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This is a great tutorial showing you how to make your sewing machine look that bit nicer in your craft room. Caroline shows you step-by-step how to make a gorgeous sewing machine cover using our Just Sew cotton print. 'This cover is really easy to make and doesn’t use that much fabric (dependent on the size of your sewing machine!) so if you’ve got some fabrics in your remnant box that need using up, this is a great project to use them on.' Have a go at this tutorial and make your sewing machine stand out! Click here to see tutorial. By Caroline Giles for Hobbycraft #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #hobbycraft #home

This is a great tutorial showing you how to make your sewing machine look that bit nicer in your craft room. Caroline shows you step-by-step how to make a gorgeous sewing machine cover using our Just Sew cotton print. 'This cover is really easy to make and doesn’t use that much fabric (dependent on the size of your sewing machine!) so if you’ve got some fabrics in your remnant box that need using up, this is a great project to use them on.' Have a go at this tutorial and make your sewing machine stand out! Click here to see tutorial. By Caroline Giles for Hobbycraft #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #hobbycraft #home

Try out this seat pad to make sitting down that much comfier! The seat pad is a great way to transform a seat to not only make it more comfy, but to give it a fresh new look. 'Seat pad covers are great for up-cycling a piece of furniture, or adding a splash of colour to a plain chair. They’re quick and easy to make.' Have a go at the seat pad tutorial to make your chair look comfy and new! Click here to see the tutorial. By Andy Isaacs for Hobbycraft #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #hobbycraft #home #backtoschool

Try out this seat pad to make sitting down that much comfier! The seat pad is a great way to transform a seat to not only make it more comfy, but to give it a fresh new look. 'Seat pad covers are great for up-cycling a piece of furniture, or adding a splash of colour to a plain chair. They’re quick and easy to make.' Have a go at the seat pad tutorial to make your chair look comfy and new! Click here to see the tutorial. By Andy Isaacs for Hobbycraft #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #hobbycraft #home #backtoschool

Brrr it's that time of year where are homes are getting chilly, so why not keep that annoying little breeze from making its way under your door? This tutorial for making a draft stopper is great for keeping your home warm and cosy whilst looking stylish at the same time. Materials you will need: Cotton fabric of your choice Polyester Wadding Thread Ribbon Scissors Press fabric ready for cutting. Mark out on your fabric a rectangle that is 39 Inches (99cm) by 16.5 Inches (42cm). Then cut out. Place your Circle pattern on the fabric, pin and cut out. Press half an inch (1.27 cm) on one of the short sides of the rectangle and then the same again. Sew along the pressed fabric. Fold Rectangle in half wrong sides together long side to long side. Pin along this side and sew a seam a quarter of an Inch. Trim seam near to stitching. Turn the tube through so right sides are now facing together. Press seam. Pin down the same side and sew a half inch seam which will encase the raw edges of your seam on the inside. This is called a French Seam. Press seam. Turn tube back so right sides are facing together again. Take your circle of fabric and place this right side to right side to the bottom of the tube that has not been neatened. Pin easing the Circle in to fit the bottom of the tube. Sew around closely to the edge. When you are happy all edges have been caught in turn the tube through. Take your piece of wading and with the short side in front of you measure this against your tube of fabric and trim wadding as required so your tube will have enough to make a frilled end. Now roll your wadding into a sausage shape starting from the short edge. Now sew your sausage of wadding along the edge to stop it coming undone. Now insert the wadding into the tube making sure you push it right down to the bottom so it sits evenly. Now take your piece of ribbon and gather the top of the draught stopper and tie the ribbon around to secure opening .This means you will be able to remove the wadding in order to wash the cover when needed. Now your stylish door draught stopper is finished. A stylish addition to any home! © by Tracey Gadd at Little Owls Boutique for The Craft Cotton Company 2016. #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #christmas #home

