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What You Need: Fabric Stuffing - Poly-fil, styro beads, or feathers Thread Embroidery needle Corner Presser Tool or chopstick What You Have: Ruler Pins or clips Sewing machine Iron/ironing board Scissors or rotary cutter/mat YouTube Video Tutorial Step 1 Cut your fabrics to desired size. It can be any size you want as you will stuff it yourself. In this photo tutorial I am sewing a very small pillow (slightly larger in the video) to show off a small portion Fabric Scrap Map. I've cut two pieces of fabric to 5.5" x 6.5" (14cm x 16.5cm). Step 2 Place your...

Season's Greetings!  Let’s make some no sew or sew optional fabric gift tags using motif fabric and cookie cutters. Follow along with the photos and instructions or skip straight to the video.  While these gift tags really can be super a super easy no-sew project, you can dress them up with your sewing machine and some grommets. First, gather your supplies: Motif Fabric Muslin/Plain Fabric Cookie Cutters Pen/Pencil Double-sided Interfacing Ribbon Single Hole Punch Iron Pressing Cloth Pinking Shears Scissors or Rotary Cutter     Optional but fun!  Grommets Sewing Machine     Let's get snewing - (no + sewing) 1. Cut...

Square Pincushion TutorialA Short, Easy, Sewing Project to While Away Some Time Another perfect little scrap-buster project that can be a pincushion, pattern-weight, or hand warmer. See the list of alternative fillings. Scroll down for photo instructions or just watch the video!       1. Use charm pack leftovers or cut 5 x 5” fabric scraps. Place 2 squares RST. 2. Cut the squares in half vertically and lengthwise. 3. Sew the four squares on one side with a ¼” seam allowance. 3.A. Use the chain piecing method of sewing the squares. Chain piecing is assembly-line style sewing where...