Liz Johnson.Editor.Sew4Home 
Making a wonderful bag for yourself or as a gift is a great sense of accomplishment. In this tutorial, we focus on creating a cool tote that’s very easy, but also very cute and useful. Choose between two different strap styles.
When you want a pocket’s motif to precisely blend with the panel on which it sits, all you need is a little extra fabric, some tissue paper, and those tracing skills you learned back in kindergarten. We show you the step-by-step process.
These bunnies are ready to hop-to-it and help with your dish drying. Download our free appliqué templates to make one towel, the full set of three…. or more! As you know, bunnies have many friends and relations.
Layer upon layer upon layer?! With the right presser feet and accessories, an understanding of seam grading, and the patience to go slowly and carefully, you can sew like a pro through thick and thin.
A twist on traditional. Check out these two unique tassel styles: the Broomstick Tassel with a sleek, floss-wrapped hanging loop, and the fantastical Yarn Chubbies, which we think look like fluffy little dancing dolls.
Tidy up the area next to your sewing machine or any workspace. Our handy organizer sits on an easel where it can hold a few important items as well as act as a clipboard for instructions or patterns you need to refer to while working.
Choosing the right thread for a project is an important factor that determines the final look, feel, and oftentimes, longevity of the project. In this Guest Tutorial, our friends at Sulky offer some expert advice about cotton thread.
You can make your own portable booster seats in cute, wipe-clean oilcloth or laminated cotton with a sturdy yet lightweight foam core. We show two different sizes: 3” and 5” deep – both with removable covers for extra easy clean-up.
Often seen in woven straw, crocheted yarn or macrame, round handle bags like this one are a vintage classic. Our pleated, semi-circle design features a soft upholstery fabric with a large, bold motif. Includes a free pattern.
Keep a stark white pillow from showing along the end of a pretty pillowcase. This envelope style closure also helps keep the pillow from slipping out of an open end. Make it stay – and hide it away! The steps are fast and easy.
Warm weather and sunny skies mean it’s time to show a little leg! Try our fast and easy, flirty little skirt in soft double gauze with a comfy elastic waist and kicky bottom ruffle. Perfect for strolling under bright, blue skies.
There’s an elastic channel through the middle, allowing this scarf to ruche up into a fun, ruffly shape secured at each end with a pretty little bow. Pull it up tight for lots of ruffles. Loosen it for long, gentle waves.
Spring cleaning doesn’t have to be all spray bottles and rags. Tidy up surfaces all around the house with our cute fabric basket. The design features inner and outer pockets, double carry handles, and a removable center divider. No patterns required; all cuts are standard rectangles.
It’s a double-layer towel with a large pocket at either end. Slip one hand into each pocket for easy drying control; the wide center of the towel stays between you and the wet doggie-dog. Start with a standard beach towel.
We chose the Janome embroidery-only 550E machine to help create this beautiful set of embroidered placemats and napkins, selecting two built-in florals and stitching them against a shear ribbon lattice on a 100% linen background.
If you look down at the inside seam of your jeans, you’ll see a trademark flat felled seam. It’s a technique to make the wrong side of your seam look as good as the right side. Get our tips and tools for several versions of the seam.
Pretty picnic style or a unique gift basket! These adorable pocketed liners are created especially for classic mini bushel baskets, which are super easy to source, but we also outline the steps to adapt the sizing for your own basket.
A personalized shadow box is a wonderful way to commemorate a special occasion. Our samples celebrate a new baby and a wedding; it would also be lovely as a birthday memory box or to mark an anniversary milestone.
We all make mistakes, but many errors can be avoided with proper planning, attention to detail, and the wisdom to slow down. Take the time to consider the best practices that will provide the best results.
The cafe curtain is designed to hang at a window’s halfway point, covering up the bottom but letting in light from above. It’s a great solution that gives you privacy plus sunshine. Curtain panels are a perfect beginner project.
