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Tutorial: Reusable Bowl Covers that Fit Perfectly

AJ Pratt — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:39:03 +0000

Ready to stop using plastic wrap for covering leftover? You can make some reusable and washable bowl covers for easy kitchen storage. You can make these with any sized bowl, big or small, and all you need are some fabric remnants, some single fold bias tape, and elastic.

This page contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. That being said, I encourage you to use your local sewing shop whenever possible, or to look for supplies second hand.

Supplies Needed:

Remnants or scraps of fabric big enough to cover your bowl
1/2″ single fold bias tape
1/4″ elastic

Step 1

Trace your bowl

Place your bowl face down on a piece of paper and trace it around the edge.

Step 2

Add 1.5 inches to the pattern

Use a ruler to add 1.5 inches all the way around the border of the circle you traced. This will give the cover some seam allowance as well as space to stretch over the side of the bowl.

Step 3

Cut out your fabric

Step 4

Sew the bias tape to the right side of the cover

We want to use bias tape for the elastic casing because it works well around curved edges. With right sides together, line up the bias tape with the edge of the bowl cover and stitch along the crease in the bias tape that is close to the edge.

Step 5

turn the bias tape and sew it to the wrong side of the cover

Flip the bias tape around to the reverse side of the bowl cover and stitch it down along the inner edge of the bias tape to create an elastic casing. Be sure to leave a small gap in the stitches at one point so that you’ll be able to insert the elastic into the casing.

Step 6

add elastic

Use a safety pin to guide the elastic through the bias tape casing and pull it to create a domed or bubble shape. Then sew the ends of the elastic together.

Step 7

sew up the hole

Sew up the hole in your casing to seal the elastic inside.

Finished!

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Tutorial: Hanging Basket with 1/2 yard of fabric

AJ Pratt — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:26:18 +0000

This tutorial will walk you through how to make a large hanging bin. You can use this for any number of purposes, from a towel hamper in the bathroom to extra kitchen storage, or toy room organizing. Print out the pattern below and follow along with the step-by-step instructions

Supplies Needed:

1 yard of fabric
1 yard lining
Medium interfacing
Buckram or heavy interfacing for the base
Magnet closures

Sewing Pattern PDF

(all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance)

Step 1

apply interfacing to the bag and buckram to the base

Apply a medium interfacing to the bag, and a heavy interfacing or buckram to the base of the basket.

Step 2

fold the bag in half and sew into a loop

Fold the bag in half and sew along the side seam to create a loop

Step 3

sew the base to the bag

With right sides together, sew the bag to the base, easing the fabric around the corners.

Step 4

turn the bag to the right side

Step 5

sew the straps

With right sides together, sew the straps in two sets down the long sides

Step 6

turn the straps to the right side

Step 7

sew the magnets to the straps

Sew the magnets to both ends of the strap according to the instructions your magnets come with.

Step 8

baste the straps to the bag

Place the straps on the back of the bag and baste them in place.

Step 9

sew the bag lining

Repeat steps 2 and 3 with the lining layer.

Step 10

sew the bag to the lining

Place the bag inside the lining layer and sew them together along the perimeter. Leave a gap in the stitches so that you can turn it to the right side.

Step 11

turn the bag to the right side and top stitch

Turn the bag to the right side through the upper gap. Then press the top seam and topstitch to seal the gap and make it look neat.

Finished!

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Tutorial: Draft Stopper Door stop With Fabric Scraps

AJ Pratt — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:55:36 +0000

Learn how to make an easy DIY door draft stopper using only scraps of fabric. This is a simple way to use up scraps of fabric while also making something that’s actually useful. There is no pattern for this one because it depends on the width of your door, so check step one below for the measurements.

Supplies Needed:

Lots of fabric scraps

Step 1

Arrange your fabric scraps

The final length for this will be the width of your door + 2 inches. The width can vary as well, but around 8-10 inches is ideal. Since the length of my door was 36″, my final measurements for the draft door stopper are:

Door draft stopper: 38″ X 9″

Lay out your fabric scraps and start organizing them into a collage. Make sure the scrap collage is big enough for your final draft stopper measurements (it’s okay if it’s bigger, you can trim the fabric later). Remember to overlap the fabric pieces to account for seam allowance.

I recommend cutting your fabric pieces into squares and rectangles, especially if this is your first time making a scrap project. They are easier to work with than curved edges.

Step 2

Arrange the fabric scraps

One by one sew your scrap pieces together. I usually start by sewing smaller pieces into chunks, and then add on the bigger pieces.

Step 3

Trim the sides of the scraps

Now is the time to trim the overhanging fabric pieces to make them match the measurements that you made in step 1.

Step 4

fold the fabric in half and sew the length

Fold the fabric in half to form a long narrow rectangle, then sew along the length. Leave a gap somewhere in the center so you can turn it to the right side later. The two short sides are still open.

Step 5

add long gathering stitches around the short sides

Step 6

gather and tie the ends

Pull the thread of the long stitches to gather both ends of the draft stopper. Then tie off the thread to secure the ends.

