Mini flower quilts are a fast, fun, and freestyle way to make quilts using your leftover fabric scraps. In this lesson, you’ll discover an easy quilting recipe that doesn’t require a pattern, but instead encourages your creativity. Using a variety of techniques and tools, you’ll learn the basics for creating a 6” x 8” finished quilt featuring a custom flower design. You’ll also learn how to quickly hang your quilt for display using fast finish triangles. Quilting made easy starts right here!

Fun gift idea alert! Learn how to make adorable mini quilts featuring angels, dogs, and pigs. Then turn your quilted creations into magnets, ornaments, pins, gift tags, and more! In this step-by-step lesson from Fiber Designs by Ann, you’ll learn how to make a folded angel design, then alter it slightly to create a super cute dog or pig. This craft idea is perfect for kids and adults alike, and can be modified to fit any holiday, special occasion, or gift idea you can imagine.

There are 3 simple outline stitches that are most often used to outline areas or as borders in hand embroidery. Learn the running stitch, the back stitch and the chain stitch. Kim shows you samples from projects where she has used these stitches.

Before you start stitching, you'll need to know how to secure hand embroidery stitches. To do this, you'll want to tie them off securely when you've finished stitching. In this lesson on embroidering by hand, discover how to decide how much thread to start with and how to start and finish your stitches. In addition, develop an accurate and efficient sewing motion that will make hand embroidery seem effortless.

There are two simple filler stitches that are most often used to fill in unstitched areas and add extra interest to hand embroidery: the seed stitch and the cross stitch. The seed stitch creates a fun, scattered look, while the cross stitch looks just like the letter "x". Learn how to make both of these stitches in this lesson, and get inspiration by checking out sample hand embroidery projects that employ the seed and cross stitch.

You only need a few tools to get started in hand embroidery. Once you have your fabric traced and in a hoop you are going to need a needle, scissors and thread, and a few accessories. That's it! Discover the various types of needles and threads that are suitable for hand embroidery crafts in this lesson, and get tips on how to choose materials that will work best for your projects.

Sometimes you want to add extra pizzazz to your hand embroidery, but where to start? In this lesson on embroidery techniques, discover how to use decorative stitches to embellish your personal projects. Learn how to create several stitches right here, including the French knot, the lazy daisy stitch, and the fly stitch. Finally, check out some sample projects to get inspiration for your own craft work!

It's time to make one last sewing machine accessory! In this lesson, learn how to make a bed extension cozy for a Singer Featherweight sewing machines (using a vintage sewing machine)! Follow sewing enthusiast Kim Jamieson-Hirst and discover how to make this simple project with scraps of leftover fabric from the Table Topper. All you need is a bit of batting and some fabric, and you are all ready to go!