Holiday Garland Pillow Tutorial; Maureen Cracknell Handmade

Maureen has made these darling and festive pillows for the holidays.  Use your favorite colors and shapes and then place them on your chairs, bed and sofa to add a little holiday charm.  Maureen inspires:  “Today’s tutorial is for a simple festive Christmas-y pillow cover — A Holiday Garland Pillow. This pillow was completely inspired by my love for garland. Using multicolored cuts of wool blend felt with scalloped edges and colorful ric-rac to connect them, I created this pillow thinking it’ll be the perfect decoration to welcome another year of handmade goodness”!

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Tutorial: Christmas tree pillow softie

Fleece Fun shares a free pattern for this cute Christmas tree pillow softie.  You can make it out of just about any type of fabric – fleece, felt, woven cotton, etc.  Get the pattern and tutorial.

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Tutorial: Wristlet keychain in less than an hour

Loralei from Whimsical Mermaid shows how to make a pieced wristlet keychain.  You can make one in less than hour, which makes this a great last minute gift.   Get the tutorial.

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Tutorial: Faux Fur Pull-Thru Scarf and Cuffed Gloves

Sew4Home shows how to use faux fur to make a pull-thru scarf and a matching pair of cuffed gloves.  (Don’t worry – you won’t be sewing the gloves.  You add a fur cuff to a purchased pair of fleece gloves.)  Get the tutorial.

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Video tutorial: Grab-n-Go Quilted Pot Holder

Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog how to create her Grab n Go Quilted Pot Holder.  Get the video tutorial.

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Tutorial: Gift Box quilt block

Nan from Pots and Pins did a guest post at Sew We Quilt/Stash Manicure showing how to make a gift box quilt block. Nan advises us to put on some Christmas music and get started so we have a festive quilt for the holidays. Go to tutorial.

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Tutorial: From boxy blazer to custom fit jacket

Lizzie from Cotton & Curl tells how to refashion a boxy blazer into a jacket with a fit that’s made just for your body.  She resews the straight seams at the sides and back into curved seams.   My and my pear shaped figure that can’t wear a boxy jacket are SO loving this idea!    Get the tute.

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Ping Pong Ball and Handkerchief Fish tutorial

Abigail of “While she naps” has a delightful tutorial on how to make a Handkerchief Fish with felt embellishments. She uses Ping Pong Balls for the fish’s head and then uses pieces of felt for a delightful face and fins.  A bag of six Ping Pong Balls for a dollar was her inspiration.  Don’t forget that Abigail is the author of “The Artful Bird: Feathered Friends to Make and Sew” that I gave away some time back in a book giveaway here.  It is a wonderful book for your favorite crafter as a holiday gift.

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Tutorial: Gathered skirt with ric rac stripes

Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a girl’s gathered skirt with ric rac stripes.  She shows it as a last minute Halloween skirt, but I think it would be cute year-round.  Get the tutorial.

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Tutorial: Flannel pillow cover with tuxedo detail

Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making a set of pillowcases with unique tuxed0-style detailing at the side panel.  The pillow covers are made from a flannel fabric for a soft place to lay your head, but get a formal twist with a pleated inset made to look like the front of a tuxedo shirt.  Get the tute.

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Tutorial: Hawaiian quilted pillow cover

Learn how to make this pretty Hawaiian quilted pillow cover over at Martha Stewart. A small project like this is ideal for beginning quilters, so much less threatening than a full size bed quilt. Go to tutorial.

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