Step 7

turn the draft stopper to the right side

Use the gap in the middle to turn the draft stopper to the right side. Both ends should now have the fabric gathered to the inside of the fabric. This will allow it to more easily hold a cylinder shape.

Step 8

stuff the draft stopper

Use more fabric scraps to stuff the stopper.

Step 9

sew up the gap

Hand stitch the gap closed after it’s been stuffed to seal everything in place.

Finished!

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Tutorial: Easter Bunny Coaster

AJ Pratt — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:08:17 +0000

Learn how to make an Easter bunny coaster that add a fun spring feeling to your decorations and give your cups a place to sit. The free bunny pattern below can be made with small leftover pieces of fabric, so you can make something cute and useful while wasting less fabric.

Supplies Needed:

Fabric Scraps or remnants
Some Batting
Medium-weight interfacing (I used Pellon 950)

(Note: I include links to sewing supplies and notions that I used. However, I always hope that if you have similar leftover supplies from other projects, you will use those before buying new)

all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance

sewing Pattern pDF

Step 1

sew the top and bottom bunny pieces together

With right sides together, sew the top and bottom of the back rabbit pieces on the sides. Leave a gap in the center.

Step 2

baste the front bunny face, the interfacing, and the batting together

Layer the interfacing, batting, and front fabric rabbit piece. Then baste around the edges of all of them.

Step 3

sew the front and back of the coaster together

With right sides of fabric together sew the front and back of the coaster all the way around the perimeter.

Step 4

clip the corners and curves

Clip the corners around the ears to the stitching (without cutting through the stitches. Clip around the curves of the ears and the bottom of the bunny face.

Step 5

turn the coaster right side out

Turn the bunny coaster right side out through the gap in the back. Then sew up the gap.

Step 6

Top stitch around the edge of the coaster

For a neater finish, top stitch all the way around the edge of the bunny coaster.

Finished!

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Tutorial: Make a Christmas Stocking with Free Sewing Pattern

AJ Pratt — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:19:28 +0000

This is the easiest Christmas stocking tutorial. All you need is some red quilting cotton and a little bit of white fleece fabric to create your own fun hanging stocking. So go choose your favorite festive fabric, check out the free pattern below, and get started.

Supplies Needed:

1/2 yard of fabric (or 2 fat quarters)
a scrap of white fleece

sewing Pattern pDF

(all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance)

Step 1

sew the stocking pieces together

With right sides together, sew the front and back of the stocking.

Step 2

Trim the seam allowance and turn to the right side

Step 3

sew the tab loop

Fold the tab along the side dotted lines and then fold it in half. Sew the open edge closed.

Step 4

Baste the tab to the back of the stocking

Step 5

sew the band in half

Fold the band in half with right sides together and sew.

Step 6

fold the band in half lengthwise

With wrong sides together, fold the fleece band in half.

Step 7

sew the band to the stocking

Line up the raw edges and sew the band to the stocking over top of the tab. Then trim the seam and press the band up.

Finished!

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Tutorial: How to Make a Bunny Placemat Using Fabric Scraps

AJ Pratt — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:51:21 +0000

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 you to print below, so feel free to print that out and follow along with the step-by-step instructions.

Supplies Needed:

Fabric Scraps
Heavy Interfacing (I used Decovil Interfacing)

Pattern includes:

1 bunny shaped pattern piece (cut 2)

(all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance)

sewing Pattern pDF

Step 1

Arrange Your Fabric Scraps

Collect fabric scraps from your recent sewing projects. Start playing around with the scraps and lay them out in a collage. The overall shape of the scrap layout doesn’t matter right now, but it should be big enough for your bunny pattern to to fit on top of.

Make two collages, one for the front and one for the back of the placemat.

Step 2

Sew Your fabric scraps together

One by one sew your scrap pieces together. I usually start with smaller pieces and then add on larger pieces until the whole thing is sew together. Repeat for the other side of the placemat.

Step 3

cut out your bunny placemat

Place your bunny pattern on top of your fabric scrap collage and cut out two. Be sure the flip the pattern over for the reverse side of the placemat.

Step 4

cut out your interfacing and apply it to one side of the placemat

Cut the seam allowance off of the bunny pattern and use it to cut out your interfacing. This Heavy weight interfacing is difficult to deal with around seams, so it’s better to cut off the extra seam allowance before applying it to the placemat.

Step 5

sew the placemat front and back together

With right sides together, sew your two placemat faces together. Be sure to leave a small gap on the bottom of the placemat so that you can turn it right side out. I recommend stitching just outside of the interfacing so it will be easier to flip the fabric around the seam.

Step 6

Flip the place mat to the right side

Clip all corners and curves and then flip the placemat through the gap in the bottom. Use a pointy tool to poke out the edges, and press the placemat flat.

Step 7

sew up the gap and top stitch the placemat

Using matching thread top stitch all the way around the placemat to help the edges look nice and neat. This will also close up the gap in the bottom.

Finished!

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Tutorial: How to Make an Easter Egg Placemat Using Fabric Scraps

AJ Pratt — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:45:37 +0000

This tutorial will walk you through how to create a cute Easter Egg placemat for a touch of fun spring decor. The pattern is made so it can utilize smaller fabric scraps that you have leftover from other sewing projects. Just pick some of your favorite spring colors and get started on this simple Easter egg to decorate your table this season.

