Easy Pillowcase Tutorial & Pattern UPDATED
Cut Your Fabrics
Press Your Fabric
Layer your Easy Pillowcase in a PBJ then stitch it as a burrito!
Pull your excess Pillowcase fabric from you burrito.
Stitch around your pillowcase with wrong sides together to make your French Seam.
Carefully press your pillowcase again for your final stitch!
Enjoy your PILLOWCASE!
Making Handmade Holiday Gifts makes me excited for Holidays! Creating Holiday gifts with the Cricut Maker just gives a professional look and cut!
Curved edges on the quilted cozy soup bowls softens their look. They are so handy to make a set and stack on top of each other.
For the free Curved Soup Bowl Cozies subscribe below! Nest together and stitch on the blue line!
Materials needed: 2 - 10 inch fabric squares AND 2 - 10 inch pieces of batting. {Use all cotton materials for a microwave safe version. Increase insulation by adding a layer of Pellon Insul-fleece available in the Stitches Quilting online store! )
Or.... have the Cricut Maker in Cricut cut out exact dimensions for you from this FREE Cricut Community file! hmmmmm... so many possibilities.
Especially fun for making a bunch of these soup bowl cosies as a DIY handmade holiday gift for neighbors, friends or family!
If you don't cut out your soup fabric bowls on the Cricut Maker then use this handy guide from a 10 inch squares of fabric!
CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE Soup Bowl Hot Pad Cozy Tutorial!
Love the trendy ruffled edge for the wrist on this Handmade DIY Buffalo Plaid Hot Pad Gift.
Check out the Simplicity Hot Pad Pattern available in Cricut Design Space.
Buffalo Plaid Fabric can be purchased from Stitches Quilting online fabric store CLICK HERE.
Materials Needed: Easy to make square hot pad made from 6 - 10 inch square pieces of fabric and 2 - 10 inch square pieces of batting.
2. Let's review the top layer. Fold four 10 inch squares into a rectangle.
3. Match the two red buffalo folded 10 inch fabric squares side to side with folded edges matching each other in the center and raw edges to the outside.
4. Overlap, weave and stagger the two black and white folded 10 inch fabric squares through the red buffalo squares in a pattern like closing a cardboard box.
5. Stack all your layers in order and stitch around all four sides of the Hot Pad.
6. Peek through your four weaved top layers to turn inside out! Voila and no need to close!
Check out your local dollar store for raw wooden items to paint. This wooden snowflake is easy to cut out with your Cricut Maker and the knife blade. Quickly access this Cricut black iron-on cut file for free in the Cricut Community Design Space! I love using iron-on with my wood projects! It looks seamless and beyond professional! Wouldn't a "sewy or quilty" friend love this snowflake?
I love using the Cricut Easy Press 2 when ironing on the wood as I can select the perfect temperature and time! Click here to access the online Cricut Interactive Guide to determine the perfect temperature and time to apply your iron on.
The "Farmhouse Christmas" vinyl cut file is free with Cricut Design Space Access Account. The white vinyl is striking against this homemade canned jar of salsa. Talk about the perfect holiday gift to crack open and smell garden grown tomatoes! The canning jar buffalo plaid fabric accents the charm perfectly. You can cut out all your fabric circles on a Cricut Maker with the Rotary Cutting Blade.
Compare the two photos above! The white vinyl just pops the charm on this DIY Handmade Holiday Gift. I cut the white vinyl and used clear transfer tape to apply the vinyl on the glass jar.
Apply green Christmas Tree vinyl on a clear ball jar with a striped straw for some extra holiday fun!
Did you know Cricut Design Space has preloaded Simplicity sewing patterns? The complete instructions for the pattern are loaded for you to access digitally or print off for convenience. These fabric baskets are made by cutting out rectangular squares of fabric and medium weight stabilizer on the Cricut Maker with your rotary blade.
After stitching these together, it felt awesome to add the black metal grommets with a little bit of hammering. The beauty of these fabric baskets is that you use the metal grommets to fold the baskets outwards to make a larger box or inwards for a smaller box. Happy boxing baskets!
I love the variety of tee towels you can find nowadays! It is as slick as can be to cut out with gold an iron on pine cone element for a holiday accent. The pinecone is available for free in the Cricut Design Space Access Account.
The pick up truck silhouette is available in Cricut Community to access here! I drove them in a row and applied them on the tee towel with the Cricut Easy Press 2 using the perfect time and temperature settings.
