For Friends and Family
When you make homemade gifts for your friends and family, you are giving gifts straight from your heart. You can make something that you know your recipient will love, from fabrics that reflect their taste, and you can even personalize your gifts with embroidery or appliques.
And, as a bonus to you, you can often make gifts for others, that cost a fraction of what you would pay if you bought them at the store.
Travel Organizers to Make Homemade Gifts or for Your Craft Business
You can make travel organizers quickly and they are a popular item at craft shows or home parties. Just about anyone can use them. With pattern designer Annie Unrein’s projects and tips on finishing, you’ll have a nice selection of very marketable travel products. Or use them as gifts–just about everyone can use one. Sign up for Annie’s class now…
  Amy Butler’s Style Stitches: 12 Easy Ways to 26 Wonderful BagsFull size patterns to make a variety of bags and purses with easy to follow directions. |
  Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted GiftsA variety of original projects for gifts you can make – something for everyone. |
  Amy Butler’s Little Stitches for Little OnesLots of great gift ideas, beautiful pictures and cute designs. |
  Fabric-by-Fabric One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Projects Using Cottons, Knits, Voiles, Corduroy, Fleece, Flannel, Home Dec, Oilcloth, Wool, and BeyondAll-new collection of fun projects, all of which require just one yard of fabric. |
  The Bag Making Bible: The Complete Guide to Sewing and Customizing Your Own Unique BagsFun and stylish bags, purses and wallets with clear and easy to follow instructions. |
  Little Birds: 26 Handmade Projects to Sew, Stitch, Quilt & LoveAdorable bird-theme projects—a wonderful resource for making gifts. |
  Countryside Softies: 28 Handmade Wool Creatures to StitchA fun collection of soft fabric critters with designs for various skill levels. |
  Amy Butler’s In Stitches: More Than 25 Simple and Stylish Sewing ProjectsA variety of home decor projects to make that special gift. |
  Patchwork, Please!: Colorful Zakka Projects to Stitch and GiveInstructions are clear and easy to follow — a project you can make for everyone, from babies to adults. |
Handmade gifts come in all shapes and sizes, and the best gifts are those that are made with a special person in mind.
Here are some ideas to spark your imagination on how to make homemade gifts:
- Table toppers and linens – Use fabric that reflects the season, your person’s special interests (tennis, golf, hunting, etc.), or a special holiday like Christmas or Easter.
- Bags – People use bags for all kinds of things. A bag doesn’t have to be a handbag. It can be anything from a bag for Grandma’s knitting to a cloth reusable bag to take to the grocery store. Use fabric that reflects the bag’s use and decorate it accordingly. Personalize the bag with initials or a cute embroidery figure or applique.
- Dog gifts – It has become fashionable to give gifts to dogs. Make homemade dog treats, a cute little coat or vest or make a dog bed for your favorite dog.
- Organizers – Who couldn’t use some of these?
- Home décor items – Pillows, wall hangings and other small home décor items make welcome gifts. Make sure they go with the recipient’s décor.
- Gifts for kids – Why not make homemade gifts for kids—from accessories for a baby’s room to clothing to stuffed animals and toys.
- Little quilts – anything from pot holders to table runners to wall hangings.
Make Your Own Nursery Decor Items
Whether you are sewing for your kids or grandkids or you have a crafts sewing business, you’ll find this video series to be a great help when decorating the nursery, sewing for your business or if you make homemade gifts for baby showers or the new arrival. You’ll also learn some great techniques that you can use when making garments and other projects, as well. Get in on the fun now and sign up for Vanessa Williams’ nursery design course now…
With a little planning you can get quite a few gifts completed before Christmas or before your special day arrives. Make homemade gifts that are personalized, and you’ll hear about the wonderful gifts that you gave—for years!
Here are some great ideas on how to make homemade gifts that are fun and easy:
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