Supplies Needed:

Fabric scraps of various sizes
Heavy Interfacing (I used Decovil Interfacing)
1/2″ Double-fold Bias tape (or use what ever bias tape you have on hand)

ALL PATTERN PIECES INCLUDE 1/2″ SEAM ALLOWANCE

sewing Pattern pDF

Step 1

sew the pieces of the egg together

Sew the egg pieces together in order (it can help to line them up first). Repeat for both the front and back of the egg placemat, and then press your seams open. Cut off any tabs that stick out from the side of the placemat.

Step 2

Cut out the interfacing

Using your sewn fabric egg as a guide, cut out the heavy weight interfacing.

Step 3

apply the interfacing

Step 4

sew the front and back placemat together

with wrong sides together, sew around the perimeter of the two egg pieces.

Step 5

Add double fold bias tape to the outside of the egg

Sew double fold bias tape around the edge of the Easter egg placemat to cover the raw edges.

Finished!

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Tutorial: How to Make a Chick Coaster Using Fabric Scraps

AJ Pratt — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:52:12 +0000

This tutorial will teach you how to make a silly chick-face coaster using leftover fabric scraps. This is a great project for spring or Easter decorations if you want to be a little whimsical while using up your scraps to create something that’s actually useful too.

Supplies Needed:

Yellow, Orange, and Black Fabric scraps
Some Batting
Medium-weight interfacing (I used Pellon 950)
Double fold bias tape

(Note: I include links to sewing supplies and notions that I used. However, I always hope that if you have similar leftover supplies from other projects, you will use those before buying new)

all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance

sewing Pattern pDF

Step 1

baste the the fabric, interfacing, and batting together

Layer the back fabric piece, interfacing, batting, and front fabric egg piece. Then baste around the edges of all of them.

Step 2

hem all the little triangle

fold over the edges of the triangles and baste them so they stay down. Then cut of the excess fabric that hangs over the edges of the triangles.

Step 3

sew the face on the chick

Edge stitch the beak and eyes onto the chick coaster. Then remove the basting stitches from the previous step.

Step 4

Add double fold bias tape to the outside of the chick face

Sew double fold bias tape around the edge of the chick face coaster to cover the raw edges.

Finished!

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Tutorial: How to Make an Easter Egg Coaster Using Fabric Scraps

AJ Pratt — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:51:49 +0000

This Easter egg coaster tutorial is an easy way to use up some small leftover scraps of fabric. Simply choose some colorful scraps, sew them together and use these coasters as a fun Easter decoration idea. These little eggs are actually quite easy to make, even for beginner sewists.

Supplies Needed:

Multi-color fabric scraps
Some Batting
Medium-weight interfacing (I used Pellon 950)
Double fold bias tape

(Note: I include links to sewing supplies and notions that I used. However, I always hope that if you have similar leftover supplies from other projects, you will use those before buying new)

(all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance)

sewing Pattern pDF

Step 1

Arrange Your Fabric Scraps for your Easter egg designs

You can arrange your scraps however you want and sew them together. I like to use white at the top and the bottom to make it look more like an egg, but this is the stage where you can design your Easter egg however you like it. I recommend cutting straight lines on your scraps because it will make them easier to sew together.

Step 2

cut out your easter egg pieces

Place your pattern pieces on top of your fabric scrap collage and cut out two of the egg pieces.

Step 3

baste the the fabric, interfacing, and batting together

Layer the back fabric piece, interfacing, batting, and front fabric egg piece. Then baste around the edges of all of them.

Step 4

Add double fold bias tape to the outside of the egg

Sew double fold bias tape around the edge of the Easter egg coaster to cover the raw edges.

Finished!

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Tutorial: Bunny Coaster with Free Sewing Pattern

AJ Pratt — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:52:45 +0000

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 waste.

Supplies Needed:

Fabric Scraps or remnants
Some Batting
Medium-weight interfacing (I used Pellon 950)

(Note: I include links to sewing supplies and notions that I used. However, I always hope that if you have similar leftover supplies from other projects, you will use those before buying new)

all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance

sewing Pattern pDF

Step 1

sew the top and bottom bunny pieces together

With right sides together, sew the top and bottom of the back rabbit pieces on the sides. Leave a gap in the center.

Step 2

baste the front bunny face, the interfacing, and the batting together

Layer the interfacing, batting, and front fabric rabbit piece. Then baste around the edges of all of them.

Step 3

sew the front and back of the coaster together

With right sides of fabric together sew the front and back of the coaster all the way around the perimeter.

Step 4

clip the corners and curves

Clip the corners around the ears to the stitching (without cutting through the stitches. Clip around the curves of the ears and the bottom of the bunny face.

Step 5

turn the coaster right side out

Turn the bunny coaster right side out through the gap in the back. Then sew up the gap.

Step 6

Top stitch around the edge of the coaster

For a neater finish, top stitch all the way around the edge of the bunny coaster.

Finished!

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