Hey there, We Like Sewing readers! Earth Day is April 22, and our brand-new April issue is all about sustainable sewing, scrapbusting, and making earth-friendly choices. If you love working with denim, then you’re in luck, because we have three fun and thrifty sewing projects made in this durable fabric. Turn a thrifted denim jacket into a quilted beauty, get organized with a denim storage box, and turn your old jeans into a chic denim oven mitt. If you love transforming your fabric scraps into colorful quilt projects, then Meg Healy’s playful picnic blanket and Cathy Perlmutter’s pineapple quilt block are right up your alley. Ditch disposable single-use paper towels by making the switch to reusable “paperless” towels with an article and pattern from Dana Rebmann. Whether you head to your local thrift store or empty out your existing fabric stash, these upcycled sewing projects are a great way to celebrate Earth Day.
April 2024
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We're all about the details and if you're like us, you've been seeing embroidered tees and sweatshirts all over online shops from Etsy. Save your budget and learn how to hand embroider your own tees with this article from Stephanie Woodson! Stephanie walks you through the sweet and simple process of how to add delicate embroidered details to a plain t-shirt, so that you can customize your clothes in no time. READ MORE
We know just how much our readers love scrappy sewing and quilting projects, and to celebrate Earth Day, we’ve rounded up our all-time favorite sewing patterns! From small sewing projects that you can make in just a few hours to a scrap quilt pattern that our readers love, we know you’ll find the perfect scrap pattern to start today. Take a trip through our archives to see what thrifty projects our editors can’t get enough of. READ MORE
Projects
- Thrifty Sewing Projects That We Love
- Cottage Chic Denim Jacket Refashion
- Paisley Upcycled Paperless Towels
- Dreaming in Denim
- Odds-and-Ends Organizational Denim Basket
- Recycled Denim Oven Mitt Pattern
- Colorful Quilting Faves
- Ants Go Marching Scrappy Picnic Blanket
- Sliced Pineapple Star FPP Quilt Block