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Thanksgiving Sewing and Quilting Projects and Patterns – Round-up!

Free Thanksgiving Sewing & Quilting Video Tutorials at SWN: Sew A Felt Thanksgiving Trivet + Free Pattern Free Thanksgiving Turkey Quilt Block Pattern by Sindy Rodenmayer Acorn & Leaf Felt Fall Coasters – Free PDF Pattern by lovahandmade 12 Days of Thanksgiving Advent Calendar Thanksgiving Pilgrim Hat Quilt Block – Free PDF from A Quilting Jewel “Thankful” Paper Pieced Block Pattern – Free PDF from Doodle-ee-doo Little Girls Thanksgiving Jumper with Removable Turkey Tail – Fr

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Patchwork Sewing Notion Organizer Project

An intermediate sewing project from Minki Kim to stitch this patchwork sewing notions organizer. The free video tutorial below demonstrates how to put this handy organizer together. This sweet pouch measures 9 1/4˝ (24cm) wide x 6 1/4˝ (16cm) high x 1’’ (2.5cm) deep once completed. A fat-quarter friendly and scrap-busting sewing project! Watch now: The digital sewing pattern for this pouch is available (here), and you can sew and sell these pouches with the pattern downlo

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Stitch a Fair Isle Quilted Christmas Tree Skirt with Heather Handmade

Heather Handmade shares a fun sewing tutorial to stitch this simple yet bold Fair Isle Christmas tree skirt and a free pattern too! This Christmas tree skirt is one large motif that surrounds the base of your tree that evokes ideas of cozy winter days and nights in a cabin around a crackling fire. Make sure you check out Heather‘s free pattern at the bottom of this page. Watch Heather Handmade now: View this post on Instagram I've always loved the fair isle design and I made

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Scrapbuster Project – Acorn Patchwork Potholders

Sew many folks love to bake during this time of year as it gets cooler and there is always something about the wafting scent of cinnamon baked inside of an apple or pumpkin pie… to make anyone feel warm, safe, and at home. This free sewing project from Thermoweb by Jedi Craft Girl should make your autumn baking experience complete! These sweet patchwork acorn potholders are also a thoughtful hostess gift for a Thanksgiving holiday. Sewing Supplies: scraps of fabric in any c

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Snappy Slippers + Travel Case Sewing Project from Cool Cat Creations

Kellie from Pins + Needles Kits shows you how to make Snappy Slippers by Gerri Richards from CoolCat Creations! These pieced slippers are sewn together using one package of 40 – 5″ squares, that is 1 “Bali Snap” or 1 charm square pack. Full sized templates are included in this printed sewing pattern for slipper sizes 5 – 11. You will also need one yard of coordinating fabric for the slipper lining. You will need one 18″ zipper, some slipper gripper fabric for the soles, and K

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Quilted + Paper Pieced Journal Cover – Free Video Tutorial with Lisa Capen Quilts

A paper pieced, quilted notebook / journal cover makes a thoughtful gift for Mother’s Day. Lisa Capen shows us how she created this lovely quilted journal cover using a paper piecing method and some beautiful fabrics, walking you through the entire project from start to finish. The PDF pattern download, available from Etsy, provides a fabric map used to foundation paper piece the journal cover together. Helpful templates included to prepare all of your fabric pieces. Watch th

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Nine Free Tutorials for Sewing Journal, Notepad, and Book Covers

Nine of the best free sewing tutorials for sewing notebooks, journals and simple book covers. Find the method, style and skill level you want from this free sewing video series we have curated for you. Simply hit the play button to watch the the first video within the series, scroll through the playlist for more titles or simply let the series play each title automatically from 1 – 9 while you sew. This is a nice playlist to bookmark and/or share to watch later in your sewing

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3 Free Half-circle Zippered Pouch Sewing Tutorials

Three free sewing tutorials for three different half-circle zipper pouches! 1. Single Scoop Zippered Half-Circle Quilted Pouch Sewing Video Tutorial from Fat Quarter Shop Single Scoop Half Circle Pouch A not-so-sugar-free video sewing tutorial for a half-circle quilted zippered pouch from the Fat Quarter Shop featuring the Boardwalk Delight fabric line from Art Gallery Fabrics. There is also a free template to print out at home for this pouch compliments of FQS! This is not o

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Fresh Quilting – A Free Video Series from the Modern Quilt Guild

Fresh Quilting is a new public television show co-produced by the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) and KS Productions. Fresh Quilting airs this February 2017 with an all-star lineup of modern designers and quilters. In this new modern quilting series, innovative modern quilters reinterpret traditional techniques with a fresh, modern aesthetic! In each episode, leading designers give a fresh twist on traditional designs and share quilting techniques to create high-impact quilts. By wa

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Sewing and Quilting for Your Thanksgiving

The Happy Turkey Table Runner – Free PDF Pattern Quilted Hexagon Potholder / Towel – Free PDF Pattern Gather Dimensional Pillow – Free PDF Pattern Let’s Talk Turkey Quilted Placemats – Free PDF Pattern Stitch and quilt the Let’s Talk placemats for your holiday table in no time at all with this free PDF pattern and GO! Dresden Plates Die from AccuQuilt. Pam Heller and Lynn Gibney show you just how easy it is to decorate for Thanksgiving with these whimsical turkey place-mats!