Brrr it's that time of year where are homes are getting chilly, so why not keep that annoying little breeze from making its way under your door? This tutorial for making a draft stopper is great for keeping your home warm and cosy whilst looking stylish at the same time. Materials you will need: Cotton fabric of your choice Polyester Wadding Thread Ribbon Scissors Press fabric ready for cutting. Mark out on your fabric a rectangle that is 39 Inches (99cm) by 16.5 Inches (42cm). Then cut out. Place your Circle pattern on the fabric, pin and cut out. Press half an inch (1.27 cm) on one of the short sides of the rectangle and then the same again. Sew along the pressed fabric. Fold Rectangle in half wrong sides together long side to long side. Pin along this side and sew a seam a quarter of an Inch. Trim seam near to stitching. Turn the tube through so right sides are now facing together. Press seam. Pin down the same side and sew a half inch seam which will encase the raw edges of your seam on the inside. This is called a French Seam. Press seam. Turn tube back so right sides are facing together again. Take your circle of fabric and place this right side to right side to the bottom of the tube that has not been neatened. Pin easing the Circle in to fit the bottom of the tube. Sew around closely to the edge. When you are happy all edges have been caught in turn the tube through. Take your piece of wading and with the short side in front of you measure this against your tube of fabric and trim wadding as required so your tube will have enough to make a frilled end. Now roll your wadding into a sausage shape starting from the short edge. Now sew your sausage of wadding along the edge to stop it coming undone. Now insert the wadding into the tube making sure you push it right down to the bottom so it sits evenly. Now take your piece of ribbon and gather the top of the draught stopper and tie the ribbon around to secure opening .This means you will be able to remove the wadding in order to wash the cover when needed. Now your stylish door draught stopper is finished. A stylish addition to any home! © by Tracey Gadd at Little Owls Boutique for The Craft Cotton Company 2016. #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #christmas #home

Sprocket cushions are great for home interiors and create that added touch to your garden or conservatory. Our Indian Garden fabric range is perfect way to brighten the up any room and great for spring/summer 2017. So why not give this tutorial a go? Materials you will need: Pins Scissors Indian Garden fabric by The Craft Cotton Company String Pencil Ruler Protractor Thread Needle Pillow stuffing Buttons or the front and back Paper for the template Draw paper template On a piece of paper draw a curved line using a pencil and string (or compass) so you have a quarter of a circle. This represents a quarter of the size of the final cushion, with the radius you choose (length of the string) being the length of the sprocket pieces. I used a piece of string 30 cm long for the large, 20 cm long for the medium, and 10 cm for the small. Split the quarter circle into 3 equal parts Using a protractor to mark a point at 30 and 60 degrees and draw a line from the centre point out to the edge. Number these sections 1,2,3, cut out, and then cut a 0.5 cm piece off the bottom of each of the points. You now have your templates for cutting out the fabric. Cut out the fabrics for the front and back Cut 8 pieces of section 1 in one pattern of fabric, 8 of section 2 in a different fabric, and 8 of section 3 in a further fabric. Sewing the fabric pieces together Taking a piece of section 1 and section 2 fabric, sew together by placing them right sides together (with the section 1 piece at the bottom and the section 2 placed on top) and sewing down the right hand side. Then take a piece of section 3 fabric and place right sides together against the section 2 fabric piece (with the section 2 piece at the bottom and the section 3 piece on top) and sew down the right hand side. You will then have one quarter of the pillow completed. Repeat for the other 3 sets so you have 4 separate quarters. Now sew two of the quarters together by placing right sides together and sewing down the side. Repeat for the second two sets so you have two halves. Now sew the two halves together placing right sides together and sewing along the top. Repeat this to make the back. Lay the back and front on top of each other and trim to make them the same size around the edges, if required. Making the fabric strip for the pillow edge You will need a strip of fabric to form the pillow edge. The width of the strip I used are as follows: large - 12 cm wide, medium – 9 cm wide, and the small – 5 cm wide). To get the correct length of fabric, take a piece of string and run it around the edge of the pillow front piece, add on 1 cm seam allowance for sewing the two ends together to make a circle. The lengths of the strips I used are as follows: Large approx. 170 cm, medium approx. 104 cm, and small approx. 42 cm. Lay out the length of fabric around the edge of the front piece once cut just to check the length - if it’s too long trim it down slightly making sure you keep a 1 cm seam allowance. Fold the strip in half along the short edge with right sides facing and sew along the top edge to make a circle. Sewing the sides, front and back together Pin the side fabric piece and front fabric piece right sides together and sew around the edge. Repeat for the back, remembering to leave a 10 cm gap for turning and stuffing. You can match up the back and front sprocket lines if you choose, but I have opted to keep them unmatched. Stuffing and finishing the pillow Turn the pillow out and stuff the pillow through the gap, slip stitch to close. Adding the buttons Take one of your buttons and sew to the front of the pillow in the centre point where the sprocket points meet. Do not fasten off but pull the needle through to the back of the pillow, make a few stitches to hold and then sew on the second button. Fasten off. © by Lesley Foster at Hook, Stitch, Sew for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #summer #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #home

Perfect little mug holder for Autumn and Winter! Keep both your drink and your hands nice and warm with this quick make- great for a little gift for those chilly days! 'How about sewing some of these super quick cup cosies for friends or loved ones. You could use a selection of contrasting fabrics from a Christmas fat quarter pack, to give everyone a unique gift.' Have a go at this tutorial to keep you nice and warm on those cold wintery days. Click here to see the tutorial. By Matt Chapple for Hobbycraft #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #hobbycraft #christmas #home

