Getting your mom a gift for Mother’s Day might have stumped you in the past, but this time it won’t. We’ve rounded up a wide variety of sewing projects to show your mother just how much you care on this most special of days. It’s been said that the mother-daughter relationship is like apple pie: a lot more complicated than it looks. Luckily, these tutorials are all simple enough to master in less than a weekend.
Don’t worry if you are a beginner at sewing. There is nothing these step-by-step instructions cannot teach you! If you would rather keep a distance from the sewing machine, you’re in luck; there is an entire no-sew section just for you. Forget the department stores and get crafting today with these fun and easy Mother’s Day gift ideas.
DIY Accessories
Buttoned Tablet Cover: If your mom likes technology and gadgets, she’ll love this crafty and convenient tablet cover.
Gym Tote Bag Tutorial: Sporty mothers are such great role models. Let’s give them bags to make their lives easier.
Homemade Clothing
How to Sew Pajama Pants: Make your mom’s dreams come true with these comfortable, roomy, and easily-adjustable pajama pants.
Ice Cream Social Skirt: This ice cream social skirt will flutter and flow in the breeze when your mother wears it to the ice cream parlour.
DIY Jewelry Patterns
Pretty Fabric Chandelier Earrings: For a fantastic accessory, these fancy earrings should do the trick.
Linen Travel Jewelry Bag: On-the-go moms could use a drawstring bag to hold precious jewelry items.
Easy No-Sew Craft Projects
Effortless T-Shirt Headband: This headband is made from a recycled t-shirt sleeve and is essential for the active mother.
Easy and Cheap Apron: A no-sew apron is perfect for all your mother’s delicious kitchen endeavors.
Check out these other great projects for Mother’s Day!
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- Tea Time Mug Rug Tutorial
- Manicure Travel Kit
What is the best Mother’s Day gift you have ever received? Was it homemade?
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I love to knit caps! All sizes! One Christmas I was going to Oklahoma, so I knitted caps for everyone in my family. The caps for the men and boys were either plain or had stripes. I gave them extra wide brims to help keep their ears warm. For the ladies, I made plain and stripes, also, however I covered all their hats with “Fun Fur.” They turned out SO beautifully! I have FUN doing this! When one of my nephews lost his hat, he contacted me, asking if I would make him another. Of COURSE!
I don’t really knit much. I actually prefer to crochet things, like scarfs to give as gifts. I am a novice to the yarn crafts.
My two older sons but together a home made quilt of sorts with baby clothes they wore when they came home from the hospital, their christening and other special occasions. It was hand made by loving sons.
A photo album with pictures of the things I have made over the years worn by the people I made them for.
A book of poems from my daughter.
Love these Mother’s Day ideas. One year, my three siblings and I each took a picture of ourselves holding a piece of poster board with the letters L, O, V, and E. We printed them in black and white and displayed the four pictures in a horizontal frame. She loved it!
The best present I received for mother’s day was a beautiful card from my daughter that brought tears to my eyes when I read it. The sentiment in the card was heartfelt and beautiful.
Nothing is better than taking the time and creating a gift for someone, especially your Mom. Thanks to these tips, I have been really inspired to put together the no-sew apron: so easy, cute, and my amazing chef of a mother will wear it all of the time. Seeing as I am not in the least graceful with a needle and thread, I am so happy there were some suggestions that were easier than ever. So simple and thoughtful, and I know my Mom will love it – thank you for making this holiday even more special.
A few years ago, I put together a scrapbook for my Mom that included memorable pictures of her, myself and my siblings from when we were babies to the present along with famous quotes I found online about mothers/mother-child relationships. Each page had one or two photos along with one quote, and I did creative things with the backgrounds like adding handprint-patterned paper, relevant stickers, or stippling the paper because there’s nothing I personally hate more in a scrapbook than a blank white background page. She loved it. My mother is notoriously hard to shop for, so heartfelt and homemade is the way to go sometimes!