If you love Easter, you will love these beautiful sewing ideas.
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Easy Easter Sewing Projects for a More Fun Holiday
One way to build beautiful memories during Easter, holidays, or spring break is to work on sewing projects. While not all people would be keen to touch the needle (or be allowed to, because they’re kids), the decorating, gifting, or stuffing parts are creative or no-brainer tasks they might be willing to take on.
Open up the idea to them. Who knows? Sewing projects might just be an undiscovered talent or hobby waiting for them.
If it helps, show them the Easter projects we have listed below—the photos and tutorials are just too inviting to resist.
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Easy Easter Sewing Projects for a More Fun Holiday
1. Easter Fabric Bin
You don’t have to literally turn this Easter sewing project into a paper trash bin. It’s too pretty for that after all. You can use it as a container for your sewing tools, yarns, and knitting needles.
2. Bunny Purse
I love purses because they are handy and they’re able to match different outfits. This bunny purse fits the bill!
Achieve this classic purse by using gray linen fabric and fusible interfacing for reinforcement.
3. Chick Accessory Pouch
This Easter chick accessory pouch is a cute gift idea for little girls and women. Include some hairpins, a brooch, or some badges to give your recipient creative ideas on how she can make use of your gift.
4. Felt Carrot Pencil Holder
Top-stitching is the easiest way to put templates together. For the fancy stitches around the carrot leaves, you may do stitch 17 if you have the Babylock Rachel machine.
5. Bunny Bandana
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A baby’s bandana makes both a cute costume article and an adorable fashion piece. Double its appeal by adding bunny ears, and you’d be snapping a lot of photos of your little one once he/she puts it on.
6. Bunny Hooded Towel
Babies and bunnies are cute on their own. Put them together and you have the cutest combination ever!
Achieve the funny bunny face with white and black fabric. Add the white and pink fluffy bunny ears towels and applique stitch them.
7. Bunny Shoe Cover
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Love keeping the house clean? Stitch these washable shoe covers!
They protect both your footwear and floor from getting dirty. These are best used in the laundry area or when vacuuming carpets or carpet floors.
8. Carrot Pillow
Cuddle up with a giant, fluffy version of carrots at night!
Create your own by layering two pieces of 5″ x 12″ orange felt. Then, use a zigzag stitch to attach the orange fabric strips across the orange felt.
9. Easter Crayon Zipper Bag
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This is another Easter gift idea you can add to your sewing projects. It’s a pouch that can function as whatever you want it to be—a card or bill purse, a crayon pouch, a makeup kit, a phone pouch, and many more!
10. Bunny Tote Bag
Create your own simple and chic bunny tote bag by sewing the bunny face using embroidery thread and needle. Don’t forget to cut fusible interfacing larger than the bunny face area to keep the face firm.
11. Easter Egg Ecobag
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These days, an ecobag is a must-carry wherever you go, but most especially when you’re buying groceries. This small Easter pouch is one you can use to bag fruits, eggs, loaf bread, or vegetables.
Tip: You can stitch a larger one for big-ticket items.
12. Bunny Spring Linens
With pale pink and gray as a surprisingly great color scheme, this will add a touch of spring in your kitchen.
Trace the bunny’s silhouette on the wrong side of the fabric and cut it out. Press and sew it on the right side of the linen.
13. Snap-on Jumper for Toddler
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Here’s another one for your little one or another’s. This adorable snap-on jumper is like a utility suit that allows you to change diapers without having to take everything off.
14. Bunny Hand Puppets
Creativity is encouraged in our household, so these bunny hand puppets were an instant win! To sew eight bunny hand puppets—the more, the merrier—use six 18″ pieces of wool felt.
15. Easter Sewing Project for New Moms
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Here’s another functional Easter sewing project for moms or moms-to-be. Using a comfortable, pastel-colored fabric, stitch a short with a garter waistband.
The very upside of this is you can sew it in any fabric color and gift it for boys and girls.
16. Bunny Treat Bag
Since there are carrot treat bags, of course, there are also bunny treat bags! The secret to these colorful treat bags is in using four 5″ square pieces of fabric for each.
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17. DIY Chick Ornament
A simple sewing project for when you just want to create cute Easter ornaments? This is the one.
