Sewing Tutorials and Patterns

Learn how to make felt carrots, using this free template and tutorial. Do your kids love felt play food? Make a few felt carrots using this tutorial to start your felt play food collection, and then check out my favorite 7 felt food tutorials I have for you. Easy and quick to make, this felt carrot tutorial comes with a free PDF template ! Read more »

Check out these Mothers Day homemade gifts you can make this year. You'll find more than 10 ideas for beautiful diy presents to show mom how much you and your family love her. What better way to show some appreciation than with a handmade gift you've made just for her? Read more »

Interfacing is a great addition to a project when you need to make your fabric stiffer, more stable or to strengthen an area, and it also gives a sewing project some shape and body. After the quick sewing tip on how to apply interfacing from last month, here's a short beginner's guide to interfacing, to help you start off on the right foot - and answer any questions you might have with interfacings. Read more »

Here are over 10 adorable things to sew for a baby, ten easy projects you'll love to make for the newest member of your family or your friends' baby. Also, they make great baby shower gifts you can make yourself. Check them out to get new ideas! Read more »

Velcro straps you can make yourself, and that the easiest way! These Velcro straps are both reusable and durable, adjustable in length and super quick to make. You can use them as diy ski straps , to bundle and securely carry your skis, or for any other home use: to keep cables tied up, to nicely bundle that hairdryer cable when travelling, or keep jumper cables neat in your car trunk.  Multipurpose! Read more »

Here's a quick how-to for applying fusible interfacing to your fabric. Fusible interfacing is great for when you need to add stability to your fabric, and it will only take you a few minutes to iron it onto the back side of the fabric. No pinning or basting - take a look! Read more »

Learn how to make a baby scarf that will stay put. It's a beginner sewing project that will neither require a lot of material nor time. Since I had a few pieces of soft fleece left from my last year's neck warmer project ( free template here ), it was time to tackle a new scarf idea. It makes a great diy gift for babies and older kids. Let your kids stay warm wearing these stay-put fleece scarves. Take a look! Read more »

Craftsy Unlimited is a fairly new subscription program you might have already heard of - or not. It gives you access to thousands of hours of video crafting tutorials in categories like knitting, baking, sewing, quilting, crochet, cooking - you name it! And that for a price of one single sewing class. You can try it out for free for 7 days . Find out more about it here! Read more »

Here's how to make an adorable, small hanging storage basket . It's a handy little DIY storage basket to hang in a craft room for all your sewing supplies, in a child's room to store pencils or crayons, on a kitchen utensil rack or wherever you need to store little items. The  free sewing pattern  is available to all new subscribers to AppleGreen Cottage who sign up  at this link . The tutorial is easy to follow and a great beginner sewing project . Check it out!  Read more »

Learn how to make straps for hanging baskets. As promised, here's the tutorial for the hanging strap template, enabling you to turn all your regular bins into cute multi-tasking wall hanging bins . The  free sewing pattern  is available to all new subscribers to AppleGreen Cottage who sign up  at this link . Scroll down to get your own free copy! Read more »

Making a Valentine mini fabric basket is a cheerful way to get ready for spring, isn't it?  Here's an inspiration for you, an easy craft project or a diy gift for Valentine's day. And, did you know this little basket is hiding something ? NOT what one would think! Scroll down to see what! (UPDATE:) And scroll down to get your FREE sewing pattern . Just added it! Read more »

Happy new year! I hope you are all enjoying the family time, and have also carved out some time to unwind and relax. Looking back, I'm thinking of what sewing posts and projects at AppleGreen Cottage you loved most in 2017 - it's the colorful ones, off course! Want a sneak peek? Read more »

Easy Christmas tree ornaments you'll love. Christmas is right around the corner. What better way to get in the Christmas spirit than with some easy Christmas tree ornaments? Homemade ornaments can give a totally new life to your Christmas tree, adding a warm and cozy touch to your home. Here are 5 easy and free tutorials (and sewing patterns) that will inspire you and bring Christmas closer to you and your loved ones.  Read more »

What I'm about to tell you will feel like a crazy crafting paradise. But first, a question: what would you say if I told you 52 brilliant modern handcraft designers were joining forces and offering over 200 of their best projects, patterns, and tutorials in ONE single bundle at 97% off ? It might sound crazy, but that’s exactly what’s happening right now! It's called  HANDMADE-WITH-LOVE Super Bundle . Feel free to check it out here! Read more »

Learn how to finish a seam the neat way. Are you just finishing a  topstitching , and you'd like  BOTH of your project sides look clean and polished and without any visible thread tails?  Not just the 'top' side, the wrong one too? Totally doable, even easy! Check out this sewing tip that will make your projects look way more professional!  Read more »

Here are 7  great online sewing classes you'll love. I found them on Craftsy, a popular online sewing platform, and a go-to place for many, many of my sewing friends. I love it, too! I picked them out while thinking what could be THE BEST presents to give to a crafty person . Check them out and see if I'm right! Read more »

Learn how to sew your own DIY Christmas decorations, this time it's felt stars. The felt star decorations are a free PDF pattern you'll be able to use for a number of projects, like this star softie for kids , or a throw pillow, or - like here, cute and soft little Christmas tree ornaments that will last and make your Christmas feel special. This tutorial links to 2 free templates. Read more »

Here is a selection of free scarf sewing patterns for winter scarves and cowls, along with easy tutorials for you to make your own. Learn how to make a practical scarf to fight off the winter cold. These DIY scarves will not only keep you warm this winter, they are also a quick way to renew your winter outfit. Take a look at these different styles and pick the one that works best for you. Let's stay warm this winter! Read more »

Who's in for some Christmas sewing? Learn to sew a lovely quilted Christmas tree skirt . I reviewed a Craftsy course taught by a years-long sewing blogger at Sew Can She and a great instructor, Caroline Fairbanks-Critchfield. Loved it, and got myself a brand new, DIY quilted tree skirt . Looks complicated, but is not. Looks like tons of work, but it's a fairly easy, two-day quilting project a quilting beginner can do too. Are you in? See how it went! (And scroll down to see the single thing where I failed.) Read more »

Learn how to applique with fusible web. It's an easy beginner sewing project, and it will enable you to embellish and personalize just anything you sew. See how to make your own appliques for your projects (like this one with a free pattern ), how to apply fusible web to fabric, and how to sew them using a regular sewing machine. Too easy to not try it out! Read more »