Here are more than 20 adorable, useful and free sewing projects for the home – and that for every room in your home! They include a free sewing pattern and nearly all are beginner-friendly, like all the 70+ free tutorials here at AppleGreen Cottage. (You know how much I love simple and easy in sewing, right?) Craft ideas like these make super handy DIY gifts for friends, for housewarming parties, and for your own home decoration.
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20+ Sewing Projects For the Home
Many of these projects are inexpensive scrap busters (napkins, patchwork vase, potholders), very handy for your household (think your own floor mop pads, grocery bag holders – easy and inexpensive DIY storage!). Some of them are so cute I could simply not resist them – and trust me, you won’t be able to, either!
Get ready for cute and handy, welcome spring into your home. Let’s start with several of the most colorful projects:
1) Free Hanging Basket Pattern
2) Quick DIY Felt Storage Box
3) Mini Fabric Bin For your Countertop
4) The Easiest Diy Placemats You’ll Ever Sew
Decorate your dining table in style, on any occasion! Visit my tutorial here at ApleGreen Cottage.
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5) Colorful Dinner Napkins
Use this free pattern and instructions to whip up a set of fun and festive mitered corner dinner napkins. Use your fat quarter fabric pieces! (If you are wondering – yes you can get these fabric prints, it’s Remix from R.Kaufman, HERE on Etsy. Yey to colorful!)
6) The Easiest Pillowcase ever
7) The Best DIY Floor Mop Pad
Also, feel free to check out the slideshow video I made for you:
8) Log-Cabin Hexi Potholders
9) Wall Pocket Organizer
10) Little Napkin Rings
11) Easy DIY Ironing Board Cover
Time for a new ironing cover for your old ironing board? Perfect timing! (And if you do it, make sure to use a super cute floral print like the one in the image. Love it!)
12) Instavase Jar Wrapper
‘Instavase’ Jar Wrapper – Free Pattern by The Crafty Pod Shop
This little jar-wrapper looks like so much fun! It makes a great project when trying out paper-piecing for the first time.
13) DIY Fabric Shower Curtain
Spruce up your bathroom! Give your bathroom a completely new and fresh feeling by changing out your shower curtain.
14) Easy Colorful Coasters
15) Chair Cushion Tutorial
Make your dining room a more comfortable place using this clear, step-by-step tutorial to make your own chair cushions.
16) Grommet Curtains
Angela Wolf’s Grommet Curtains by Craftsy Pattern Collections
While browsing, what about getting an access code for ALL my FREE patterns at AppleGreen Cottage? Here:
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| Plus get a cute basket sewing pattern from my shop – as gift from me! |
17) A Door Draft Stopper
A DIY draft stopper will keep your home insulated and pretty at the same time. Make one, you might save big on heating bill!
18) DIY Doorstop
19) Grocery Bag Holder
20) Piped Box Cushion Tutorial
It’s easy to make a box cushion and this tutorial shows you how! You’ll also learn how to make the piping, and also how to turn an ordinary cushion into a box shaped cushion.
21) Raindrops Pillow
22) Bedside Pockets Organizer
These bed pockets not only add functionality to any bed but also make storage much more fun! (And your child will never lose that favorite softie again!)
23) Bursting-Buds Table Runner
24) Double-Sided Fabric Bunting
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Carol Will says
Hi these are great- Thank you so much. I noticed a couple of the Bluprint patterns are no longer available. Do you know where I can get the pattern for the teardrop/raindrop pillow?
Thank you!
Carol.
Damjana says
Carol hi,
I updated the link – the new one will bring you directly to the pattern designer’s tutorial where you can click on their link to open the teardrop pattern – they even offer two sizes, small and large. Happy sewing,
Jill Shepherd says
Thanks so much for featuring my sofa tissue box cover. There are some great tutes here to browse through!!
Damjana at AppleGreen Cottage says
Thank you, Jill!
Georgina says
Gracias por todas las cosas preciosas y prácticas que nos regala. Yo he cogido unas cuantas que me hacían falta para hacer regalos. Saludos de Georgina.
Damjana at AppleGreen Cottage says
Gracias, Georgina.
Nolesgirl says
Love your ideas. Thanks.
Damjana at AppleGreen Cottage says
Happy to hear that. So many fellow bloggers are creating awesome things, and these included in the post are among the best!
Domenica | Easy Sewing for Beginners says
What a great collection of sewing projects for the home! Thanks for including the grocery bag holder ?
Damjana at AppleGreen Cottage says
Thanks! Yours was one of those that are both handy and beautiful (love dot prints!). I could not resist adding it 🙂