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• Spruce Up Your Home for Fall: 5 Easy Fabric Projects
  August 18, 2023
  By Lindsay Conner The air is crisp, the leaves are starting to change—fall is near, and it’s the perfect time to give your home a cozy autumn makeover! Though not everyone has time to whip up a [click for more…]
• Inspirations of Odile Bailloeul – Language of Flowers
  January 31, 2025
  FreeSpirit designer Odile Bailloeul shares her inspiration for her latest collection Language of Flowers – in stores now! To make sure that our quilts are not only pretty but also carry messages of love [click for more…]
• A giving obsession
  March 8, 2023
  One of the big deal things we at SIY-Sew It Yourself love is the feeling of sewing to give back. Making projects for ourselves is a lot of fun, but making, sewing, quilting for others, and helping someone [click for more…]
• Sew a Pet Set! DIY Leash, Treat Bag, and Neck Scarf
  October 13, 2023
  Featured fabric: FreeSpirit Fabrics Storyboard by Seth Apter Pattern by: Lindsay Conner Sewn by: Lindsay Conner Sew your dog some stylish new accessories for walks in the park! This DIY leash, treat bag, and [click for more…]
• SIY Shop Spotlight: Watergirl Quilt Co.
  January 20, 2023
  After spending 24 years as an elementary school teacher (in both Canada and Japan), Michelle Peters suspected it was time for a career change. “My passion had really shifted to quilting,” she explains. “It was [click for more…]
• Fabric Car Seat Organizer
  February 23, 2023
  Featuring: FreeSpirit Fabrics Mon Jardin by Nathalie Lete for Conservatory Craft Pattern Design by: Sally Gauntlett Sewn by: Sally Gauntlett Skills Learned: Basic quilting Skill Level: Beginner Finished Size: [click for more…]
• Inspirations of Grace Violet Designs Designer for Henry Glass Fabrics
  August 2, 2024
  Tell us about yourself. Hello! My name is Sherri Buck Baldwin, but my fabric collections with Henry Glass Fabrics are under the name of Grace Violet Designs (a combination of my daughter and granddaughter’s [click for more…]
• Quilted Laptop Sleeve with Front Pocket
  February 23, 2024
  Featuring: FreeSpirit Fabrics Murano by Odile Bailloeul Pattern Design by: Sally Gauntlett Sewn by: Sally Gauntlett Something I’m trying to do more, since I mostly work from home, is to get out more and work [click for more…]
• The Inspirations of Diane Eichler – Designer for Studio E Fabrics
  June 24, 2022
  Tell us about yourself.My name is Diane Eichler, I have been a surface designer for over 20 years, and I’ve been collaborating with Studio E since 2014. I work from my home in Cincinnati, Ohio where I live [click for more…]