Free Sewing Crafts for the Kitchen

Looking for some beautiful sewing crafts for the kitchen? Look no further!  We most assuredly have what you need! (If not, you will find something you just HAVE to make!).

Sewing Crafts for the Kitchen

Kitchen sewing projects are fun to make and if you choose the right fabric and colors, they will match your kitchen decor perfectly. 

You probably won’t find sponges in the stores that match your kitchen; only the boring sponges that turn grey with the first couple of uses.

There are many sewing projects for your kitchen below, and many of them are eco-friendly kitchen ideas!

Heat Resistant DIY Sewing Projects for the Kitchen

Let’s start with the items that use heat-resistant fabric.  Insul-Bright is the most common brand of this type of fabric. It protects from heat, explaining its use in potholders. It also keeps hot things hot or cold things cold. I use this material when making oven mitts. If your pattern calls for Insul-Bright, please don't leave this fabric out thinking you can do without it. An extra layer of batting just won’t fit the bill.

• Cast-iron Handle Cover: I haven’t found a store-bought handle cover that fits without slipping.  Make yours the perfect fit.
• Holiday Pot Holders: Pot holders can be made for any holiday or to match your kitchen decor. These would make a great Christmas decoration idea for the kitchen.
• Mixing Bowl Cover: This pattern calls for an insulating fabric called Solarize.  It’s an interlining from FairField World that creates a thermal barrier which is perfect for these covers that fit bowls and Kitchenaid mixer bowls.  
• Tea Cozy: Keep your tea warm by making this pretty cozy to cover a 6 cup teapot.

The following sewing projects for the kitchen don’t call for Insul-Bright, but I think it would be a nice addition.

• Casserole Tote: This tote fits rectangular casserole dishes. Besides holding the casserole dish, this carrier has pockets for utensils and sturdy dowel handles. 
• Round Casserole Tote: Most casserole patterns are for rectangular dishes.  This cute tote is just perfect for items you need to transport that are made in a round dish.
• Cup Cozy and Can Cozy: This free craft for the kitchen doesn’t call for insulation either.  I am sure your coffee or tea will stay warmer longer, and the cup won’t burn your hands if you add a layer of Insul-Bright.

DIY Environmental and Eco-friendly Kitchen Ideas

So many of our free sewing crafts for the kitchen are eco-friendly; they are made to be reused and to replace the disposable items in your kitchen, including things to use for cleaning in your kitchen or other rooms in your home.

• Cloth Napkins: Recycling is something that should be practiced in any household. Why throw away something that can be repurposed and used for something else? This eco-friendly idea is making reusable cloth napkins out of old T-shirts; it's good for the earth, and it will save you money! 
• Bowl Covers: This zero-waste reusable bowl cover pattern shows you how to replace plastic wrap with your own fabric covers.
• Reusable Unpaper Towels:  Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!  Check out the different links to directions that will help you get rid of disposable paper towels for good!  Besides being environmentally friendly, they will save you money!  One tutorial will show you how to recycle an old towel into the reusable unpaper towels!  
• DIY Zero Waste Produce Bags: Those thin plastic bags that are used at grocery stores to hold your produce are such a waste.  Learn how to use mosquito netting, cotton, mesh, or voile to sew your own reusable produce bag. Keep in mind that this sewing project for the kitchen is environmentally friendly, so try using recycled materials like repurposing an old shirt or pair of pants.
• Grocery Bag Holder: This free kitchen sewing idea gives you a beautiful way to hold those reusable plastic or paper shopping bags that so easily clutter up your kitchen space. We have two tutorials for making plastic grocery bag holders.
• Microwave Potato Bag: Reuse this cooking bag over and over again!  The free and simple pattern for a kitchen sewing project shows how to create a bag that allows you to cook potatoes and other vegetables easily, quickly, and without any mess.
• Reusable Sandwich Bags: We have two tutorials for making eco-friendly reusable sandwich bags to replace the plastic bags that get tossed in the garbage. Use oilcloth, also called woven PUL, to make these inexpensive sandwich baggies that are simple to clean and reuse.
• Reusable Swiffer Mop Pad: This is a great tutorial for making your own wet or dry Swiffer pads that can be reused over and over.  There is a pattern, but the tutorial explains how to make your own pattern if you are using a different system.  Think of how many Swiffer pads will be kept out of landfills!
• Reusable DIY Kitchen Sponges:  These DIY sponges are easy to make, use up your polyester fabric scraps, and are both useful and pretty in your kitchen. You can use a variety of materials such as mesh vegetable bags, heavy duty tulle, wadding or fiber-fill, fabric scraps, etc. to make this attractive DIY eco-friendly kitchen idea. They do not turn that yucky grayish yellow tinge like most kitchen sponges!
• Tea Bags: With these easy muslin reusable tea bags, you can use better teas such as whole leaf teas or teas with whole ingredients to steep.  So much tastier!

Are you looking for other recycled project ideas?  Click the link to find many others.

DIY Kitchen Towels

There are so many ideas here for various kitchen towels that would be so simple and fun to make.  I love my kitchen towels made to stay on an oven or refrigerator handle without slipping, and I use them many times each day!  I really don’t think I could work in my kitchen without them!  Here are some great kitchen towel ideas.

• Hanging Hand Towel With Kam Snaps: These are the easiest and quickest DIY hanging hand towels to make!  Check out the tutorial for this one.  I just love it!
• Fabric Towel Topper: This home sewing project involves attaching coordinating fabric with snaps to the top of a dish towel.  This crafts for the kitchen idea makes a very sharp and finished looking hanging towel.
• Hanging Kitchen Towel (Easy Sewing Project): This video tutorial shows you how to use a coordinating potholder and towel to create a quick and useful towel to hang in your kitchen. Perfect for beginners!
• Holiday Towels: This Christmas decoration idea for the kitchen uses fun holiday fabric to make DIY Christmas towels embellished with pom poms! They are so cute; make with fun and festive polka dot fabric, stripes, plaids or green and red fabric and the fun pom poms!
• Towel Fabric Border:  This tutorial will show you how to add a decorative fabric band to the bottom of a store bought towel. This is shown using a machine embroidered towel, but any towel would look sharp with an added fabric band! 

Other Sewing Crafts for the Kitchen

Do you want to sew placemats, potholders or table runners?  Check out these pages for free placemat tutorials, potholder tutorials and table runner tutorials.

Please scroll down to see more kitchen craft ideas such as table runners, jar toppers, aprons, soup bowl cozies and more!

Your kitchen is going to look gorgeous, baby!