As many of us have learned the hard way, making something by hand doesn’t necessarily mean saving a lot of cash. Supplies are often pricey, and projects that can be made on the cheap may eat up much of our valuable time – which is currency too, when you think about it!
Lucky for all of us, Sew, Mama, Sew! is always there with its arsenal of awesome tutorials. Their Handmade Holidays series is seemingly infinite amount of information, but they offer up projects year-round that are totally worth checking out in this last mad dash toward holiday gift season.
My current obsession is Elizabeth’s method for quick-piecing tiny squares, which not only makes short work out of something that usually takes a long time, but is a great project for using scraps. Aka, leftovers. Aka, they’re free. And wouldn’t this make a great gift?
I think this technique would translate beautifully to an 11″ x 15″ hotpad, which will delight any casserole-lover, and though Elizabeth does not recommend interfaced blocks for blankets, remember that tear-away and water soluble interfacing do exist.
Just another reason to love tutorial Tuesdays – all the possibilities!