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  • Teacher Tab for Keys, Lanyard & More

    August 17, 2025 /

    How to Create Perfect Pencil Teacher Tabs for Back-to-School Gifts Featuring the Parker on the Porch Pencil Snaptab Design Looking for a quick, fun, and functional back-to-school project? Teacher Tabs, a.k.a Pencil Snaptabs, from Parker on the Porch make the perfect handmade gifts for teachers, and with a few clever tricks using Sulky products, you can create them with ease and precision. Here’s how to get pro results for the teacher tabs using Sulky Felty, Sulky Tear-Easy Stabilizer and Sulky Rayon Thread, plus expert tips to save time and maximize your hoop space. Teacher Tab Supplies Sulky Felty (for the top and bottom layers) Sulky Tear-Easy Stabilizer (for easy, clean removal)…

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  • Pencil Pillow Pal Pattern

    August 10, 2023 /

    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 Gift

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    August 12, 2022 /

    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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    August 1, 2022 /

    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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    How to Embroider Blanks for Teacher Gifts Learn how to embroider blanks to create teacher gifts that have a handmade touch. Hand towels, pillows and even T-shirts make great gifts for teachers who have been tirelessly adapting and changing their teaching styles all year long. Show how much you appreciate the teachers in your life and gift them a personalized present. Plus, learn how easy it is to embroider blanks in the process. Embroider the same gift assembly-line style or grab several different types of blanks so everyone gets something different. WHAT YOU NEED Embroidery blank, such as a hand towel, pillow cover, zipper pouch Stabilizer: Sulky Sticky+™ or Sulky…

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    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…

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    Modern Ditty Bag – The Perfect Teacher’s Bag Hi Sulky® readers! I am Stephanie Kendron of Modern Sewciety and I am so excited to be here today sharing a project that I love to give as a back to school teacher’s gift, the Modern Ditty Bag. I made this bag for Janome’s blog last year and wanted to revisit it again this year to give to my daughter’s new teachers. I created this bag because every time I went to the school, the teachers would have a bag they carried when they left the classroom with the kids. The bag held all of the important things they needed, like a…

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