Perfect little mug holder for Autumn and Winter! Keep both your drink and your hands nice and warm with this quick make- great for a little gift for those chilly days! 'How about sewing some of these super quick cup cosies for friends or loved ones. You could use a selection of contrasting fabrics from a Christmas fat quarter pack, to give everyone a unique gift.' Have a go at this tutorial to keep you nice and warm on those cold wintery days. Click here to see the tutorial. By Matt Chapple for Hobbycraft #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #hobbycraft #christmas #home

Girls of every age need to look after their party dresses so this padded hanger is an ideal way to transport that frock or to give as a personalised gift. By adjusting the size and fabric choice it could easily be adapted to be used as a man’s jacket or suit cover instead. Materials you will need: 1.5 metre Fabric Iron on Fabric Sheets 25 cm wadding Hanger Thread 2 Buttons Padded Hanger Draw around your hanger to get a template, mark where hook section will poke through. Add seam allowance plus ease around edges. I have marked at 1.5 cm here, 1 cm for seam allowance plus 5 cm to allow for thickness of hanger. (if you are using a chunkier hanger enlarge to allowance you add on to allow for it. You can always make it smaller if it starts off a bit too big!) With the fabric folded, so its double, pin and cut the pattern piece. Then do the same with the wadding but after cutting trim off 1 cm along bottom edge so its shorter than the fabric (this is just to reduce bulk when finishing). Place fabric pieces’ right sides together then sandwich between the two pieces of wadding. Pin all together. Fold over seam allowance at top centre & secure. Note where you need to leave open for hook. Stitch using 1 cm seam allowance, leaving the marked opening in centre. Turn right side out 7 lightly press. Now you can customise before the hanger is sewn in. Cut required shapes from paper first then use these as templates to draw around. Draw onto wrong side of fabric. (Remember if using letters to flip them over before drawing around). To attach simply place the shape, fabric side up, in the required position and press for 30 seconds using a dry iron. The fabric will easily bond. Insert hanger into case, with hook through opening. Turn in seam allowance along bottom edge & pin. Hand stitch opening closed. Stitch buttons to top edge to shoulder slipping off! © by Nicky Broom at Sew and Snip for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #craft

These cute little mug cosies and matching coasters will make the perfect gift to yourself... or someone else this Christmas. So why not try our quick and easy tutorial for both made out of our red and navy Scotty Dog fabric! Materials that you will need: Scotty Dogs fat quarter set by The Craft Cotton Company Pins Ruler Thread Needle Ribbon 40 cm long Batting To make a coaster... Cut out 4 squares of fabric 7 x 7 cm. I opted to use 2 different Scotty Dog fabrics, one red and one blue. Cut out a piece of Scotty Dog fabric and a piece batting, each 12 x 12 cm in size. Place a red and blue Scotty Dog fabric piece right sides together and sew down the right side to join. Press the seams. Repeat this for the other two pieces. Now place these two joined sets right sides together and sew along the top edge. Press the seams open. Place the patchwork fabric piece on top of the batting and add the quilted detail by sewing a line down either side of the joins between the fabric squares. Line your sewing machine foot up with the join to do this. Place the 12 x 12 cm piece of fabric and quilted patchwork fabric right sides together and sew around the edges leaving a 4 cm gap to turn. Cut the corners. Turn out and slip stitch closed. Repeat this process to make as many coasters as you require. To make the mug cosies: Cut out 5 squares of fabric, each 7 x 7 cm. I opted to use 2 different colours – the same I used for the coasters, cutting out 3 red and 2 blue. If you would like a wide cosy for a taller mug increase the length of the squares but don’t change the width. Cut out a piece of fabric and a piece of batting, each 28 x 7 cm. Cut the ribbon into 2 x 20 cm length pieces. Sew together these squares, alternating between the red and blue fabrics by placing the squares right sides together and sewing down the right hand side. Press the seams open. Check the size of the patchwork strip against the side of your mug. You want it to touch/slightly overlap where it meets at the handle. If it is too big trim it down. Lay the patchwork piece down on top of the batting and trim down the side of the batting if required. Repeat with the fabric piece. Lay the batting down first with the patchwork piece on top with its right side facing up. Place a piece of ribbon at each end of the mug cosy with its raw edge matching the raw edge of the cosy. Have the rest of the ribbon lying inwards. Pin and sew around the edge leaving a 5 cm gap for turning. Cut the corners. Finally, turn and slip stitch closed the gap. © by Lesley Foster at Hook, Stitch, Sew for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco