A Heart Pincushion That’s Bursting with Love

Today we are stitching up a useful heart pincushion for all your future sewing projects. ‘ This adorable heart will keep all your stray pins and needles in one place. You won’t even have to break out the sewing machine for this hand-stitched craft. All you need in some leftover linen and cotton stuffing to begin…

Make something for your faithful companion using our favorite fabric….linen! This cat toy is inspired by Martha Stewart’s Catnip Fish Toy.  I stuffed my adorable cat toys with cotton rather than catnip, but you can fill yours with catnip if you like. I chose my colors based on what pieces of linen I had leftover from…

A potholder is necessary in every kitchen! This handy potholder makes use of any scraps of linen you have from previous crafts.’    This easy-to-make version is so simple and is incredibly useful in the kitchen.’  They are also perfect for cute, functional gifts for your friends and family. Materials: A thick piece of linen,…

Here’s a quick and easy project for a Sunday afternoon!  Sewing your own linen napkins adds a personal touch to any table  and is an affordable way to dress up any meal.  This is a great craft for beginner sewer’s as well!  Once you nail this simple DIY napkin, you can get creative with some…

       Breakfast is said to be t he most important meal of the day, and, lets face it- breakfast is pretty amazing.  When have you felt unhappy after eating a stack of pancakes? Uh…never.  When have you said no to a bagel slathered in cream cheese to accompany your morning cup of joe? I hope…

  Today we are making beautiful Japanese Kanzashi folded fabric flowers. ‘ This is our own interpretation of this artful fabric origami where we choose linen as our primary material. What is Kanzashi? Kanzashi flowers are a Japanese art form that are traditionally made with honotai silk to give them a dazzling color and lovely texture….

If you want to protect the books you love,  why not sew a linen book cover? Year after year, I would wrestle with school textbooks as I tried to wrap them in paper.  Now that I’ve discovered this easy trick, I wonder why I wasted my time with paper.  The linen lasts so much longer…

                Organizing your linen closet is no longer a chore with these quick and easy steps!  You’ll love opening your closet and gazing at your neatly arranged linens.  Even better, you’ll never be embarrassed when guests accidentally open the door to your messy closet on the way to the bathroom!             Linen…