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Milky Way Paper Pieced Wall Quilt Video Tutorial Series with SewVeryEasy

The piecing technique used to create these gorgeous quilt blocks is called foundation paper piecing. You need to be familiar with this technique to make this quilt. Laura Coia shows us how to foundation paper piece and how to put this beautiful quilted wall hanging together in this free video series! Block 1 – August 18 Block 2 – September 8 Block 3 – September 22 Block 4 – October 6 Block 5 – October 20 Assemble Quilt – November 3 Wall Hanging Dimensions: 45”x 45” (114.3 x

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Free Spooky Halloween Wall Quilt Patterns to Download

1. That Cat Halloween Wall Quilt Pattern: Get the Free PDF Download 2. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Wall Hanging Pattern: Get the Free PDF Download 3. Gnarly and the Ghosts Wall Hanging and Placemats Pattern: Halloween is just around the corner and our tree friend Gnarly and his buddies the Ghosts are all ready for trick or treating with this adorable Wall Hanging and matching Placemats. This project uses the GO! Qube Mix & Match 6″ Block (55775) and the GO! Qube 6″ Companion Set-C

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Lucky St. Patrick’s Shamrock Mug Rug – Free Quilting Tutorial from The Way I Sew It

A free tutorial for a quilted St. Patrick’s Day mug rug by The Way I Sew It that coordinates perfectly with your drink of choice, be it Irish coffee, Guinness, or minty green milkshakes for the kids! The Irish flag, a shamrock, and a nine-patch block is incorporated into this Lucky St. Patrick’s Shamrock mug rug. Step-by-step quilting instructions and photos show you exactly how to put this mug rug together. Go to the Lucky St. Patrick’s Shamrock Mug Rug Free Tutorial ☘ Pho

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Valentine’s Day Sewing Love

Check out Valentine Sewing by Susan from Sew Whats New at Mode More Valentines Day Sewing at SWN: Follow Sew-Whats-New.com’s board Valentine’s Day Sewing on Pinterest. #quilt #gift #Valentine #iheartstitching #quilted #heart #garment

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Sew a Rainbow Chevrons Wallhanging or Mini-Quilt

Using half-square triangles and the method demonstrated by Jenny Doan in this video at SWN, I put this mini quilt together. The quilting follows the diagonal lines, rather than the 5″ squares used to construct, and the sashing is quilted with narrow lines, or “match stick quilting”. The binding is applied using this very simple method (and free video tutorial!) also demonstrated by Missouri Star Quilt Co. The half-square triangle quilting projects are fabulous for beginner

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Beginner’s Quilted Blanket Video Series from StyleNovice

Beginner Quilting eCourse: This eCourse from StyleNovice offers step-by-step instructions to sew and quilt a nine-block square quilted blanket using your fresh color schemes, fabric prints, and creative ideas. Written instructions available here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StyleNovice. This quilted blanket would be lovely for the cottage, picnic park, or beach this summer! Have fun putting it together and showing it off! This playlist shall be updated as videos are added ea

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Quilted Farm Girl Vintage Potholders + How to Use Excess Backing Fabric as Your Binding from Kimberl

The Fat Quarter Shop demonstrates a quick and simple quilting technique for finishing off your smaller quilts. Learn how to use excess backing fabric as your binding. This simple quilting technique leaves us with very little waste and a sweet finish for your quilts. The quilt blocks featured within this video are all featured in Lori Holt‘s new book, Farm Girl Vintage. related: Easy Faux Piped Binding for Quilts Video: Four Simple Steps to Sew Denim Pot Holders or Mitts wi

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Felted Wool Hearts + Hand Blanket Stitch with Quilty

We love Quilty videos! They are fun, well produced and feature relevant projects for quilters of all skill levels. This video tutorial from Marianne Fons and her Mom demonstrate how to make a felted wool heart and includes the hand blanket stitch around the edges. Learn how to make these felted hearts from start to finish at SWN right here. related sewing projects: How to Create a Heart Quilt Block Reverse Applique Pleated Heart Pillow by V and Co. Sewing Tutorial: Heart C

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Quilter’s World – Spring 2015 Issue + Free Whirling Hexagons Tutorial

See the Quilters World Spring 2015 Issue Quilter’s World magazine instructs and inspires quilters in all aspects of the art of quilt making. Each information-packed issue features exclusive new projects from top designers, the hottest patterns of the moment, helpful reader-submitted tips, editorial reviews of the latest quilt products on the market, and profiles of great quilting destinations near your home where you can hone the trade. Quilting doesn’t have to be a labor-int

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Modern Folded Star Wallhanging – Free PDF from A Girl in Paradise

A free pdf from *A Girl in Paradise contains a tutorial for a Modern Folded Star wall-hanging 15″ in diameter. If you would rather your quilting hang on your wall than on to your hot dishes, get the free PDF. See the full free video tutorial right here at SWN! Free PDF A fun project and a beautiful handmade *Amish-style gift to quilt! See the full free video tutorial right here at SWN! #quilting #Amish #binding #stars #foldedstar #cutting #dishes #CroutonCrafts #pot #gift #f

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