Quick Projects
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Sew All Your Gifts In One Day – Part one!
It’s hard to believe it is already the first week of December! Are you ready for Christmas or do you still have gifts to make? If you do have gifts or want a few more Christmas-y things for your own home, the next few posts are for you! Here are a few quick things that make perfect gifts or decorations for your home and you can get these done in one day. I can’t think of a better way to spend a full day in early December than in my sewing studio, playing Christmas music and making things. Coasters If you have read this blog for any length of time, you know I love coasters!…
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Quick Thanksgiving Project to Complete Before the Meal is Ready
Quick Thanksgiving Project: Framed Embroidery A quick Thanksgiving project is order because we blinked and Thanksgiving is here! I’m sure you’re busy preparing to eat your way through Thursday, but just in case you are itching to do one last project, here is a quick Thanksgiving project for you. I made this last year just before Thanksgiving and it was a big hit on my table. This year, I decided to make a few more to give as gifts to the people who come for Thanksgiving dinner. Go here for the free pattern download and complete tutorial for the quick Thanksgiving project. Project Details It’s a free-motion embroidery project that…
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A Few Quick Patriotic Tutorials – Yes, you can do them all by this weekend!
As I was pulling out all of my patriotic decor this weekend, I realized that I had a few things missing! I have my awesome placemats (tutorial here) and my favorite door hanger (You can get the design and the pattern from the Sulky Embroidery Club here) and I hung my flag in front of my house; but I didn’t have a new outfit to wear on July 4th and I really wanted a few more little things to go around the house. So I headed over to the Sulky Embroidery Club to see what patriotic designs were there to give me inspiration. The first one I came across was…
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Quick Gifts – Make These In Less Than An Hour!
Sometimes you just need a really quick gift. Maybe you forgot about that bridal shower you are supposed to go to this weekend, or maybe you thought Father’s Day was next weekend (it’s not, by the way, it’s Sunday), or maybe you are just really good at procrastinating like me! Whatever the reason, sometimes a quick, yet thoughtful gift is in order. Before I go any further I do want to clear something up. Just because a gift is quick to make, doesn’t mean it isn’t meaningful. I mean you could have just stopped by the grocery store on your way to that shower or Father’s Day lunch, picked up…
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Quick Gifts for Dad to Sew & Create
Gifts for Dad to sew & create! Father’s day is just around the corner! We have some wonderful embroidery designs with a mustache theme in the Sulky Embroidery Club for Dad (Click on the picture of the design to take you to the Sulky Embroidery Club site to purchase the design): You may remember this post I wrote about gifts for dad that gives lots of tips on doing machine embroidery for dad on a handkerchief On a shirt cuff And this great tutorial for a notebook cover So don’t forget dad! He deserved a little something homemade with love too. Happy Sewing!
