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This tutorial will teach you how to make a perfect place mat set for Easter! These lovely place mats will impress everyone at your table and decorate your table for Easter. The place mat were made using our Spring Meadow fat quarters to give them a lovely Easter flare! 'A fabric placemat is a great project for beginner quilters who want to progress their skills. If you’ve already had a go at basic quilting and patchwork, this will teach you how to advance your skills, introducing techniques such as binding. Plus, they’re super useful! Have a go at this tutorial to impress at your Easter dinner! Click here to see the tutorial. By Andy Isaacs for Hobbycraft. #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #hobbycraft #easter #kitchen #home

Create a more unique decoration for your home this spring, with our pastel spot fabric wrapped floral wreath. The beauty of this understated wreath is that you don’t need a lot to bring it together – plus, it’s pretty enough to keep up until the summer hits! Learn how to make this on the Hobbycraft blog. #freesewingtutorials #home

Create a more unique decoration for your home this spring, with our pastel spot fabric wrapped floral wreath. The beauty of this understated wreath is that you don’t need a lot to bring it together – plus, it’s pretty enough to keep up until the summer hits! Learn how to make this on the Hobbycraft blog. #freesewingtutorials #home

We sent our brilliant friend Frankie from KnitWitsOwls some of our cotton denim and she came up with this gorgeous wrap skirt. Visit her blog to see just how she does it. Get the look, buy your denim here. #freesewingtutorials #dressmaking

These pincushion jars are so easy to make, and are a great idea for a simple but thoughtful present. Fill with a selection of sewing goodies according to your recipient – ribbons, thread, buttons, scissors, or whatever else you like! Visit the Hobbycraft blog for this tutorial. #freesewingtutorials #home

These pincushion jars are so easy to make, and are a great idea for a simple but thoughtful present. Fill with a selection of sewing goodies according to your recipient – ribbons, thread, buttons, scissors, or whatever else you like! Visit the Hobbycraft blog for this tutorial. #freesewingtutorials #home

Now that Spring is here, make the ideal lap quilt to keep your knees warm whilst enjoying sitting outside in the Spring sunshine. What you need: Navy Dove fat quarter pack - buy here 100% cotton Dark Denim - buy here Pale Blue Soft Dimple Fleece - buy here Temporary fabric spray glue Bias Binding Step 1: Using your rotary cutter and ruler, cut your fat quarters into 4 ½” strips Step 2: Cut the denim fabric into 4 ½” strips then cut all strips into 4 ½” squares. This quilt needed 60 patterned squares and 48 denim squares. Step 3: Play around with your fabrics to decide on which layout your prefer for the nine patch blocks. Step 4: Following your layout design, stitch the squares along one edge with right sides together: using the ¼” foot on your sewing machine helps with accuracy. Step 5: Using a technique called chain piecing (when you sew your pieces together with one continuous length of thread without stopping and cutting thread in between pieces) is a great time and thread saving idea. Your finished ‘chain’ looks like a string of bunting! Simply snip the joining thread in between each piece. Step 6: Following your layout design, sew the third square onto each row of the block. Press the seams carefully towards the patterned side of fabric on each row. Set the seams by carefully pressing on the front side of the fabric. Step 7: Carefully align or nest the seams of each row in the block together and secure with a pin. Step 8: Stitch each row of the blocks together along the long side, making sure you stop close to the pin with the needle in the down position before then removing the pin. This will help with accuracy where the points of the patches meet together. Step 9: When looking at the reverse side of the block, you will notice how the seams all align and sit together well. Set the seams by carefully pressing on the front side of the fabric. Step 10: Arrange the quilt blocks together into preferred layout. Take a photograph to refer to when at the sewing machine! Step 11: Cut 1 ½” strips of denim for the sashing pieces. Step 12: Stitch the sashing to the right side of the block (right sides together) then stitch the blocks together in pairs then add the third block to each row before joining all rows together with sashing pieces. Step 13: Baste the quilt top onto the soft dimple fleece backing using a temporary spray adhesive or traditional basting pins/stitches. Step 14: Using a walking foot on your machine, quilt both layers together with your chosen stitch design/pattern. Once quilting is completed, trim away any excess backing fabric. Step 15: To finish the quilt, attach binding, right sides together, around all four sides of the quilt. Hand stitching the binding onto the back of the quilt gives a neat finish. Step 16: Iron the lap quilt then take it outside and enjoy the chilly Spring sunshine! © by Angela Harkness for The Craft Cotton Co #quilt #quilting #freesewingtutorials