Printed Iron On sheets are fun to use for DIY Handmade Holiday Gifts! I love the variety of printed iron on materials available at my local craft store on online purchase.
Using the Cricut Easy Press Interactive Quick Reference Guide online, I ironed on the Gold Pine Cone at 340 degrees for 30 seconds in the cricut Easy Press Mat. It felt like precision with a polished finished gift!
There is nothing as classy as some Holly Jolly goodness on these dollar store mugs. The simple black and white is very trendy
Cut out the vinyl on your Cricut and apply with ease to your mugs using transfer tape!
The Cricut Design Space Community file is available here! I LOVE the combination of materials here with the wood and metal. The buffalo plaid printed iron on rocks this sign!
Cutting out the wooden sewing machine using your Knife Blade with the Cricut Maker is phenomenal! I used the same digital file to cut out the iron on!
Embroidery Hoop Decor is all the rage now! Red plaid Buffalo fabric makes this project sing with your favorite images to cut out! But imagine the possibilities of all sizes for wall decor to Christmas tree ornaments!
A quilted holiday pillow is lots of fun with the Christmas fabrics from Stitches Quilting! Simple is classy and clean with 16 - 5 inch squares sewn together. The red quilted stitching a half inch from the seams makes all the difference with this snuggly pillow. Want to make handmade pom poms that fit perfectly for your project? Be sure to sign up for the Stitches Quilting newsletter to get our next published post with all the details.
Learn how to make this Quilted Tribal Holiday Throw HERE!
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Happy Holiday Sewing!
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Quilt Block Design Board Hack! How to make your own Quilt Block Design Boards Tutorial!
Quilt Block Design Boards dwindle my hesitation in piecing as the fabric stays put. With more quilty confidence, I can make my quilt blocks faster without second guessing myself or constantly rechecking instructions. This means less seam ripping. AND if you use the 100% Cotton Batting then your design board doubles as a handy surface to press on too! Hey that’s less time running to the ironing board and means accurate quilt blocks! Quilty partay dance!
If you have watched my live “Sewcial Quilting Tutorials”, then you have seen me use these portable quilt block design board hack tutorial in action multiple times!
The Quilt Block Design Board Hack Tutorial is included in my short video of Twelve Hacks Every Quilter Should Know.
So let’s get started! I’ve been wanting to share this tutorial for a LONG time!
You will need 1/2 yard of 100% Cotton Batting to make 2 – 18 inch design boards or it can make 1 – 18 inch design board and 1 – 10 inch design board. You can place a layer of Thermolan Plus layer under the 100% Cotton Batting. Now what is Thermolan Plus and why use it for your Quilt Block Design Board Hack Tutorial? Thermolan Plus made by Pellon is a needled polyester batting that can withstand heat. You might find yourself using for design boards, baby bibs, diaper changing pads, tote bags, placemats, jackets, vests, protective surface for dining room tables, table pads, or use two layers of Thermolam under a cloth pad for your ironing board, pressing or fusing surfaces, Christmas stockings, tree skirts, or extra lining in jackets and coats.
Dollar Store Foam Core Sheet
Drop by your local Dollar Store and pick up a several Foam Core Sheets. Look for organizational bins and tools at the Dollar Store while you are there! Snap pictures so we
can all see your organizational ideas for our quilting items!
Price check pre-made Design Boards purchased at Stitches Quilting. How much money might you save with this hack?
Select your favorite fabric to cut 4 inch strips that will surround the edge of your design board. You will need 2 – 4 inch x 42 inch strips sewn together end to end for the 18 inch design board. You need only 1 -4 inch x 42 inch fabric strip for a 10 inch design board. This could be a scrap buster, as you can make lots for your quilty friends! It is important to press your design board fabric strips like a single fold bias tape strip. See the diagram below.
After you press your fabric strips in a Single Fold Bias Tape, secure the center of the strip by stitching a zig zag stitch down the center of the strip and press again. See the diagram below. The purpose of the zig zag stitch is to hold the raw edges and to reinforce the edges of your design board.
Warm up your hot glue gun and continue to step Four of the instructions. Place on top of your cut foam core the same size of cut 100% Cotton Batting. Hot glue the 100% Cotton Batting along a narrow circumference of the foam core. It is not necessary to hot glue the entire piece of 100% Cotton Batting to the foam core in the center, just hot glue around the center. TIP: Squeeze your hot glue gun in sections of 8 inches on the foam core and then lay the 100% Cotton Batting to stick to the foam core. If you do longer sections the hot blue will start to harden and not be tacky. Continue around all four sides of the foam core.
