Mad For Fabric - Hexie Christmas Tree Card

DIY Hexie Christmas Tree Card

I love my Liberty London fabrics and can’t bear to throw away any scraps. I came up with this idea for a tiny hexie Christmas tree card to use up some of my scraps. This would make a great card to give to your sewing friends don’t you think?  

Mad For Fabric - Tufted Pincushion in Christmas Colors

DIY Pincushion Ideas

I’ve been on a pincushion making craze lately. This is such a great project for small scraps and is quick to sew. I thought I’d share a few variations I made using my pattern. To get the instructions and free pattern on how to make this pincushion check out my previous post. I made a slightly smaller pincushion using Christmas color…

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Liberty Patchwork Pincushion

DIY Pincushion Tutorial With Free Pattern

I posted this Liberty patchwork pincushion on my Instagram feed recently and wanted to share the instructions and a free pattern so you can make one of your own. This is such a great project for small scraps and would make a lovely gift to a sewist! Check out this post of other pincushions I made from this pattern. I…

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Mad For Fabric - Laminate Liberty Scrap Pouch

DIY Laminate Liberty Scrap Pouch

If you read my blog, you know how much I love Liberty lawn. I got these tiny fabric scraps of Liberty Betsy from Ava and Neve and wanted to find a way to turn the tiny scraps into a usable piece of fabric for a project. I decided to experiment using iron on vinyl that I talked about here to…

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Mad For Fabric - No Sew Hexie Paper Piecing Tutorial

No Sew Hexie Paper Piecing Tutorial

I’ve been obsessed with hexagons ( aka hexies ) lately but not the time it takes to piece them together. I’m not great at hand sewing and it’s time consuming so today I’d like to share 2 methods I’ve tried that saved me a lot of time with no sewing involved. Yes, that’s right – hexie paper pieceing that doesn’t…

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Mad For Fabric - Reversible Drawstring Bag

Reversible Drawstring Bag Tutorial

I made a reversible drawstring gift bag last Christmas and finally got around to writing up a tutorial. I used a different method to make this bag so there is no need for french seams. This is a great way to use up small pieces of fabric you have from other projects and the best part is it’s reversible so…

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