An apron in flannel makes for some cozy cookin’! The ties adjust with grommets and knots to fit a variety of sizes. Rick rack around the bib and along the waistband is the perfect finishing touch. We made ours with pre-cuts.
That giant display of bias tapes and bindings can be overwhelming. Single fold, double fold, blanket, quilt. Geeze! What’s what and why? The S4H Sizing ID Chart gives the basic facts about the six most common types of bindings.
A purchased skinny belt becomes the strap on this unique shoulder bag, and a large, monochromatic embroidered medallion adorns the front pocket as well as the lining pocket, creating a secret pop of pretty on the inside.
The idea of a dresser cloth might seem a bit old-fashioned, but it not only helps protect the wood surface from hairbrush dings and perfume spills, it also lends a lovely splash of color. Ours has a very vintage vibe.
Don’t know about you, but we find sewing buttons by hand a bit tedious, time-consuming, and it can be hard to get them all to look uniform. Solution: using a Button Sewing foot on your machine. Securely attached and perfectly aligned.
As a more playful alternative to the traditional monogrammed bath towel, try bright appliqué. Make a set for the whole family – each with its own initial in custom colors. A full appliqué alphabet included as a free PDF download.
From selecting the fabric to plopping the pillow into place, this pretty project is a perfect way to create Décor in a Day. We used our favorite tapering technique to help prevent crumpled corners.
If you’ve ever tried to work with fabric cuts are that are not straight and true, you know why it’s so important to square-up your fabric. Find our easy folding, aligning, and cutting tips plus ruler recommendations.
The bedroom dresser top may just be one of the most cluttered, easy-to-lose-things-on surfaces in the house. Loose coins, missing buttons, watches in need of batteries, whatever! Here’s a stylish way to help organize it all.
A skosh, a wee bit, just a hair… sometimes, the distances we want to work with when sewing aren’t quite as precise as the engraved inch and millimeter markings on our machines. This foot allows you to custom set your seam.
Our tall drawcord duffle is the perfect project to showcase a merry-go-round of colorful ribbons against a solid canvas. A ring of metal grommets allows the top of the bag to cinch closed with its own matching drawcord and slider.
This easy-to-assemble knit blanket is made from 15 wide and narrow panels in three coordinating knits. The blanket comes together in a snap and is cleverly sandwiched and topstitched so all seams are finished front and back.
A handy, keep-clean trick for outdoor dining. Lay out these laminated mats: one as a surface for your meal, another to sit on. When done, simply wipe clean with a sanitizing spray, re-roll, and drop back in your bag.
Position the pouch to rest either across the front or out of the way across the back. Its slim profile allows it to comfortably mold against your body, and it can be worn either over or under a jacket or other outerwear.
Little bags as cute as the proverbial button in a rustic style that works for Valentine’s Day and beyond. We combined burlap and cotton with pretty ribbons. Dive into your stash to see what cool combinations you have.
We love looking for ways to use decorative stitching, and this striking oversize clutch provides the perfect large, solid surface for concentric rings of stitching. We used the Janome Circular Sewing Attachment to make it easy.
This handy traveling case is designed to resemble a fashionable clutch with a curved flap, darts in the bottom for shape, and a handy wrist strap that can snap over a stroller handle. Holds a few diapers, wipes + the folded pad.
Valentine’s Day is coming. Let your love show with a curlicue clothesline of hanging hearts. When you start with a set of purchased napkins, all that’s left is the easy appliqué. We show you a clever trace and stitch technique.
Structured on the bottom, soft on the top. The walls and base use a combo of fusible foam and rigid interfacing to form a perfect round shape. The drawstring top is soft and flexible, creating a billowy cap to cover the contents.
Give your bed linens a luxury update. These lovely pillowcases combine the silkiness of satin with the pretty softness of printed flannel. An easy roll-and-turn construction method creates finished seams inside and out.
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