Making quilts and sewing home decor is a great way to decorate your home without busting your budget.
It’s nearly summer time! The weather is warm and summer parties are springing up everywhere. You’ll want to make some decorations for your next backyard party, whether it’s for a holiday or birthday party. DIY parties are all about having fun, which is why you’ll want to sew up some simple games to play for […]
I’m not sure about you, but for me, the best thing about spring are all the flowers. Especially the pink and white blossoms that cover tree branches. The great news for sewists and flower-lovers alike, is that fabric flower tutorials are some of the easiest sewing projects around. Knowing how to make fabric flowers means […]
Carolyn Wainscott here, from Carolyn’s Canvas! The sewing room of my dreams is light and bright, neat and organized, pretty and pleasant to the eye. Well, I can dream, can’t I? It’s a work in progress right now. My beads were sorted into one of those small parts cabinets I got at Harbor Freight several […]
It’s me again, Quilting Friends—Carolyn Wainscott—with a different use for our old favorite traditional quilt block, the Dresden Plate. The first quilt my mother made when she retired from teaching and learning quilting was the Dresden Plate. My project today is “How To Make A Dresden Plate Pillow Scarf.” I much prefer a pillow scarf […]
The boho trend is totally in for spring and summer – something about those bold colors and wanderlust-inspiring prints just make me want to hit a California beach! This Quilted Throw Pillow Tutorial from Miss Make is the perfect way to capture the essence of a spontaneous road trip and bring it to your living […]
Hello everyone! I’m Damjana and I blog at AppleGreen Cottage. So excited to be with you today! Here’s a super easy felt storage cube tutorial for you to make, a clever and simple DIY idea for this spring. (And if you love flowers, you’ll love to use this easy felt flower tutorial to make it even […]
There is one thing for every person that they can’t seem to get enough of. For me, it is shoes. I have so many pairs of shoes stacked in my closet. You can’t tell me that I don’t wear them all, because I do wear them all. There are high boots, black and brown, ankle […]
If you’ve been looking for some home decor inspiration for the new year, you’ve got to give the rustic country trend a try. There’s nothing quite like some rooster prints and burlap to make an average room feel like a cozy country cottage! You don’t have to live in the south to channel that farm-life […]
Carolyn Wainscott here, wishing all of you crafters a happy crafting year! My first 2019 project for you here at Seams and Scissors is a quick heart-shaped mug Rug ror your BFF. Simply sew fabric tubes and weave them together like we used to make those yarn potholders-remember those? My BFFs include my 2 sisters […]
Figuring out how to organize your sewing room is not always easy. In a perfect world, we would all have a spacious, well-lit room filled with yards and yards of well-organized fabric and the hum of a brand new machine. Truth is though, we all cannot be so lucky. Most of us live in crowded […]
