How to Make a Round Potholder
Round potholders are a great accessory to any kitchen. They are perfect for picking up hot pot and pans and they look good too. This is a very simple round potholder tutorial that anyone with basic sewing skills can make in no time at all. This is a quick quilting project for the beginner quilter…
How to Make A Quilted Gingham Pillowcase
I came across this great gingham quilt pattern by Erica Arndt at www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com and thought to share it with you. Rather than doing the entire quilt for you I decided to do the quilted gingham pillow case instead. You can find the pattern and instructions for the entire quilt and the pillow cases on Erica’s…
How to Make a Winter Quilted Placemat
Once again I have been using my EQ8 software to create this adorable winter quilted placemat. I love this software. It is so fun to work with and you can create lots of quilts when you have no experience like me. This is a simple placemat that is fun for the winter season. You could…
How to Make a Penguin Mug Rug
It’s winter so I thought I would put together this simple penguin mug rug to brighten up the season. This is a simple quilting and appliqué project that anyone can make. Once again I have used my new toy to design this adorable little mug rug. The EQ8 quilting design software made this project in…
How to Make a Quilted Christmas Table Runner
I am still expanding my quilting skills and learning some design techniques as well with this quilted Christmas Table Runner. I purchased the EQ8 Design software and have been enjoying learning it. This is my first quilt that I have designed using just the stock blocks. I am sure that with practice that I will…
How to Make a Triangle Quilt
I am still in a quilting mood. I am not sure what I am going to do with all of these quilting projects but I really wanted to do this triangle quilt. It is a Christmas quilt project that I thought to use up my scrap Christmas fabrics to make. It is sort of the…
How to Make a Patchwork Christmas Pillow
I came across this adorable patchwork Christmas pillow from Amy at Nana Company and wanted to share it with you. It is a super simple beginner quilting project that anyone starting out with quilting can make. There is some hand embroidery in this project which I must confess I have not done in a…
How to Make a Simple Baby Quilt
After making my quilted sewing machine cover I had loads of fabric left over. I decided to expand my quilting skills to make this simple baby quilt from Cluck Cluck Sew. I used the skills I learned to create the quarter square triangle pillow cover but expanded them to make this quilt. The Sew…
How to Make a Quilted Sewing Machine Cover
For those of you who regularly follow Sew Very Crafty you will know that I recently purchased a new sewing machine. I purchased a Janome Memory Craft 9450 QCP and it needs a new quilted sewing machine cover. I purchased it at Sewing Machines Plus and got a great deal. In the mean time, I…
How to Make a Quilted Zipper Pouch
I am gearing up for my quilted sewing machine cover so I’m doing another simple quilting project to get myself ready for the big day. I decided to make this quilted zipper pouch because it uses the 2″ squared that I will need for my next sewing machine cover project. This is a simple beginner…