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Liberty Scrap Gift Tags – A Quick, Pretty Project for Using Tiny Fabric Offcuts

August 23, 2026 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

If you love Liberty fabric as much as I do, you’ll know that even the tiniest scraps feel too precious to throw away. While sorting through my stash this week, I found a handful of small Liberty tana lawn offcuts — just little slivers left from past … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gift Wrapping, Sewing, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: gift, gift tag, gift wrapping, Liberty fabric, quick craft, scrap buster, scraps, sewing, stash

Sew a Little Love Today: Free Love Tag Pattern

January 25, 2026 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

Love TagThere’s something so special about adding a tiny handmade touch to your sewing projects, especially when it’s quick, simple, and uses the scraps you already have on hand. That’s exactly why I created Love Tags — a sweet, beginner‑friendly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: felt, free pattern, gift tag, heart, scrap sewing, tag, Valentines Day, Valentines sewing

New Free Pattern: Threaded Tokens

October 6, 2025 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 2 Comments

If you love adding a handmade touch to your holiday gifting, I’m excited to share my latest free pattern—Threaded Tokens!These sweet little stitched tags are perfect for:They’re quick to make, beginner-friendly, and ideal for showcasing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Sewing, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: beginner sewing, Christmas, eyelet, free pattern, gift tag, gift topper, gift wrapping, grommet, holiday sewing, quick craft, quick sew, scrap buster, sewing pattern, tag, tutorial

All Seasons Gift Tote

July 1, 2024 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

The All-Season's Gift Tote sewing pattern offers an eco-friendly way to personalize gifts with a charming, small tote made from three fabrics and a unique felt gift tag, suitable for any occasion. My pattern includes four seasonal gift tag designs to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing, Sewing & Quilting Patterns Tagged With: bag, felt, gift bag, gift tag, sewing pattern, tote

Mothers Day Cards

April 28, 2019 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

With Mother's Day fast approaching, I designed these super quick and easy Mother's Day cards. They were the perfect use for some special fabric scraps from the Loyal Heights range by Jera Brandvig for Lecien Fabrics.If you would like to make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Mother's Day, Paper Crafts Tagged With: card making, fabric, gift tag, no sew, quick craft, scrap buster

Dress Form Gift Tags

August 16, 2016 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 5 Comments

I always like to complete a gift with a handmade tag - it just adds a nice personalised touch. The Dress Form Lavender Sachets , were the inspiration behind these dress form gift tags. They were quickly made in under 30 minutes using some basic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gift Wrapping, Paper Crafts, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: gift tag, gift wrapping, Liberty, sewing, tutorial

Nautical Gift Wrapping Ideas

June 9, 2015 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

Giving the gift wrapping a little bit of extra attention can really make your gift more memorable. Whilst adding bows and ribbons to gifts for the girls, is fairly easy, it can be more difficult to come up with some packaging decorations for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gift Wrapping, Paper Crafts Tagged With: gift tag, gift wrapping

Quick Fabric Cards

June 14, 2014 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 16 Comments

Our fabric scrap pile is growing out of control. We have recently started sorting our scraps by colour into shoeboxes in an effort to organise them better and hopefully use them in more projects. We seem to generate scraps faster than we can use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paper Crafts Tagged With: card making, gift tag, quick craft, scrap buster, scraps

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Need a quick handmade Christmas gift? 🎄 A set of Need a quick handmade Christmas gift? 🎄

A set of Merry Little Tree Coasters is quick to sew, scrap-friendly, and easy to turn into a thoughtful gift with a few festive extras.

In this carousel I've paired them with: 
🥂 Champagne & a festive coupe glass
 ☕ Hot chocolate & marshmallows
 🫖 Christmas tea & shortbread
 🧀 Charcuterie treats & a tea towel

Which gift bundle is your favourite?

🎄 Comment TREE and I'll send you the Merry Little Tree Coasters pattern link.

📌 Save this post for Christmas gift inspiration and future holiday sewing.

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There's something so satisfying about turning fabr There's something so satisfying about turning fabric scraps into beautiful little gift tags! ✨

In today's reel, I'm making my free Threaded Tokens pattern and showing the cutting and sewing process.

For this version, I used the new SOHMO decorative scissors to create modern scalloped and zigzag edges. They add such a lovely finish and instantly elevate the look of these quick little makes.

✂️ Scallop 5mm
✂️ Scallop 10mm
✂️ Zigzag 5mm

I can't decide which edge is my favourite!

These threaded tokens are quick to sew, perfect for using up scraps, and make thoughtful handmade gift tags for friends.

💬 COMMENT TOKEN for the free pattern link!

Scissors by @sohmo_au

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🎄 What's your Christmas sewing style? Are you dra 🎄 What's your Christmas sewing style?

Are you drawn to timeless reds and greens, cosy cottage checks, Scandinavian simplicity, colourful festive prints, or something a little more quirky?

Swipe through to discover your Christmas sewing personality and find a project to match your favourite festive aesthetic. ✨

I have a feeling most sewists are a mix of two or three styles... I'm often somewhere between Classic, Handmade and Vintage!

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🧺 Cottage
🌈 Bright & Fun
🎁 Vintage
✨ Modern Minimal
❄️ Scandinavian
🐱 Quirky
🎀 Classic
🏠 Handmade & Homely
🌸 Pastel

👇 Tell me your Christmas sewing style in the comments!

The featured projects can be found in my Pattern Store & Etsy Shop. 

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Meet my brand new pattern... Merry Little Tree Coa Meet my brand new pattern... Merry Little Tree Coasters! 🎄

With 4 festive tree designs to choose from, these quick little coasters are perfect for using up your favourite fabric scraps.

✨ Beginner friendly
✨ No binding required
✨ Quick to sew
✨ Great for scrap busting
✨ Perfect handmade gifts, stocking stuffers & teacher gifts

Sew one or make a whole forest! 🌲🌲🌲🌲

Comment TREE and I'll send you the pattern link.

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Which side would you choose? 🎄 The front and back Which side would you choose? 🎄

The front and back of these Ribbon Pouches feature different fabrics, so it feels like getting two designs in one.

Made with Merry Happy by Ruby Star Society and perfect for gifts, decorating and festive treats.

Comment RIBBON for the pattern link. ✨

#ribbonpouch #christmassewing #christmashandmade #modernsewing #handmadechristmas

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Skip the binding and still get a beautifully finis Skip the binding and still get a beautifully finished oven mitt! 🙌

The Baker's Buddy Oven Mitt is designed with a clever turn-and-finish construction, so you get smooth curves and a professional finish without wrestling with binding strips.

✨ Beginner friendly
✨ Fast to sew
✨ Great for gifts
✨ Practical for everyday use
✨ Perfect for showing off your favourite fabrics

This is one of those projects you'll make once... then make again for family, friends, teachers, neighbours, and yourself!

💬 Comment BAKER and I'll send you the pattern link.

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