If you are frustrated with trying to keep a cookbook open while baking or cooking, you are not alone! It’s not easy to keep pages open without having to put heavy weights on the corners to keep the book from closing. Our easy DIY cookbook bookmark solves the problem! This quick beginner sewing project is…
Never lose your place in a book with these easy to sew DIY bookmarks using free sewing patterns. Flower Bookband This unique bookmark wraps around the entire book page or book cover. The flower book band is a beautiful way to hold your place in your book. Cookbook Bookmark This lay-flat weighted bookmark keeps your…
The holiday season is filled with baking, which usually means using a lot of plastic wrap and aluminum foil while cooking. Those disposable products are not only wasteful, they also cost a lot of money that you don’t need to spend! Why not add some festive flair to your Christmas baking and cooking with these…
These handmade gifts for men are easy sewing projects perfect for Father’s Day or Christmas! All of these homemade gifts come with free patterns so that you can make the perfect gift made with lots of love! Coffee Cup Holder Perfect for larger hands, these extra-wide coffee cozies are a great idea for a husband,…
Cats love toys that make noise, but buying them in a pet store can get expensive! The good news is that you can easily make cat crinkle toys with scrap fabric and inexpensive materials in 10 minutes! Instead of throwing out a snack bag, use it to make a cat toy. We turned a potato…
This easy DIY pill bottle opener is an easy sewing project perfect for beginners! Using simple stitches and inexpensive materials, you can quickly make a pill bottle gripper in 15 minutes or less! Materials Used A pill bottle opener uses fabric as well as a grippy material, such as shelf liner or rug grips. I…
These easy DIY mushroom pin cushions are perfect for beginner sewists. This quick and easy craft uses hand stitching to make woodland-inspired pin cushions that will look great next to your sewing machine! Not only are these DIY pin cushions simple to make, they also are multi-functional! The spool of thread can be used for…
When choosing scissors to cut felt, it is important to realize that felt fabric is unlike other woven fabrics. Choosing a good pair of scissors for your felt crafts is important to get the best results and prevent frustration! In our Ultimate Guide to the Best Scissors for Cutting Felt we will explain what the…
If you are overwhelmed by the different types of sewing scissors, you are not alone! There are so many different scissors used in sewing that you may feel like you need to own them all, but you don’t! In our Ultimate Guide to the Best Scissors for Sewing, we will explain what the unique types…
A yard of fabric is the length of the fabric, not the width. Therefore, a yard of fabric can be different in size based on the width of the fabric. The length of the fabric is always measured and cut off the bolt in a yard measurement or fraction of a yard. How Big is…
