"Use your sewing machine to make a bunch of forever fall leaves to decorate your home this season. Grab a handful of fall colored fabric scraps and a few other craft supplies, and follow along with this tutorial to make a fall leaf garland, trivet, and table runner."

All those leaves, large and small, begin as easy-to-make shapes that you cut from clay using the free patterns in this post. When the clay dries, customize your leaf art with your favorite colors of metallic paint… or for a little artistic flair– decoupage your leaves with marbled mulberry momi paper.