Lovely notice board to brighten up your home and get all of those notes organised! With a pretty floral background and ribbon, you can keep all of your papers in one place and make your notes looks neater! 'Jazz up your home and get organised this April with a snazzy fabric and ribbon noticeboard. Use it for all your important cards, invites and notes and you’ll never lose anything important again!' Have a go at this tutorial to finally get all of your papers organised! Click here to see the tutorial. By Hobbycraft #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #hobbycraft #backtoschool #home

Lovely notice board to brighten up your home and get all of those notes organised! With a pretty floral background and ribbon, you can keep all of your papers in one place and make your notes looks neater! 'Jazz up your home and get organised this April with a snazzy fabric and ribbon noticeboard. Use it for all your important cards, invites and notes and you’ll never lose anything important again!' Have a go at this tutorial to finally get all of your papers organised! Click here to see the tutorial. By Hobbycraft #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #hobbycraft #backtoschool #home

Sew this beautiful, bright bunting and nappy holder using the step by step tutorial below. Here’s what you will need for the nappy holder: ▪ 20”x 36” Alphabet Bunting Cotton fabric for the holder from craftcotton - buy here ▪ 4”x 8” (2x) of the same fabric for the straps ▪ 7”x 24” of the same fabric for the base of the holder ▪ 6”x 11” piece of thick cardboard ▪ 11”x ¼” piece of dowelling ▪ 26” bright yellow bias binding ▪ Yellow thread ▪ Sewing machine, rotary cutter, cutting mat, scissors, pins, glue ▪ Baby’s hanger measuring 11-12” in length Step 1: Making the base Start by making the base, take your 7”x 24” piece of fabric and with RST fold in half and sew the two longer edges together using a ¼” seam allowance, press and turn the right way out, insert the cardboard and either sew or glue the ends inside. Step 2: Making the bag Take the 20”x 36” piece of fabric and fold over the two shorter edges twice and sew. Step 3: Making the bag, then creating the base Press your seams for the bag by folding the fabric in half, hemmed sides together and finger crease to make the centre point, then pin the two hemmed edges to this mark. Then with RST sew along the bottom edge (make sure your fabric is the correct way round), then measure a 2” square in each corner and cut this away – this will make the base of the holder Step 4: Making the straps Taking the 2 pieces of 4”x 8” fabric for the straps, fold, press and sew the two shorter edges, then with RST sew along the long edge creating a tube, then turn right way out and press. Step 5: Adding the straps Fold the fabric RST and using your hanger for guidance pin your straps inside the holder, then sew across the top. Step 6: Adding your hanger Step 7: Creating the folds at the top of the holder Push 2” of the top fabric inside, and press, this can then we sewn to hold in place, then insert your dowelling into these two top corners. Step 8: Add the bright yellow bias binding Cut the length of bias binding in half, and sew a piece to either side, starting an inch from the top, remember to fold the ends of the bias binding under. Then slip stitch the two hemmed edges together all the way to the back of the holder, and the same at the top where the inch gap was left. Fill with nappies and hang on a hook in the baby’s nursery. Here’s what you will need for the bunting (makes 6 triangles of reversible bunting): ▪ 7”x 8” (x12) of the same fabric ▪ 66” bright yellow bias binding ▪ Sewing machine, rotary cutter, cutting mat, scissors, pins, glue, bias binding clips ▪ Needle, yellow thread and a thimble Step 1: Making the template and cutting the fabric Step 2: Making the bunting Take care to get your fabric the correct way up and cut out 12 triangles, with RST sew along the two diagonal sides, leaving the top open for turning the right way out, repeat this 5 more times, press and sew the top closed. Step 3: Adding the bias binding, spaces the triangles evenly along the piece of bias binding Step 4: Hanging your bunting Made by Michelle Roberts for The Craft Cotton Co Visit her new blog creativeblondeblog.wordpress.com #freesewingtutorials #home #kids