Archive for November, 2014

With the holidays approaching quickly, I’m working on fun decorative holiday projects that are quick to make but still look luxe.  I think plush cuddle fabric is a great way to achieve a “wow” finish with little effort.  The fabric is so beautiful to look at and so soft to the touch!  I used two […]

  October, which will be here before you know it, is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. An alumni association I belong to is holding a benefit and asked me if I would do some favor bags to hold some small swag items we are giving away to benefit attendees. I have to make between 50-75 […]

Create a carrier for your casserole dish.  You can take it to the next event and to use for a long time after.  Thanksgiving and the winter holidays often mean lots of pot luck meals.  I enjoy getting together with family and friends over the various holidays, and planning meals pot luck style makes it […]

This DIY Mug Warmer Wrap is great for keeping your hot beverages warm and not burning your hands at the same time. I don’t drink coffee, but I do love drinking hot chocolate. I use a normal mug often. The solarize interlining helps keep hot things hot and cold things cold. Make a stack of […]

  I love to create with strips cut from fabric scraps leftover from previous projects. Recently I was plundering through my stash looking for fabric to use for some oly*fun scraps to make an apron. I realized I had several shades of muslin. The idea for some muslin make dos immediately popped into my head. […]

If you want to make a really fast and easy skirt and add some extra fun, adding an accent stripe is a quick way to make a simple skirt. Materials: 1/2 Yard of Main Skirt Fabric (for a small 5-year old).  See instructions belowfor adapting to a larger child. 1/8 Yard of Accent Fabric 1/8 […]

I’m excited to share a super simple gift idea with you today…an easy Monogram Shirt, sure to delight your  favorite child.  My little guy is 2, and he know’s  his name starts with A.  He loves searching out A’s on signs everywhere we go, so I thought it was time for him to get an […]

  Creating a  squiggly quilted fat quarter panel is fun and simple. I wanted to make this a “how to make the panel” tutorial and in my following post  you will see where I use this panel for my project.   1. First I pressed my fat quarters and picked two that coordinated. As you […]

What better way to dress up the home for the holidays than by making this fun simple Pieced Holiday Pillow Cover. It takes but an afternoon to whip this up, and when the holidays are over the cover can be taken off and stored folded or flat for a clever and space saving storage solution! […]

Welcome to the wonderful world of  oly*fun one of the newest products from Fairfield Processing.   Introducing Oly*Fun – “The everything material” This is one of the easiest, most versatile materials you will ever find. You can sew it, glue it, staple it, pin it or tie it You can write on it, paint it, embellish […]

    Sometimes it may be difficult to locate the address numbers on your home. If you incorporate them as an art applique on a pillow tucked in the rocking chair on your front porch they cannot be missed. To go one step further consider dressing up this simple pillow design with seasonal flowers attached […]

Christmas elves have a tendency to get into just a touch of trouble here and there. Let’s hope this little guy is simply adjusting the presents under the tree. Easy to create Diving Elf Legs will be sure to bring smiles to all who witness their possible mischief first hand. Create one set or perhaps […]

It’s a great time to planning ahead for holiday gift giving. Do you need some great ideas for stocking stuffers that can be sewn or quilted? Perhaps you need some ideas for the holiday guild swap or some quick and easy things to make and give to co-workers? We rounded up 10 quilted and sewn […]

At some point moms realized that babies loved the tags on their stuffed toys more than the actual toy itself, something about that little piece of silky fabric made those little hands gravitate toward it.  A couple years ago when I had my first baby a friend gave me a little square fabric “taggie” that […]

The Hands on Heart Pillow Drive was a huge success. We here at Fairfield World along with AllFreeSewing and FaveQuilts want to thank everyone for participating in our Hands-on-Heart Breast Cancer Pillow Charity Drive! Thanks to everyone’s efforts we were able to collect a total of 521pillows for the American Cancer Society! We’ll soon be transporting all of the pillows to […]

Quilt as you go is a fast way to create quilted projects, because the piecing and quilting are done simultaneously – after you’ve finished the piecing, you’re ready to bind, because the quilting has already been done! This makes quilt as you go a great method for simple projects like quilted placemats. Quilt as you […]

These holly leaf and berries trivets use a new Fairfield World product, Solarize interfacing, to keep your dishes warm or cool. They are great for your holiday table. In addition to being used as trivets, you can use them inside baskets to keep rolls warm, inside portable food bags to keep your food warm or […]

Handmade Holiday craft ideas for gift giving by the Designer Craft Connection.  Join us  as they share their creations made by hand for this holiday season.   The items they made are using the Fairfield Poly-Fil® line.  Crafters have made Poly-Fil® the best selling polyester fiberfill in America. A unique process explodes the special blend of […]

Catch-all baskets like this one are essential around my house. There are only four of us, but with two young boys, the mess is amplified. Whipping up this foam basket didn’t take a lot of time, and it is great for using all around the house. I love that I can use whatever fabric I […]

Fat Quarter Projects are a great way to purchase fabric.  We want to inspire you with our fat quarter projects for the holidays.  Welcome to our FIRST ever Fat Quarter Face-off Holiday 2014 edition. Fairfield has partnered with Robert Kaufman fabrics to bring you gifts you can make for the holidays.  The Fairfield Master Makers […]

Whether you’re using them for toys or decorations, these 9 Thanksgiving Plushie Patterns are sure to add an element of fun to your holiday! There’s a little bit of everything (knitting, crochet, sewing) in this round-up so your sure to find something you love. With this many cute and free patterns in one place, don’t […]