25+ Small Sewing Projects for Gifts
Tutorial: How to Make a Lanyard with Fabric Scraps
Trying to figure out what to do with those small pieces of leftover scrap fabric? Try making a scrap lanyard. It’s really quite simple to make, and lanyards are really great for helping you keep track of your keys, or making sure no one runs away with your wallet. Pick…
Tutorial: How to Sew a Pencil Pouch With Only One Piece of Fabric
This tutorial is for an extremely simple pencil pouch that only requires one piece of fabric. A large leftover scrap or remnant of fabric will work, or use a fat-quarter sized piece of material. It’s best to use something like a light canvas or a quilting cotton for this, but…
Tutorial: Quirky Shirt Pillow Idea
If you have an old or worn out button-up shirt, you can easily turn it into a funny throw pillow to decorate your space. This is a very simple sewing project that’s great for beginners. I made this for a 14″ square pillow, but you can also follow the instruction…
Tutorial: How to Make the Perfect Folding Wallet
The wallet that I’ve been using for the last 10 years is finally seeing the end of it’s days, so I decided it’s time to make a new one. This wallet pattern has four slot card pockets, two inner pockets, and a larger pocket for bills. I also show you…
Tutorial: How to Make a Keychain Wallet using Denim
If you have an old pair of jeans that’s too worn out to wear anymore, you can upcycle them and turn them into a cute little keychain wallet. This denim wallet has five pockets for cards and ID, as well as an inside pocket that I like to use for…
Tutorial: Adorable Ear Warmer with Cat Ears
This tutorial is a variation on my basic ear warmer pattern that adds cute cat or fox ears to make your winter outfit adorable. This can be made with just 1/4 remnants of fleece fabric that you have leftover from other projects and is honestly quite simple to make. Check…
Tutorial: How to Make Simple Stretch Hand warmers (with thumb holes)
This tutorial will teach you how to make cozy hand and arm warmers that keep your fingers free to type or do what ever you need to do. These arm warmers are made using remnants of stretch knit fabric so they can fit snuggly around your arms. You can access…
Tutorial: Fleece Winter Ear Warmer
Learn how to make a cozy ear warmer for when you when you want to go out on cold winter days. This is a simple fleece ear band that can be made using just 1/4 yard of leftover fleece remnant fabric. Check out the free pattern and follow along with…
Tutorial: How to Sew a Padded Case for Sunglasses
My sunglasses case just broke, split straight down the spine. But no worries! It just gives me the excuse to make this cute new case for my sunglasses. I only work with fabric, but of course I still want my sunglasses to be protected, so I designed a quick padded…
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic Bandana Headband
Bandana headbands are quite cute and easy to make. This bandana uses ribbon to tie in the back, instead of a typical elastic casing. It makes the headband quite simple to make and the size is more adjustable. Check out the free pattern below and check out my step-by-step instructions…
Tutorial: How to Make a Butterfly Hair Clip (in 10 minutes)
This tutorial will show you how to make an easy butterfly hair clip using some leftover lightweight fabric scraps. It’s a quick tutorial that you can easily accomplish in 10 minutes. I’ve also included a free pattern you can use to follow along with the step-by-step instructions. If you don’t…
Tutorial: How to Make a Cute Flower Headband
Learn how to make a simple elastic headband with fabric flowers to give it a cute spring and summer aesthetic. All you need for this are some fabric remnants (less than 1/4) leftover from other projects and some small lightweight scraps for the flowers. You can access the pattern below…
Tutorial: Cute Bunny Drawstring Tote With Fabric Remnants
Learn how to make a bunny drawstring bag with ears and a pom pom tail. This is made to utilize some bigger remnants of fabric scraps you may have leftover from other projects. I also added a lace overlay to the inside of the ears to create a cute bunny…
Tutorial: Bunny Coaster with Free Sewing Pattern
Learn how to make cute bunny coasters to bring a little whimsical “spring” to your decorations while giving your cups and mugs a place to rest. This bunny pattern (free below) can easily be made using small scraps of leftover fabric, giving you a cute and useful way to reduce…
Tutorial: How to Make a Bunny Placemat Using Fabric Scraps
This tutorial will teach you how to make a cute bunny placemat using leftover scraps of fabric. The placemats are double sided and are great home decor options for you table for Easter season (especially if you have kids that love bunnies!). I’ve included the free pattern I drew for…
Tutorial: How to Make an Easy Clutch Purse
This tutorial will show you how to make a basic clutch purse with a metal frame. The pattern was made for an 8″ frame, but you can easily adjust the pattern to fit what ever size clutch you want. I made this bag so that you can make it with…
Tutorial: How to Make a Simple Coin Purse with Fabric Scraps
I’m always looking for easy small projects that I can make with scraps of fabric. This simple coin purse is what I ended up making. I included the pattern I drew up, and the steps I took to create this cute and simple ducky zip purse. Supplies Needed: (all of…
Tutorial: How to Make a Fleece Lined Cowl Scarf
This tutorial will teach you the step-by-step process for making a fleece lined cowl scarf with a clasp closure. I used flannel for the main fabric and minky fleece for the back to make it softer to wear. You can access the pattern for free below, but I also recommend…
Tutorial: How to Make a Flower Pillow with 6 Petals
This tutorial will teach you how to make a flower-shaped pillow. It might look complicated, but this is actually a fairly simple project that’s great even for beginners. I had a half yard of quilting cotton leftover and it was just the right amount for the pillow. However, if you…
Tutorial: How to Make a Mini Backpack with Pockets
This is a tutorial for a mini backpack with a drawstring closure and pockets, one zipper pocket on the front and one little pocket inside. I’ve also included the pattern that I created so you can print it out and easily follow along with the steps. This design is based…
Tutorial: How to Make an Easy Corset-Style Belt
I only started sewing a few years ago, and I’ve always found corsets to be a bit intimidating. But a corset belt? I just wanted to try and see if I could do it, and I could not be happier with the result. It was actually a lot easier than…
Tutorial: How to Make a Square Pillow With Scraps
This pillow tutorial will teach you how to use leftover scraps of fabric to make unique pillow creations. I’ve included a pattern for a 7″ square pillow, but the same principles can be used to make scrap designs of any size and shape. Supplies Needed: Pattern includes: (all of my…
Tutorial: How to Make an Adjustable Elastic-Back Belt
This is probably my favorite belt to make. Not only is it really quite easy, but the elastic back makes the belt completely adjustable too! So choose some fancy fabric scraps and what ever color elastic you want to put together this quick and easy belt. Check out more DIY…
