Pooch Pouch Tutorial

Abby has been wanting me to share a tutorial for the pooch pouch I made for her when we attended doggie obedience school.

How to Make a Quillow (blanket/pillow). Free Sewing Tutorial.

How to make Japanese patchwork juggling bags (otedama). They’re made from strips of fabric just 1 3/4″ x 3 1/2″. For the less coordinated among us who don’t have a hope of learning to juggle, these would also make super cute pattern weights.

Scrappy Hoop Sampler Tutorial using Freezer Paper Applique. You can make this project any size you like. My hoop measure 8″ but you could go bigger or smaller or a different shape hoop. I really like the oval shaped ones . Or if hoops aren’t your thing you could go square or rectangle and stretch your fabric over a canvas or pop it in a regular picture frame.

Liberty & Linen Napkin with Reverse Applique & Bias Binding Tutorial. Mix in some bias binding, a spot of reverse applique and a few hand stitches & you’ve got yourself some personalised cloth napkins…

I used little drawstring bag tutorial as the base pattern to which I machine appliqued droplets of Liberty, adding a few hand stitches and some vintage ribbon & sequins for a subtle sparkle.

So we covered Fabric Wrapping Paper previously, but what about when you just need a gift bag? I know most people already save and reuse gift bags, but how much cuter is one made out of fabric - that's also reversible?!?

This pillowcase took me about a day to make but it was a lot of work. It's the first time I tried to applique something - meaning, laying a piece of fabric decoratively on top of the project, and then stitching it on there as an additional layer.