used in bowls, baskets, and tiered trays. It's another quick and easy sewing project!

stuffed fabric flower shapes

For this project you will need:

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Looking for other stuffed fabric shapes? Check out some of the others we've already made - along with a preview at some of my upcoming projects:


And join us as we make our stuffed fabric flowers in the video tutorial!

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Learn to Make Your Own Valentine's Day Potholder - An Appliquéd and Quilted Hot Pad Tutorial

It might be too late for this year's Valentine's Day but it's never too early to start on next year's...

Make your Valentine's day holiday baking feel more festive by learning how to sew your very own homemade Valentine's Day LOVE potholder, hot pad, or trivet with this project's pattern. Spruce up your kitchen decor for the holiday with this cute appliquéd and quilted LOVE and heart kitchen accessory idea. Makes a great handmade gift item, too! 

Love heart quilted potholder for Valentine's Day
For this project you will need:
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The written pattern contains step-by-step how-to directions, photos, link to the video tutorial, and the printable templates to make a potholder, trivet, or hot pad measuring approximately 8 ½” x 8 ½”. Instructions for an optional hanging loop - and mitered corners - are included.

Looking for a different hot pad or trivet sewing project? Check out some of my other tutorials:

Homemade Large Hot Pad for Glass Pans and Casserole Dishes Sewing ProjectSunflower Potholder Sewing PatternSanta Claus appliqued quilted potholder sewing tutoriallarge quilt as you go fabric strip hot pad trivet

And follow along as we make today's Love potholder!