Our thanks to our creative friends at our Signature Sponsor, Janome for sharing this project with us. It was created last year for a special New Sewists Series…
Poms away! Our Noel Home projects feature a plethora of poms. They were so fun to make and such bouncy and happy little fellas when done, we simply…
A sparkling diamond ring (so lovely). The coveted brass ring (so tempting). The mythical Lord of the Rings (that Elf was so handsome). The unsightly furniture ring (note…
The Janome Rotary Even Foot Set is a nifty little tractor foot with five attachments. It’s like a little sewing machine tank rolling over your fabric. By switching…
Pretty little pleats make our holiday tea towels simply sweet. I’m voting for this project to win the award for Fave Seasonal Gift Idea. It really has it…
Ask anyone to name the number one home décor project, and nine out ten people will answer: ‘a pillow.’ We’re guessing that tenth person is the same guy…
We’re so excited to have Bari J. Ackerman back in the house! She has returned with another fun tutorial for us. From her Keeping it Real Sewing Patterns™ by…
A package arrived in the mail for us several weeks ago. In it were four lovely coasters from our friend, Tammy Hensley. You may remember Tammy from the…
“A fifth generation quilter.” When I first heard this description of Camille Roskelly, I imagined a tiny little lady in a pillbox hat and gloves… like that precious…
Ah! Pity the naked chair. Everyone comes to the dinner table in their holiday finery and the chair pulls up without a stitch on. An elegant cover not…
Roller Foot. It sounds like it could be a malady common to professional skaters. (It may be for all we know.) But the Roller Foot is a presser…
Spoonflower allows you… yes YOU… to design your own custom-printed fabric. How enticing is that! As a designer myself, I’m almost afraid to try my hand at textile…
We’re back with another fantastic installment of Sew4Home’s “Creative People We Love” series. A new feature here, and already a favorite of fans, it’s our way of supporting…
Remember back in the day, when hanging a picture meant sticking a thumb tack in each corner of your favorite poster and calling it good? Although still a valid method if you prefer walls like swiss cheese, most of us have graduated to framing our favorite works of art, and so need a better
This fabric, from Michel Miller’s Antiquity Collection, is so lovely, you don’t want or need any distractions. We chose to design a classic half apron with clean, simple…
Without a spare month to spend learning Italian in Rome from a handsome young man over plates of spaghetti and glasses of wine, perhaps these placemats can serve…
Yesterday we featured our Italiano Kitchen Mama Apron. Today, we have a matching version for Bambina. We’ve switched to the Cream Parole fabric, but kept the same bright…
We love aprons here at Sew4Home. So we knew our Italiano Kitchen would not be complete without them. In fact, it would not be complete without two of…
My favorite part of Italian cooking is the sauces. Spicy red sauce with lots of chunky vegetables. Rich alfredo sauce with extra garlic and parmesan. They’re all deliciously…
Benvenuti! I cannot claim a speck of Italian in my ancestry, but that doesn’t mean I don’t wax as rhapsodic as Julia Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love when…
Teeny tiny folds, such as those along the edge of patch pockets, seem to me like an accident waiting to happen. Holding the fold with the fingers of…
Welcome to a new article series here at Sew4Home, “Creative People We Love.” We’ve been lucky to discover wonderfully clever and inspiring folks on our own journey, and…
During American Idol this past season, General Larry Platt gained his fifteen minutes of fame with a wild rendition of the song, Pants on the Ground. “Pants on…
Gimme an L! Gimme an A! Gimme an N! I won’t take the time to spell out Lanae Hale completely. But she does deserve a shout-out for this…
Early this summer, we presented a series of nine projects, using pre-cuts from Joanna Figueroa’s beautiful Fresh Cottons Collection by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda Fabrics. Her buttery…
I have a wooden pencil box that has been a fixture on my desk since grade school. I believe my sister gave it to me… or perhaps I…
What should you use to carry your school stuff this year? Well, if you’re all about form and structure, the venerable back pack is your friend. But if…
Mix and match! That's what these big, fun pillows are all about. One fabric on the front, another on the back, a third for the ruffles and ties. Put them all together for a cornucopia of color. We've blended some great greens, oranges and browns to create an updated take on the late '60s -
“Here Fishy, Fishy.” Make your own colorful curtain for this classic kid’s party game. Johnny (or Janie) stands in front of the curtain with a pole; mom or…
Kick off the birthday festivities by printing your own birthday invitations and thank you cards using our free PDF files. Download, print, trim, fill in the details and…
Use up your scraps on this festive bit of fun for a special birthday or everyday room décor. Our party banner turned out to be so colorful and…
Back in the day, your 'beach towel' was simply a ratty bath towel that had seen better days and which Mom allowed you to drag outside. Today's beach towels are colorful terry cloth works of art in jumbo sizes. We used one to make our simple summer beach wrap. A clever cut allows you to
What’s the biggest day of the year for any kid? His or her birthday! It’s the one day of the year to be the center-of-attention… no questions asked.…
Fire up the grill and pull out the spatula; it’s barbeque time! Summer Fun means something should be sizzling on the ol’ outdoor grill. This tough canvas BBQ…
My husband has freckles, which means my kids have freckles, which means if left out in the sun for any length of time, the whole lot of them…
A lumbar pillow is the common term for just about any long and narrow bed pillow. It can be large or small, soft or firm. Though we’ve seen…
Pretty curtains softly billowing in the breeze of an open window are a sure sign of summer. You can almost smell the honeysuckle, can’t you? Our guest room curtain…
“She used to say she could taste sleep and that it was as delicious as a BLT on fresh French bread.” I love that quote. It’s from Divine…
Your project calls for a panel of fabric two or even three times wider than the fabric you bought at the store. No problem. You’re going to sew…
Go, baby, go! Diaper bags are great, but sometimes seem so big and bulky. When you’re on-the-go and need a clean, soft surface for a quick change, this travel…
We provide a pattern download that gives you the perfect wedge shape to create the pinwheel design of this pillow. You can easily cut two wedges from each…