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Mother's Day is fast approaching! It is on Sunday 15th March - so you only have a couple of weeks left to order your sewing themed gifts for mum or to handcraft a special present for her.

In today's blog post I am going to give you lots of links to sewing tutorials that you could follow to make her a unique gift for the occasion. First of all I'm going to tell you about what I am making my Mum and suggest a few sewing themed gift ideas from our website....

I am currently in the middle of making a cushion for my mum as a Mother's Day gift. Sewing-Online HQ sent me 3 different half metre lengths of the new Makower UK Oriental Collection of fabrics to use for my project. I chose to be sent the Blue Packed Flowers , Blue Leaf Motif On Light Blue and Blue Leaf Motif On Dark Blue to use for my cushion.

I knew my Mum would love the fabrics and I decided to make her a cushion because I thought she could have it on the chair in the blue themed spare bedroom. I absolutely adore the fabrics! They are superb quality and the Packed Flowers design has such a vintage style to it. I actually think I have a bit of real vintage fabric in my stash that is similar to this....it would take me until next Mother's Day to hunt it down in my stash though!! I have so much fabric stored away for a rainy day. Bet you are all the same! :-)

I am opting to make a basic cushion for my mum but with English paper pieced embellishment. It would be lovely to make the whole cushion from just hexagons but if I'm honest I don't think I'll have time between now and the 15th. I suppose you never know though...so watch this space!

If you Mum loves to sew then maybe you could treat her to something to do with her hobby. We have just added some lovely new things to our website and you can see them all in the Spring Selection 2015 category. I've picked a few suggestions for you :-

Our new hard sided sewing machine carry cases are really lovely. They cost £69.99 at the moment and we have them available in pink or silver. The case is on wheels and has a telescopic handle

How could I resist telling you about the new polka dot dressmaking mannequins we have started to stock. They are made by adjustoform and currently they are on sale for £109.99. We have them available in size small and medium plus you can choose from either blue polka dot, red polka dot or navy polka dot. If your mum likes to make her own clothes then this has to be the ultimate gift!

We have started selling these handy little sewing kit purses and they are only £6.99. There are 3 designs to choose from and each kit contains a basic sewing kit. These are really handy to take out and about in your handbag or on holiday with you. You never know when you might need a safety pin or a needle and thread.

Have you seen that your Mum has lots of spools of cotton but they are not at all organised? Maybe she needs a spool thread rack! :-) This rack can hold up to 60 spools of thread and it costs £19.99. It doesn't come with any threads but if you think your Mum will need any then we sell a bag of 30 assorted threads for £30.60.

Last but not least , we have just listed these new brightly coloured wheeled sewing machine bags to the site. In the picture you can see the royal blue one but it is also available in lime green , red and purple. These are £49.99 on offer and I can highly recommend them. I was sent a spotty one to review for the blog back in October 2011 and it is still going strong to this day!

I shall now give you those all important links to sewing tutorials from around the web. I hope you find a suitable tutorial here for the gift you'd like to make your Mum. :-)  Don't forget if you need to buy fabrics to make your gift with then please stop by our website as we stock lots of beautiful fabrics from Makower UK and Tilda. Have Fun Sewing!

DIY Long-Stemmed Fabric Roses - Snowy Bliss

Reversible Hobo Bag - Simply Modern Mom

10 Mothers Day Gifts To Sew - A Spoonful Of Sugar

Vintage Lace Brooch - Positively Splendid

Retro Half Apron With Matching Hot Pads - Sew4Home

15 Last Minute DIY Gifts for Mother’s Day - Sewing Secrets

Messenger Bag - Mommy By Day Crafter By Night

20 Minute Tote Bag - Mollie Makes

25 Gifts To make For Women - Crazy Little Projects

DIY Infinity Scarf - I Heart Nap Time

Fabric Bookmark With Pocket -Zaaberry

Lots Of Mothers Day Sewing Patterns - SewPin

Patchwork Glasses Case - The Crafty Mummy

Tablet Case (Kindle, iPad, etc) -  Sew In Harmony

9 Favourite DIY Mother's Day Gifts - The DIY Mommy

Tea Bag Wallet - Is It Naptime Yet?

Eye Mask - The Red Kitchen

Mothers Day Craft Ideas - A Spoonful Of Sugar

Quilted Hot Water Bottle Cover - On The Windy Side

Cosmetic Bag - Sew Spoiled on the Sew Mama Sew blog

DIY Mother's Day Sewing Ideas - Jody's Crafty Creations

Velvet & Lace Mule Slippers - MakeZine

8 Mother's Day Gift Ideas that you can SEW! - Seamingly Smitten