Live Video Tutorial will stream on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram March 20, 2018. Can you imagine making 12 design boards to hold the pieces of 12 quilt blocks all laid out and ready to go when you are? Handy dandy! You might just stitch more knowing you don’t have to rethink how all those fabric pieces go together for each block! An 18 inch quilt block design board is ideal for piecing 12 inch + sized quilt blocks. You will find a 10 inch quilt block design board is handy for building smaller blocks.
I think I’d like to make 12 of each 18 inch and 10 inch size! Hmmmm… wait a minute how many UFO’s do I have tucked away? STOP – Nevermind…. let’s not go there… I don’t need 12 design boards for each UFO…. Breathe one quilt at a time. Pace yourself! I still think I’ll make 12 of each size though… hehe.
WARNING THOUGH – our live videos are not about pure instruction we have a lot of fun connecting, answering questions and keeping in touch. (I think some people would like it to be instructional BUT I do care about all of YOU). It’s all about community in a kind place. The more followers I have the better freebies and giveaways I can get from awesome companies!
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You will need a Gingham Girls 10 inch square Layer Cake and 2 – Solid White Fabric 10 inch square Layer Cakes to make this 68 x 95 inch twin size quilt.
If you have any questions, please ask below. I’m creating this quilt with complete tutorial online Live with Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. You can turn on following and live post notifications on each platform so you don’t miss out. Be sure to follow Stitches Quilting Deanna Wall online because we just love to cheer you on and YOU motivate us to keep creating too! Can’t wait to see what you create! Please post pictures online and tag Stitches Quilting!
It is simple to sew yourself a trendy simple infinity scarf from your favorite fabric. Cut your fabric 14 inches wide and WOF (width of fabric – how wide your fabric is from selvage to selvage). If your fabric has a print or line cut along the pattern as shown below.
Press the length of the scarf on either side one turn.
Press again for a double turned finished hem to stitch closed.
Stitch the double pressed hem closed on both long sides of the scarf.
Back stitch at the end of your ends.
After you have stitched both sides of the scarf, fold so you are now stitching closed the selvage ends of the scarf. Use a 1 inch seam allowance.
Press open the center seam and fold over to prepare a finished look.
There is no need to double roll this hem as you are working with the selvage with this piece of fabric. If you are not working with the selvage, double roll your seam to give it a finished look.
Enjoy your scarf! I will upload a video for you to see the finished product! Or visit my social media to see me trying on all three scarves that I made with this pattern! Let me know other ideas that you might have with this scarf. We could piece fabric together to make it have a patchwork look. We could use strips of fabric pieces together even using raw unfinished edges. If you have any questions, please comment below!
This is a nice quick project to get your sewjo back in full swing. If you make a scarf please tag me on social media so I can see it! Instagram and Facebook @stitchesquilting!
Lots of Love!
Do you happen to pick up just fantastic fabric panels from time to time but somehow don’t seem to get them done? Sometimes I am disappointed with the end result that doesn’t look quite like I had imagined! I have to say that this Zoe Zombie Doll and Bones her Immortal Dog did not disappoint me! What do you think?
The trick for me on this panel was that before I even cut the panel apart I long armed the pieces giving each one structure and form with the 80/20 Warm and Natural Batting and muslin backing. The tutorial for How to Quilt a Fabric Panel and particularly the ideas to accentuate Zoe and Bones. I have lots of thoughts, pictures and actual video of the tutorial for Zombie Apocalypse Fabric Panel by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs. If you are interested in purchasing this fabric panel it come free when you purchase a Zombie Love Fat Quarter Kit by Emily Taylor Designs for Riley Blake Fabric
I have to tell you that my family and I really enjoyed making Zoe and Bones come to life for our Fall Festivities!
Zoe the Zombie Doll body part pieces that you will need.
Bones the Immortal Dog body pieces that you will need.
Additional Supplies Needed: a NEW Demin Jean Needle for your sewing machine, Gray Thread and Stuffing
Let’s Get Started to Bring to Life Zoe the Zombie Doll:
Let’s Get Started to Bring to Life Bone’s the Immortal Zombie Dog:
I would just love if you emailed me a photo of own created versions of Zoe and Bone’s! I would love to see how they turned out. If you get stumped anywhere do not hesitate to email me!
What extra ideas do you have to embellish Zoe or Bones and share your ideas or tips to construct them. Post your photos and #ZoeZombieBonesDog so all can search them and see your fantastic ideas! YEA! It sure feels great to share!
