Sew a DIY cat bowl mat in just 20 minutes! 🐾 This fast & easy sewing project is perfect for beginners and a great way to use fabric scraps. Make a quilted kitty placemat that keeps your pet’s feeding area clean and cute.
Glue Basting: The Sewing Trick You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner!
Glue basting fabric can make your sewing projects faster, neater, and more fun. Learn the best glues to use, why heat-set glues are ideal, and tips for perfect results!
Chain Piecing Made Easy: Save Time and Sew Smarter
Once you get the hang of chain piecing, there’s no going back. It’s one of those simple quilting techniques that saves time, thread, and brainpower—and once you’ve got a rhythm going, it’s pretty darn satisfying, too. If you’re new to the idea, chain piecing is exactly what it sounds like: sewing a series of fabric […]
Leaders & Enders: The Unsung Heroes of Chain Piecing
If you’re chain piecing without using leaders and enders, let me gently (but firmly) say… you’re missing a trick. These little scraps might not look like much, but they pull more than their weight at the sewing machine. Let’s talk about what leaders and enders are, why they matter, and how they can quietly transform […]
DIY Botanical Dyeing: Create a Naturally Dyed Silk Scarf with Marigolds
Marigolds produce vibrant yellows that are easy to extract and bond beautifully to natural fibers. Let’s dye a beautiful fashion scarf using a botanical dye!
DIY Easy, Reversible Baby Receiving Blanket
This simple baby blanket tutorial is quick to make, beginner-friendly, reversible, and totally customizable. You can mix and match fabrics—flannel, fleece, or cotton—to suit the season or the baby’s nursery theme.
What to Do with Fabric Scraps {Besides Hoarding Them}
You’re my people, I am your people. So, let’s be honest – we’ve all got that bin (or in my case, bins). You know the one that’s overflowing with tiny pieces of fabric that were just too cute to toss? Maybe you had big plans to use them right away, or maybe you figured, ‘Future […]
DIY Make Fabric Flowers Tutorial {Video}
These fabric flowers are a great scrap buster and take literally minutes to make – even for beginning sewists. Plus, you don’t need a sewing machine! Just fabric, thread, a glue gun, and a little hand stitching. Whether you’re adding a handmade touch to gifts, decorating a wreath, or sprucing up a tote bag, these […]
Make Natural Easter Egg Dye
Skip the commercial dyes and head to the fridge to color eggs beautifully and naturally! You can make gorgeous Easter egg dyes by using edible dye plants such as: Easter eggs can be dyed using a ‘hot’ bath, which means that the eggs are colored at the same time they’re being hard-boiled. Alternately, they can […]
Homemade Redbud Jelly Recipe
I know, I know: this isn’t a cooking or canning blog. But how could I resist? Each year in the early spring, our native Western Redbud trees bloom like crazy with purplish-pink blossoms. I can’t tell you how thrilled I was the day I discovered that a delicate-flavored jelly can be made from these lovely […]