You can do all the cutting and stitching. Let the kids take care of the decorating and hanging.
18. Easter Placemats
With its dainty colors, it’s not surprising this uplifting and cheerful placemat is one of my personal favorites. Sew this place mate by layering different colored fabrics and quilts, and then cutting out the shape and size of the placemat you want.
19. Fabric Easter Egg
In charge of preparing the eggs for the Easter egg hunt? Try something different with these fabric Easter eggs; create the egg’s shape by using fiberfill or nature fill.
20. Quilted Carrot Table Runner
Subtly entice your children into warming up to vegetables with this carrot table runner. Use at least seven assorted orange-hued fabric to have more depth in your table runner.
21. Easter Egg Nest
There are A LOT of eggs during Easter, and it’s boring to just stack them up. Plating is always key when decorating the kitchen table.
Stitch an egg nest with pockets on the side. You can leave the center empty for more egg room or an egg tart.
22. Carrot Treat Bag
With treats given away freely, carrying them using your hands is not enough. It’s a good thing that with your 6″x 6″ or 6″x 7″ scrap fabrics, you can already make these carrot treat bags!
23. Easter Basket Liner
It’s not Easter without an Easter egg hunt! So, gather your ribbons and doll up your baskets with this whimsical basket liner! And since Easter baskets come in all different shapes and sizes, make sure to measure your basket before doing any cutting!
24. Hanging Bunny Peeps
Ditch the regular triangular banners and spice it up with these bunny cut-outs! For accurate and symmetrical eyes and nose for your bunnies, use the eraser tip of a pencil and dip it into the paint pot.
25. Easter Pinafore Dress
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Who says you can’t bring Easter into your outfits? Even with a vintage touch, this layered dress can be worn for all seasons.
Make sure to use complementary colors, like green and pink, for the body and pockets.
26. Quilted Fabric Basket
Practice your quilting skills with this quilted basket. Not only will this catch the eye of your fellow egg hunters, but it will also keep the eggs you find warm and cozy!
Tip: Get the cushion feel of the basket by using fusible fleece.
27. Tutu Easter Basket
If you or your kids are into the fun and sassy vibe of ballet, then this tutu basket is the Easter sewing idea for you. You need net fabric in varying pastel colors, like baby pink, lavender, and white, and ribbons in matching shades.
28. Spring Bunny Pillow
Bring Easter to your bedroom or living room with this cuddly and comfy pillows.
Get the bunny’s silhouette right by tracing it at the wrong side of the fabric. Use an exact knife to cut it—be careful!
29. Easter Dishtowel and Pot Holder
This is perfect for newlyweds celebrating their first Easter together. It’s a spring-green dishtowel and pot holder that will give your new abode’s kitchen the “new home” feel.
30. Bunny Lovey
This one is a perfect match for those who have young children in their households. This bunny lovey will keep your children or younger cousins company at night.
A small tip in turning the bunny ears inside out: use an unsharpened pencil.
31. Easter Bunny Softie
This bunny softie is not only a charming decoration for your household. This could also be a thoughtful gift for anyone, from your youngest cousin to your eldest grandma.
After sewing the two bunny body pieces, make sure to carefully use the shears to trim any excess fabric to create a sleek look.
32. Bunny Backpack
This useful backpack will come in handy all year round and your toddler will love it.
This pattern is a bit more difficult than the rest in our list but it is well worth the effort.
33. Ruffled Easter Basket
Put a smile on any child’s face with these adorable Easter baskets. Choose your favorite fabrics and follow this step by step tutorial.
34. Bunny Finger Puppets
Keep your kids occupied this Easter with bunny finger puppets. They come together quickly and make beautiful decorations.
This is a great pattern to teach your kids how to sew.
35. Easter Bunny Ears
Get in the Easter spirit by dressing up this year. This pattern is great if you’re just starting out on your sewing journey and you only need a few basic supplies.
Let the season inspire you to start new projects to make your days bright and as fun as an Easter egg hunt. Bond with your family and friends with these projects.
After all, it’s the season of cute bunnies, carrots, and fancy eggs!
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Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on April 5, 2017, and has been updated for quality and relevancy.