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I’ve been using the basic brown Moleskine Cahier Notebooks for many years. I’m a big fan! I like that they’re small and lightweight, the lines are the perfect distance apart, and best of all, the covers are a blank slate, easy to decorate or embellish!

I’ve given these notebooks as gifts with pretty art or quotes Mod Podged to the front, but I recently came up with the more reusable idea of sewing up some simple journal covers for them! These covers turned out so sweet, were very easy to make, and were a great way to use some single quilt blocks I had lying around. I can see myself making these for Christmas gifts next year, with a Moleskine journal included, of course.

gifts, quilting, tutorial, pattern shopNikki SchreinerJanuary 5, 2022Comment

Quilted Christmas Stocking and Stocking Name Tag Patterns

I added TWO new sewing patterns to the shop this week! Learn to sew simple and modern quilted Christmas stockings AND the cutest little personalized stocking name tags (or reusable gift tags!) with this new set of sewing patterns. Even if you’ve never quilted before, you can absolutely make these sweet stockings. I try very hard to make sure my patterns are beginner friendly and these two are no exception. I’m so excited to share with you this great new duo of patterns for your Christmas sewing and I hope it will add some handmade cheer to your holiday decor!

Christmas, home decor, quilting, pattern shopNikki SchreinerNovember 3, 2021Comment

How to Sew Quilted Doll Sleeping Bags (In 3 Sizes!)

Introducing, the newest pattern in the Pin Cut Sew pattern shop! This pattern is for a quilted doll sleeping bag that you can sew up in three sizes. This is one of those things I keep wishing I’d come up with sooner, as my own kids would have really loved them for their dolls when they were younger. Luckily, these will make great gifts, so I’ll be able to make other peoples’ kids happy with them, haha.

dolls and doll clothes, quilting, sewing for kidsNikki SchreinerSeptember 8, 2021Comment

Hand Sewing Projects to Take on Road Trips

I just got back from the BEST trip with my husband to the Outer Banks to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. Since we were driving 6 hours and planned to have some restful down time while we were there, on the morning we left I woke up wondering if there was a portable hand sewing project I could take on our trip with me. I normally take a crochet or knitting project, but hadn’t even thought about it so I didn’t have one in mind, and those are more winter hobbies for me anyway.

I knew there had to be some travel friendly hand sewing projects that I could take to work on while traveling. I needed one that wouldn’t require much prep since we were leaving in just a few hours, so I googled some ideas and landed on one that was easy enough to take in just one shoe box sized bin.

ideas and inspiration, quiltingNikki SchreinerAugust 11, 2021Comment

How to Sew Easy, Quilted Fabric Bookmarks (a scrap friendly project!)

Whenever my kids ask me what they can give me for a gift, I say handmade bookmarks; partly because I know their budget is nonexistent, haha, and partly because I really neeeeed bookmarks. As both a reader and a homeschool mom, there are books all overt the place, so bookmarks are a great gift for anyone, really. There are so many great DIY bookmark ideas, but I just love to make these little quilted ones!

These fabric bookmarks are very simple and can be made with scraps. They’re so easy to personalize with different fabrics for everyone in your life, and you can sew up a big batch of them in an evening. Below, you’ll find the bookmark sewing tutorial in two forms —- a video tutorial, as well as written instructions with photos.

quilting, tutorial, giftsNikki SchreinerJune 8, 2021 Comment

Simple Quilting Projects that AREN'T Big Quilts!

Sewing an entire quilt can be intimidating, especially for a beginner who’s just getting their feet wet! The good news is, quilting on a small project involves the same quilting processes as making a big quilt. The cutting, piecing, top stitching and the binding go together the same way on small quilt projects as they do on a big quilt. You can learn to quilt on small projects, just as easily as you can on big ones.

Maybe you have the itch to quilt something, but don’t have the time, the money, or the fabric stash to make an entire quilt, or maybe you just want to sew something up in an evening or a weekend. This list of small quilting projects is for you! Here are easy, beginner quilting projects that aren’t big quilts!

gifts, quilting, ideas and inspirationNikki SchreinerMay 27, 2021 Comments