Recently, my mom gave me a Singer treadle sewing machine that she used when she was sewing her clothes for college back in the late 1960s. I don’t think it’s been used much since then, and it’s been sitting in her house for years. She brought it out to me a couple of weeks ago,…
I love using cloth napkins because they are super easy to make, and you can customize them with any kind of fabric you have. And they don’t have to be used just for napkins. They are perfect for covering up a fresh batch of homemade biscuits or chocolate chip cookies. Recently, I’ve also been trying…
Remember that scrap, tattered, cutter quilt that Mom and I took apart a few weeks ago because it was too worn out to actually use as a quilt? That quilt has turned into lots of projects. The pieces of that quilt have made throw pillows and drawstring bags and now the latest project is a…
There’s something so satisfying about transforming a simple piece of fabric into something both beautiful and practical. Recently, I purchased some fabric pieces on Whatnot, and I’m excited to share this easy tutorial on how to sew reversible bread bowl liners. Not only do these liners add a personal touch to your bread baskets, but…
Remember the tattered quilt that Mom and I took apart a few weeks ago to make the quilted bag to store my plastic trash bags? I figured I had enough of the scrap fabric pieces left to make a throw pillow for my couch. There are so many pieces that are torn and coming unstitched…
Several months ago, I was walking through an antique store when I noticed a drawstring bag made from old quilt pieces. It was simple, a little uneven, and clearly handmade, and I remember stopping and thinking that I wanted to make one of my own. Not with just any fabric, though, because I already knew…
I have a lot of fabric scraps left over from old projects, and while they’re actually fun colors and prints, none of them are big enough to turn into a larger quilt or sewing project. They’re the kind of scraps that feel too good to throw away but tend to sit in a basket waiting…
I’ve been seeing so many people share how they’re making their own Happy Birthday banners using scrap fabric, and I finally decided it was time for me to make one of my own using denim pockets. For the past 20+ years, every birthday in our family has looked about the same—plastic disposable banners, streamers, balloons,…