This is a little project I had in my mind for a while, and I finally put it together to share with you. This pillow is the same pattern as my Simple Travel Pillow Tutorial but with a few additions to add some more fun personality. For this version, I used a super fun fat quarter set from Walmart with cute puppy dogs dressed in their winter hats and scarves. My Walmart has fat quarter bundles on the end caps, and each has five coordinating fabrics in fun seasonal themes. Each pillow only uses 2 fat quarters, so use any…
Sew a super simple travel pillow – for as little as $5! – with this tutorial. These pillows can be made as multiples for a travel group as a gift. Or sew them together with your scout troop for a fun sewing badge project. The cover can be personalized, and is removable and washable. I volunteered to sew 20 pillows for my son’s marching band trombone section for their bus trip to competition out of state. It’s a fun send-off gift that is practical, has a special personal touch, and something even teenagers will appreciate…
I’ve been sewing up these simple placemats for years for our church bazaar, and they are great sellers every time. The key to creating a high-end impression with this simple design is the fabric selection. Of course you can use two fabrics from a collection, but another strategy I use is to pick a larger pattern paired with a tone-on-tone plaid/stripe or small print. Each fabric also has contrasting background colors. By using this strategy, the placemats are both coordinating and reversible! I’ve tried different sizes and found that too small look kind of…
I found this cute pattern at my local quilt fabric shop and thought it would be a great project to practice a little free-motion quilting. (https://www.sewnwyoming.com/shop/zipit) For the fabric, I chose Wonder by Carrie Bloomston from Windham fabrics, which has pretty collage butterflies and little colored triangles. Then I found some coordinating bright solid fabrics and zipper to add some pop. The pattern is fairly easy to cut and assemble, so I spent most of my time concentrating on the free-motion quilting. I quilted in my favorite loopy squiggle, and included some flowers…