12 Laptop Sleeves & Cases: Free Tutorials & Patterns: Here are a dozen different sewing, knit & felting tutorials and patterns for laptop sleeves and cases. These are my favorite picks of what I found available online for freebies. List posted on Tipnut.com.

50 Plus Fabric Scraps & Remnant Ideas & Free Patterns: An incredibly large and useful list of items to make using small pieces of fabric and fabric remnants. Loaded with great ideas, most (if not all) could easily be made into wonderful homemade gifts. Very frugral helper this one! Posted at Tipnut.com.

56 Free Apron Patterns: Large list of apron patterns you can make to give away as gifts. You’ll find aprons for children, men as well as vintage styles, full aprons, half aprons, and more. If you sew, aprons are a great gift to make and give away. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Appliqué Pillows: Simple and easy project to make, perfect as a gift for that hard to buy for teenager on your list. Make these especially cozy for lounging and movie watching. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Basket Purse: This is a nice project to make, it’s more like a tote than a purse (to me) but can definitely be used as a purse. The bottom is made from a plastic woven place mat and the rest is fabric. Very nice! Posted on The Monkey Basket.

Bath Spa Headwrap: Here’s a pattern for a headwrap just like those found in the spas. Nice gift for teenagers and adults alike. Easy to make, and economical too. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Bed Caddy: Here’s a nice pattern for a bed caddy you can make. Great gift idea for those who like to read in bed. Can also be used to hold tissues, glasses, remote controls, whatever the person likes. This one tucks underneath the mattress. Posted on Joann.com.

Bottle Cap Pincushions: These are too cute! And would make a nice gift for your favorite sewer. Nice stocking stuffer too. Posted on Flickr.

Denim Craft Bucket: Is there a crafter on your list? Here’s a nice project using an old pair of jeans to make a big ol’ craft bucket. Handy to keep project supplies together, and cute to boot! Posted at Tipnut.com.

Double Pointed Needle Pouches: Another nice gift for your favorite knitter, this project is for making a pouch to easily store and organize double pointed knitting needles. Easy project! Posted on Kathryn Ivy.

Fabric Card Holder: Another cute stocking stuffer idea, fabric card holders can be made to reflect the recipients personality perfectly. A great gift idea for the business person, entrepreneur or anyone who carries business cards. These can also be made for anyone who has a lot of cards to carry around (like shopping cards, etc.). One idea presented was to use this as gift card holders, great idea! Posted at Craft Pudding.

Fabric House Slippers: Cute project that would make a nice gift, these are fabric slippers to wear around the house. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Fabric Luggage Tags: Someone on your gift list a big traveller or going on a big trip next year? Spring break? Make them some gorgeous fabric luggage tags, great idea as a stocking stuffer too! Also a very economical gift to make. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Fabric Tissue Holders: A few different patterns found here for fabric tissue holders. These make nice stocking stuffers and everyone could use one of these. Three are sewing patterns and one is crochet. Posted at Tipnut.com.

Fabric Trim Boxes: If there’s a sewer or crafter on your gift giving list, this is a nice idea. Can also give to anyone that would use these pretty little storage boxes to organize various items. Simple project that’s perfect for beginner sewers. Posted at All Buttoned Up.

Flower Pincushions: Here’s an easy to make (and especially cute) flower pincushion you can make to give to your favorite sewer. Great idea for a stocking stuffer too. Posted on Tammy’s Times.

Fold-up Crayon Pouch: This would be nice packed with a bunch of crayons and a coloring book. Simple project that beginner sewers can do. Great homemade gift for kids! Posted on Nested.

Garden Toolbelt: Here’s a nice gift for the Gardener on your list, it easily holds a variety of garden hand tools. Simple project to sew. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Gifts With Felt Scraps–Vintage Gift Ideas: Three different gift ideas (patterns included), felt mitt, felt glasses case and felt stocking case. Embroidery work and embellishment ideas provided. Vintage patterns from 1954. Patterns listed on Christmas.Tipnut.com.

Homemade Heat Bags: These are the microwave bags you make to sooth aches, pains and tired old muscles. Especially nice on cold winter nights! Quite a variety of filler ideas offered, these are another quick and easy homemade gift idea that everyone will appreciate. Make little cards or tags outlining the instructions on how to use them (including the caution to watch the bag while it heats in the microwave–just in case). Posted on Tipnut.com.

Monkeyroom’s Pincushion: If there’s a crafter or sewer or your gift list, this is a great homemade item to give. You have to see it to believe it, it’s quite an original pincushion. I love it! Posted on Monkeyroom.

Neck Ribbon Caddy: This makes a handy gift for the sewer on your gift list. It’s a tape measure sewn onto a ribbon that is made to hang around the neck. Has a pin cushion at one end and a small pair of scissors at the other end. Nice idea! Posted on Sewing.org.

Oven Mitts: Sometimes finding oven mitts to match your kitchen perfectly is really hard (or even impossible). Fabric isn’t though! So a great gift idea is to make some oven mitts to match someone’s kitchen perfectly. You could make a nice set with an apron and hotpad too. Very basic sewing skills needed, this is a great one for beginner sewers. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Pincushions: Three different pincushion ideas listed here, one is a half doll pincushion, the other is a pin box and the third is a cute dressform pincushion. Great gift for the sewer or crafter on your list. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Purse Organizer Pattern: Now this is a project I love! It’s a pretty, yet very functional, organizer for a purse. Perfect gift item for any woman on your gift list and this can be made very economically with fabric pieces you have on hand. Posted on Tipnut.com.