These nostalgic designs are based on actual ornaments from the personal collections of the S4H Design Team. Each year, we lovingly unwrap our favorite glass ornaments, each one seemingly more fragile than the next, and we breathe a little sigh of relief that they’ve made it through another year stored in tissue. As the ornaments
Sharing a meal is a wonderful way to connect with friends and family. It needn’t be a big production; a bowl of homemade soup on a cold day can be just as rewarding as a holiday extravaganza. But on that extravaganza side… I do have to admit how fun it is to set a big,
Find some colorful fabric and program a gorgeous machine embroidery design, and you can create your own fabric gift bags. Go with a seasonal theme, pick a motif to match the recipient’s favorite hobby or hint at what’s inside the bag, or simply pull out a few of your favorite scraps or leftover pre-cuts and
Make our scaled-down stocking as table décor, use several to hold flatware, create an elegant place card or adorn a gift box. It’s made”in the hoop” with just a single line of stitching to finish. Free embroidery download too.
Plaid flannel and sherpa fleece are a favorite combo for bundle-me-up winter scarves, toasty blankets… and a set of rustic Christmas stockings, adding corduroy for the heel/toe accents. Bias cutting accentuates the style.
The large, flat front of a placemat is like a canvas for your creativity. These beauties combine patchwork, decorative quilting, and bold appliqué with crisp, clean lines of precision stitching and a striking color palette.
Spring flowers as a gift: Good. Spring flowers as a gift in a beautifully wrapped vase you made yourself: Great! You need just small scraps of fabric, ribbon, and felt. We include steps for the cute rolled rose embellishment.
A basic box bottom bag becomes a top-notch Halloween Treat Bag thanks to three Frightful Faces made from Iron On Patches plus a few bits and pieces from your own scrap stash. Not trick-or-treating? They’re fun as indoor décor too.
Fussy. Cut. It means having your way with fabric, manipulating it to best showcase motifs and colors. This pillow trio was originally made in Tula’s De La Luna Halloween-themed fabric, but they’d be smashing in any of your faves.
A little wicked glamour and a wicked little spider come together to make a spellbinding Halloween mini mask. We combine spider web construction with a practical soft fleece backing. Of course there’s a free pattern to download.
Our zombie pair is friendly and helpful as they hold your pins. You can tell by their tattered pink hearts they aren’t out to do any harm! Create their unique personalities with just a few bits of floss, felt, and button accents.
With a scrunched top, wilting flowers, and stowaway spider, this hat is the most hauntingly hideous of haute couture – and our most popular Halloween project ever! We love to bring it back every year. There’s a full, free pattern.
A pretty stand-up ruffle rings the top of each stocking; its clever reverse seam hidden by the accent ribbon, keeping the lining smooth and clean. We provide a free pattern download sized to cut from a single fat quarter.
Home décor fabric is a great choice for table linens. Motifs tend to be bigger and tones more dramatic, plus it’s thicker and more durable – good qualities for any table runner. To soften, we added deep ruffles in a handkerchief linen.
A holiday décor classic, it uses eight generous wedges pieced together to create a kaleidoscope of color and design – a vibrant patchwork of fabrics set off with bold binding and bows. The skirt finishes at apx. 48″ in diameter.
Gift card, credit card, business card; this three-pocket mini wallet holds them all. It’s a fun and easy project you can finish in an afternoon and a gorgeous gift idea. We used pre-cuts, highlighted with stunning ribbons.
You could go buy one of those cellophane wrapped, plastic filled, neon colored Easter baskets. It’s easy, right? Just grab and go. But, you know how to sew. Plus, you know the power of handmade to create a lasting memory. And, wouldn’t you rather have a beautiful basket to fill and refill long after the
Lolly, Chester, and Flora – our trio of bunny pals – are extra sweet and soft! The free pattern can be used to create your own unique pal, adapting the style of fleece, cotton, and accessories to bring out each bunny’s personality.
There he sits: a super sweet softie who combines nubby cotton chenille with smooth, retro-inspired cotton for a soft vintage look. He’s definitely one-of-a-kind. We list all the elements we used, but the fabric combos are endless.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pretty fabric gift envelopes are fun for any occasion – especially in blooming color. Ours ties shut with a clever pull-through bow. Plus, it can be used over and over again. We’ve included a free gift card download.
Bound all around and featuring accent bands and elegant tassels at each end, this table runner is perfect for a formal tabletop setting. It finishes at approximately 86½” x 15″. Choose a metallic cotton for the prettiest sparkle.
To simplify construction and get the best blend of color and pattern, the shapes within each quadrant of our circle are the same, only the fabrics change. By rotating each quadrant, you get the look of random crazy patch.
Sweets for your sweet look even more delicious in these beautiful baskets. They’re extra wide and just the right depth for cookies, candy, and more; they’re not too thick, not too thin… deep dish, like a good Chicago pizza.
Our simple yet clever design results in a beautifully finished bag inside and out. And because you can reuse them, it’s a green alternative to gift wrap. Great for scraps or pre-cuts! We also include a free gift tag printable.
Cloth napkins are an instant-gratification winner. We kick ours up a notch with beautiful decorative stitching around the edges of each and a coordinating fabric napkin ring that “ties” them altogether.
Using a tote as “wrapping” for a gift is such a fun idea – it becomes as much of a present as the gift inside. Done in bold, heavy weight fabrics, we offer instructions for our totes in three handy sizes: small, medium, and large.
No self-respecting Halloween witch would be caught out under the moon without a flying broom and a kookie cape. Our cape project is stylishly short with 4 witchy wedges cut from fat quarters and lined with green satin.
Pull your favorite scraps for this gift card wallet. Two clear-view pockets can hold a gift card and a handwritten note. We also designed a matching free printable: two sheets of 10, perfectly-sized gift tags to download + customize.
From cooking to organizing to looking good, these five favorites are sure to please. The supplies needed are minimal; you may already have the perfect options in your stash. To make your gift extra special, we have a set of free printable “Mom Said!” gift tags.
Ribbon artist, Elaine Schmidt brings us this detailed Guest Tutorial that takes you through the steps to create a classic ribbon petal cockcade – a gorgeous embellishment for a bag or to accent a pillow or drapery tieback.
These cute stuffables are a fantastic ScrapBuster project – especially for kids! Follow our steps to make a basket of super-soft decorative eggs in bright, patterned fleece with ribbons, rick rack, mini-poms, and felt flower accents.
With triple the heart-stopping cuteness, our Valentine sachets hang three in a row on a ribbon with a ring at the top and a button weight at the bottom. Use them to add a bit of scented sweetness anywhere you want.
As we roll into the final days before Christmas, we’re taking a moment to step away from our sewing machines to bring you something a little different – something we hope might become a new tradition for the holidays. We wrote a little story and designed a pretty book to go along with the adorable illustrations
Slice, stitch, tie, give. Just a few steps to fast, festive, reusable gift wrap solutions in wool felt with cotton accents. Pretty bows and belts keep things wrapped up tight. We showcase three different sizes and styles.
Layers of double gauze give this tablecloth its lovely drape. The deep ruffles are made from two differently colored panels sewn together. We show you how, with some clever gathering, the ruffles can be attached with just one seam.
This would be a wonderful learn-to-sew project for kids! We show how to stitch right through our paper pattern pieces, making it simple to keep curves and angles spot-on, even around the sharp corners and tight curves.
Here's a fast and fabulous Valentine's gift idea everyone will love, because it includes both adorable fabric and yummy candy. We created a cellophane bag topper from small fabric squares, stitched on a personalized message of love, and sealed it with a secret quick-release basting stitch. When it's finished its job as a bag topper,