Families Who Sew Together, Stay Together

Creativity starts in the home and then follows wherever we may go. As parents, grandparents, aunts, or uncles we all hope we are instilling the right amount of imagination and creativity into our little ones.

From backyard adventures to far away lands, to blanket forts and box castles, to treasure hunting with toy ships and chocolate gold, our little ones are always there to share with us their need to create.

Allow their imagination to grow while enhancing their skills! Teach your littles to sew with these fun projects:

The Cut, Sew, Create collection is a good place to start. Each kit has skill building levels from beginner to intermediate to advanced. Here are a few of our favorites:

Try this intermediate Monster Zipper Pouch Kit, by Stacy Iest Hsu for Moda. It includes instructions and a 100% cotton panel. Grab the kit and don’t forget to choose a zipper before you check out!

For your little first-time sewers, this beginner Animal Pillows Kit by Stacy Iest Hsu for Moda is great! It comes with a 100% cotton panel that will make a sloth, unicorn, and llama pillow set. Also included is a practice sewing session!

Jenny has made a quilt for all twenty-two of her grandchildren, but she also has just as much fun making with them as she does for them. I fact, a few of her grandkids have starred in some of our Missouri Star LIVE mini tutorials! So pull up a seat for yourself and the kids and start watching. This holiday season, make something together!

Easy Elephant Appliqué // Simple Bow Tie // Simple Skirt

Do your kids sew? What are some of their favorite things to make?
Tell (or show) us in the comments!

Hello Fall Projects

The season of campfires, apple cider, pumpkin spice and everything nice is upon us! It’s also our absolute favorite to decorate for because you don’t have to stick to pastels like you would in the spring, or red and green and blue like in the winter-time. Instead, you have an entire selection of earth-y tones to choose from and an abundance of ways to use them! We can get spooky with ghouls and goblins or we can celebrate the harvest with pumpkins and gourds. Here’s a few things you may want to add to your fall project list:

The Ghost Pillow Cover

This ghost isn’t exactly spooky, but it is downright adora-boo!


Stuffed Pumpkin Ornaments

Hello Fall Projects Missouri Star

Maybe you don’t have time to stop by the pumpkin patch, maybe you don’t want to deal with ridding of rotten pumpkins when winter hits, or maybe you just want an excuse to sew!
Either way, these stuffed ornament pumpkins are the fun way to go!
Grab the kit and get started.


Candy Catcher Bag

Hello Fall Projects Missouri Star

Make trick-or-treating even better for your favorite little dinosaur, firefighter, witch, or werewolf with a candy bag.

You’ll need:
The Candy Catcher Bag Pattern
-5″ Squares (Precut or Yardage)
3/4 yd of contrasting fabric
25″ X 40″ of batting
-OR make things easy, grab the kit!


Pony Express Table Runner

Hello Fall Projects Missouri Star

Where do people hang out the most in the fall? The kitchen table of course! Bust out the scraps and piece together a table runner just in time for fall!

(Click here to try autumn themed prints instead of solids)


Food Bowl Cover

Keep your food covered AND still pretty using a homemade bowl cover.

For more fall inspiration, check out our Fall Color Guide.
How do you decorate for fall?