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T-Shirt Quilt Graduation Gift
T-Shirt Quilt Graduation Gift A T-shirt quilt graduation gift is a thoughtful way to put all those school tees to use! Whether you have a little one graduating from Elementary School, Middle School, High School or College, a T-shirt quilt is a keepsake gift that’s sure to be cherished. Learn how to make a T-shirt quilt, including fussy-cutting motifs; preserving areas that have holes or stains; proper stabilizing techniques; and more in our start anytime T-Shirt Quilt videocast. You’ll also learn about combining different fabric types in our 5-in-1 T-shirt quilt pattern! With several ways to quilt the finished piece, including in-the-hoop methods, using a long-arm machine or service and…
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Sew an Elastic Zip Pouch for Back to School
Elastic Zip Pouch Wrap an elastic zip pouch around a binder or notebook to always have pens, pencils and school supplies at hand. This easy-sew pouch is wide enough to hold a load of items, including erasers, scissors and Post-it Notes, too. It’s also a great pouch for sewing supplies, to wrap around a cross-stitch journal or quilting planner. Stitch this project in an hour (or less!) and then create enough for a classroom of students! ELASTIC ZIP POUCH SUPPLIES (1) fat quarter or (2) 10″ x 12″ fabric rectangles (1) sheet of Sulky Felty or 10″ x 12″ rectangle of low-loft cotton batting Sulky KK2000 Temporary Spray Adhesive (1)…
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Sew a Charger Cord Pouch + Ear Bud Holder for Back to School
Charger Cord Pouch + Ear Bud Holder Sew a charger cord pouch + ear bud holder to store these accessories safely in a backpack for travel or heading back to school. A swivel clip allows you to attach the pouch to a zipper pull or backpack loop for convenient transport. Determine the pouch size needed by wrapping the cord(s) you intend to store and tracing the outline. Then, find a bowl or other round object that’s similar in size and trace the circle, adding 1/4″ beyond the drawn line to create the pattern. CHARGER CORD POUCH + EAR BUD HOLDER SUPPLIES Quilting cotton fabric: 2 circles each (outer & backing)…
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Pencil Pillow Pal Pattern
Pencil Pillow Pal Full of Personality Stitch a stuffie that has a cute personality and gift it to a teacher or student for “back-to-school” season. Swap the pencil lead color to create a set of colored pencils, if desired! This pillow also makes a great gift for an artist. But it’s really great in a cozy corner or reading nook, too. GRAB THE FREE PATTERN! PILLOW PAL SUPPLIES Thread Sulky 12 wt. Cotton Petites – Black (appliqué) Sulky 50 wt. Cotton Thread (construction) Fabrics & Stabilizer Perfect Appliqué Fusible Web 4 Fat Quarters of cotton fabric: black, tan, grey & one solid or print of your choice 1 roll of…
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Teacher Tote – a Great Back-to-School Gift
Teacher Tote Create a Teacher Tote for a back-to-school gift, using a tote bag blank. Or create a quick tote bag using two fabric squares and self-made handles. This tote isn’t lined, so it couldn’t be easier to embroider and construct! Alternatively, create this “Teacher” Tote for a student and replace the embroidery design with one of your choosing that’s more appropriate for the recipient. TEACHER TOTE SUPPLIES Tote Blank (or create your own tote!) Sulky Sticky+™ Stabilizer Sticky+ Slitting Pen Sulky Thread: Poly Deco™ (colors according to chosen embroidery design) & 60 wt. Bobbin Large-scale embroidery design (Featured design is Teaching is my Thing in the 6×10 hoop size…
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Teacher Mug Rug for Back to School
Teacher Mug Rug Designed by Melanie Call, of A Bit of Scrap Stuff A teacher mug rug makes a great back-to-school gift. This design featured piecing, quilting and a bit of hand embroidery. Change up the words to suit the teacher(s) in your life, or personalize the teacher mug rug with a name or phrase, such as “welcome back,” “teachers rule” or something clever like “2+2=4” for a math teacher, for example. MUG RUG PATTERN NOTES Finished size: 5 1/4” x 7” Please read all instructions prior to beginning. Seam allowances are ¼”. WOF = Width of Fabric RST= Right Sides Together TEACHER MUG RUG SUPPLIES Fabric Star Background: (8)…
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Backpack Charms for Back to School Gifts
Backpack Charms to embroider, make & give Create cute backpack charms from freestanding animals for back-to-school gifts. These embroidery designs are commonly called “felties” and are embroidered onto a felt base. Choose from a no-fray fabric, such as cork, or a printed ribbon to hang the backpack charm from a swivel hook. SUPPLIES Thread: Sulky Poly Deco™ (colors according to design), Sulky Bobbin & Sulky 30 wt. Cotton (to match felt) 1 sheet of Felt (or scraps at least 5″ square, depending on embroidery design size) Stabilizers: Sulky Sticky+™ & Sulky Solvy® Organ® size 90/14 Embroidery Needles Animal feltie design, such as a Llama or Sloth (shown: Girl Llama Feltie…
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How to Sew a Scrunchie with Sulky
Learn How to Sew a Scrunchie by Emily Thompson of Life Sew Savory Want to learn how to sew a scrunchie? It’s super easy, using a few supplies and a simple sewing machine. Grab some knit fabric, elastic and fun trim and create one in every color! This easy sewing project is a great beginner project or one to make with kids. Plus you get to use and wear it when you finish. SUPPLIES 4″ x 22″ rectangle of knit fabric 21-1/2″ length of mini pom-pom trim or trim of your choice ¼”-wide elastic in 8″ or 9” length, depending on hair thickness Matching Cotton+Steel Thread by Sulky Sulky Sticky…
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T-Shirt Embroidery by Machine + Fun Teacher Gift
T-Shirt Embroidery with Great Results T-shirt embroidery is super fun and a great way to personalize a gift. Add any phrase you like, be sweet or cheeky, and decide from a number of available fonts either built into your machine or by using software. The featured “got sanitizer?” design was created using Drawings 10 software. It was digitized with each letter as a separate “color,” yet stitched in the same thread color. This is to ensure you move the T-shirt fabric out of the way of the next letter as you work your way through the design. “Got Sanitizer?” is provided to all of you readers for free if you’d…
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Machine Embroidered Teacher Journal Cover
Machine Embroidered Teacher Journal by Ellen Osten Surely you know a teacher starting school again (or for the first time) this fall who needs a machine embroidered teacher journal cover. Whether your kiddos or grandkids are starting school with a new teacher or your friends or neighbors are teachers themselves, this machine embroidered journal cover is a must-make! It’s perfect for school teachers, music teachers or just about any kind of teacher. Traditionally, teachers were gifted a nice shiny apple on the first day of school. This practice began in the 1700s, when teachers were actually paid by families in apples (or potatoes) for their work. Now the apple is…
