Perfect Mother’s Day Gifts for Mums Who Love to Sew

Are you looking for an extra-special sewing gift this Mother’s Day? Whether you’re buying for your mum, someone who feels like a mum to you, or even searching for a little gift for yourself (self-care is IN this year), there are plenty of cute, fun, and undeniably useful sewing presents out there just waiting to be wrapped up.

But, searching through them all can be a drag. Luckily, our Mother’s Day Sewing Gift Guide is here to the rescue. Spend less time scrolling and more time gifting with our curated collection of gifts for mums who love sewing.

Upcycle by Annie Phillips

For mums who never want to throw their old jumpers away.

Upcycle by Annie Phillips is the perfect book for sewists who love breathing new life into shabby garments.

Full of tips for mending, altering, and styling clothing that’s seen better days, Annie brings creativity to the task of turning old into new for a wardrobe that never goes out of style.

There are 18 beginner-friendly projects to inspire your mum to get sewing, too.

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Funky Spools in a Wee Tin

A ‘wee gift tin’ full of colourful designs.

Gift an organised mum with these gorgeous Gift Spools in Aluminium Tin and you’ll make her Mother’s Day.

From ribbons to bias binding, they’re ideal for keeping sewing accessories neatly wrapped up and organised. The cute and funky designs are the perfect way to perk up tidying, while the metal tin is a godsend for all the odds and ends that come with a love for sewing.

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A Subscription to Stash Hub

Your mum’s new sewing BBF in a handy app.

Stash Hub App is a dream for sewists, making it easier to digitally catalogue fabrics and patterns, and plan exciting new sewing projects.

Your mum can even upload images of her Good Fabric stash directly from our website for easy peasy tracking. Handy! The paid version of the app comes with unlimited storage, advanced project planning tools, and easier filtering.

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Wooden Thread Reel Storage Board

Scandi design blends with a sewist’s organisational skills.

Catch us daydreaming about this beautiful Cotton Reel Board from Thread Pegs.

Who doesn’t want to create a rainbow display of all their threads after seeing this genius storage solution? It’s also perfect for keeping sewing scissors, tape measures, and chalk pencils neat and tidy, while looking oh-so-chic on the wall of your mum’s sewing space.

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Teacup Pincushion

We’ve literally never seen a cuter pincushion.

The teeny-tiny tea label, the smiley face, and the littlest handle ever - it’s cuteness overload!

This gorgeous Teacup Pincushion from Hannahdoodle is the ideal Mother’s Day present for a serotonin boost, and it’s made from 100% wool for an eco-friendly haberdashery. Find your mum’s favourite colour for bonus points.

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LED Sewing Machine Light

Our most practical Mother’s Day sewing gift.

It might not be colourful or cute, but it’s undeniably useful.

The Mighty Bright Sewing Machine Light attaches to any part of your sewing machine to bring plenty of light to dark corners. It’s cordless, flexible, and particularly handy for needle and seam-ripping areas where good visibility is key.

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Sewing Kit Biscuit Tin

For mum sewists with a sweet tooth.

If your mum loves a sweet treat almost as much as she loves sewing, these exquisitely decorated Sewing Biscuits from Biscuiteers are a match made in heaven.

16 hand-iced, sewing-themed biscuits are arranged in an equally gorgeous biscuit tin. We can say with certainty that they’re the most delicious gift on our Mother’s Day gift guide.

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My Fabric Stash Folder

Organised mums will swoon over this fabric folder.

The My Fabric Stash Folder is the perfect place to keep a hand-written account of all your fabrics. In a sturdy ring binder, it contains pages to detail fabric type, care instructions, planned projects and more, as well as handy stickers for peak organisation.

There are also super useful resources, like a measurement conversion chart and stretch percentage guide. Genius!

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Sewing Retreats by Merchant and Mills

For outgoing mums who deserve uninterrupted sewing time.

Whether the house is too busy for peaceful sewing or your mum would love to meet like-minded sewists, the Sewing Retreats hosted by Merchant and Mills are incredible.

She’ll stay in a gorgeous house in Rye by the Merchant and Mills studio, and spend a week learning amongst other sewists and incredible tutors. It might be pricey, but it’s worth every penny.

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Emma Bridgewater Sewing Tin

The perfect tin for all your mum’s sewing bits and bobs.

Nobody wants to dig around for lost needles or run-away thread.

This Mother’s Day, gift your sewist mum this handy Emma Bridgewater Sewing Tin in their iconic sewing-themed design, which features an array of beautifully painted threads, scissors, needles, and buttons - all the little bits your mum can store in her fancy-pants tin!

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Good Fabric Gift Card

A Mother’s Day sewing gift that’s a real crowd-pleaser

Struggling to find a gift that your mum hasn’t already got in her haberdashery? Don’t panic. Our Good Fabric Gift Card gives your mum access to a whole shop of sewing must-haves!

From a huge selection of sustainable fabrics to sewing accessories and books, it won’t take long for her to find something she loves in our sustainable sewing shop.

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Find the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift

This sewing gift guide is bursting at the seams with inspiration (pun absolutely intended), but if you haven’t quite found the perfect sewing gift for Mother’s Day just yet, take a peek at our Holiday Gift Guide. Christmas might have come and gone, but the present ideas are as fabulous as ever - even if we do say so ourselves.

If you do end up getting your sewing mum one of the gift ideas on this list, let us know! Send us a snap of your Mother’s Day sewing present on Instagram @good_fabric_store and join our wonderful community of eco-friendly sewists.