A fabric gift bag, for the holidays and beyond, certainly needs to be cute, but more importantly… it needs to be fast, ‘cause time’s a’wastin’ and we have gifts to give! Use your serger or sewing machine to whip up beautiful bags in small, tall, and is-that-for-me jumbo. When flat, the Tall and Narrow bag
When you need a fast and easy way to update your bed linens, a set of new pillowcases is the perfect place to start. Whether it’s your own room or you’re getting ready for guests, you can whip up a very pretty pillowcase set in no time at all. This project features a design that
Unique seasonal style, but with a timeless silhouette perfect for any fabric combination. The project gives you a chance to fussy cut and pattern match, outline motifs with a quilting stitch, add pleated side grommets, and more.
No matter the time of year, we love planning for holiday decorating. Setting a beautiful table is often a focal point. This block can stand alone as a placemat, duplicate in a row as a runner or to build into a square as a tablecloth.
Decorator pillows are traditionally square. They are also a top sewing project for beginners as well as one of the most popular do-it-in-a-day projects for makers of all levels, and they’re hard to beat as the fastest way to refresh your environment with a updated splash of color and design. With all that going for
Santa’s got a brand new bag. Christmas stockings hung by the chimney with care are a favorite holiday tradition, but… could there be another way to corral some of Santa’s gifts? S4H trend-spotters noticed something new in recent seasonal ads from high-end retailers: Santa Bags – cute and clever totes that work as an alternative
These five nostalgic designs are based on actual ornaments from the personal collections of the S4H Team. We used fills, flourishes, French knots, and more, plus an optional BOW design can top off any design. In our Etsy Shop.
A departure from a traditional tablecloth or runner, a Table Throw or Table Square offers more flexibility for how it can be placed as well as the table it can fit. The Double Star design is a holiday favorite. Includes a pattern set.
Find some colorful fabric, program a gorgeous machine embroidery design, and create your own custom fabric gift bags. Each side panel is just 6” x 10” – we used scraps and pre-cuts. The finishing touch: beaded cording to cinch and seal.
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.
Pretty flowers as a gift: Good. Pretty 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 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 zombies are 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 is hidden by the accent ribbon, keeping the lining smooth and clean. We provide a free pattern download sized to be 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 buy one of those cellophane wrapped, plastic filled Easter baskets. But, you know how to sew. And you know the power of handmade to create a lasting memory. Our fabric basket is easy, pretty, sturdy, and endlessly reusable!
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.
Our sweet Funny Bunny stuffed toy is definitely one-of-a-kind. He’d make a great friend for older toddlers and children, as well as any young-at-heart adults you know. 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 you can customize. Use florals + brights as we did or switch colors + prints to match the season or occasion. They tie shut with a clever pull-thru bow. And, 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 like two gifts in one. 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, using 4 witchy wedges cut from fat quarters and lined with green satin.
This cute card wallet has two clear-view pockets that 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 gift or to accent a bag, pillow or drapery tieback.