The Pillow Jacket: it’s like an outfit for your pillow. The jacket slips over a complimentary fabric-covered pillow to create a unique, layered look. Our pinafore version of the Pillow Jacket makes an adorable nursery accent.
A cheater quilt is one in which the top fabric is pre-printed with a patchwork design, allowing you to skip the piecing. It’s super fast and easy! As a fun twist, we used a soft piped edge rather than traditional binding.
Everyone loves a fast and easy project, and these pretty pillowcases fit the bill! A new pillowcase is a great way to freshen a set of bed linens. Kids are especially happy to rest their sleepy heads on pillows covered in fun fabric. We originally used the Playful collection by Melody Miller for Cotton +
We're still playing with poms here at Sew4Home. After reviewing the Clover Pom Pom Makers, we couldn't quite shake the balls of fluff from our brains. For this project, we downsized, stringing mini 1" poms on cord to form a colorful garland, then looping the garland through a split ring to create a whimsical lanyard.
Make Baby’s First Holiday special with an adorable baby quilt and matching bib. We used traditional 9-patch blocks, but stretched four of the squares within each block into rectangles, resulting in the look of a little wrapped present.
When the light outside dims, it’s the perfect time for a bag with built-in reflective capabilities. Although designed with kids in mind, there’s no reason it couldn’t be used for adults as well. Just lengthen the crossbody strap.
It’s a reversible placemat. No, it’s a kid’s activity. Wait… you’re both right! There’s festive fabric on one side and unique chalk cloth on the other. Write on it with regular or liquid chalk; wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
This cute quilt has an intricate-looking pinwheel effect, but it’s just 12 cleverly rotated blocks made up of basic half square triangles. Super beginner friendly! We chose some metallic cotton for a bit of nursery sparkle.
One side is cotton sateen, the other laminate, quilted together with polyester batting sandwiched between. We also created a clever carry wrap with shoulder straps. Fold and roll the blanket, wrap and Velcro® closed, and off you go.
Protect floors and rugs with our two-sided laminated splat mat. When not in use, it folds into a handy carrying case so you can tote it along to protect the spaces you’re visiting with your little mess maker.
It seems like any time we feature baby projects here on S4H, they immediately rise to the top of everyone’s “must-do-now” lists. We think it’s because there are so many fun fabrics out there these days. You can choose everything from traditional bunnies and duckies, to bold graphics and colors, such as the modern prints
Keep favorite bedtime books handy with our cute caddy. It slips between mattress and box spring, held in place by the mattresses themselves as well as gripper fabric. Two generous pockets can hold plenty of lil’ literature.
Packing school lunches or even your own lunch for work is the loving way to go, right? You can make sure the meal is full of delicious, nutritious food. Even better if the food is kept at the proper temperature once it gets to its destination. Use this easy tutorial to create your own insulated
Choosing to add bumpers to your crib linens is a personal decision. We made sure our bumpers followed all the best-practices for construction, length, number of ties used to secure, and flat + dense padding rather than puffy batting.
A crib skirt has two main functions: 1) it looks cute as can be, and 2) when it hangs all the way to the floor, it creates a secret, under-bed storage space. For our sleek and modern baby nursery, we choose a crisp pleated skirt rather than ruffles. We show how to create the inverted
Changing a crib several times a day is not unheard of; babies are kind of “leaky.” But why settle for boring white sheets? This simple fitted sheet takes just a couple yards of fabric, a length of elastic and about an hour of your time.
He’s a long-lasting alternative to his candy kin. A sugar-free, huggable rabbit is a fun addition to any Easter basket. Plus, no more dilemma over whether to eat the ears or tail first! A super beginner-friendly stuffable!
Our smaller (and cuter) diaper bag isn't meant to supplant the full-size, workhorse of a diaper bag; you know the one I mean... the one that holds enough stuff to open your own nursery school. Nope. This one is perfect to grab and go for short jaunts out and about. It's still big enough, with
The baby bib's number one job is to be a stain force field. It is often the only line of defense between that adorable handmade white sweater from Aunt Lisa and a favorite bottle of fruit punch. The best bib should: fit snuggly around baby's chinny-chin-chin, be absorbent, easy to launder, fast to get on
Cuddly Cat is a member of our Sweet Softies trio of stuffed toys, in which nubby chenille combines with smooth, retro-inspired cotton for a sweet and soft vintage look. His arms and legs are made rag doll style so they hang freely with no stuffing in the arms and just very light stuffing in the
This is a technique we've used in several tutorials. It's so popular, and so fast and easy, we made a separate tutorial so you can refer to it whenever you need it. It's a great way to finish the edge of a blanket, a table runner, a wall hanging – just about any flat square
A note to all our S4H friends and fans: choosing to add bumpers to your crib linens is a personal decision. There have been safety concerns circulating for years regarding “fluffy” pillows of any kind in cribs. We made sure our bumpers followed the best-practices guidelines for construction, length, and number of ties used to secure