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    Home » Holidays » Father's Day

    25+ DIY Father’s Day Gifts perfect for Dad

    Updated: Jun 22, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 2 Comments

    Father’s Day is coming up, and you don’t need to be intimidated to make Dad a special gift for Father’s Day.  I’ve rounded up more than 25 DIY Father’s Day Gift ideas for you.

    25 DIY Father's Day Gift Ideas

    This list contains everything from simple projects to aprons and quilts. There are Cricut projects, no-sew projects, and even a few DIYs made with Legos!

    Table of Contents
    • Father’s Day Gifts for Dad that you can Make
    • Things to Sew for Dad
    • Quilts to Make for Dad
    • Cricut DIY Father’s Day Gifts to Make
    • Father’s Day Food & Party Ideas
    • Gift Basket Ideas for Father’s Day
    • Things to DIY for Dad (no sewing required)
    • Father’s Day Gift Ideas with Free Printables

    Hopefully, you’ll find something to make that both Dad and you will love.

    Father’s Day Gifts for Dad that you can Make

    Things to Sew for Dad

    Free sewing pattern for a monogrammed travel bag. Such a great DIY gift for a guy or a Dad. -- Waxed Canvas Travel Bag Pattern

    Waxed Canvas Travel Bag

    Learn how to sew a bow tie that really ties! A free simple free sewing tutorial on polkadotchair.com

    How to Sew a Bow Tie

    Wool iPad Case Sewing pattern, a great pattern for an ipad case for guys!

    Wool iPad Case – Polka Dot Chair

    padded tablet case sewing pattern

    Busy Day Tablet Case – Just change the fabric to a simple canvas and you’ve got a great gift for dad.

    Dad's Travel Bag, a free tutorial on polkadotchair.com

    Dad’s Travel Bag

    Monogrammed Leather Zip Pouch Tutorial

    Monogrammed Leather Dopp Kit

    DIY Necktie Zip Pouch Tutorial

    DIY Necktie Zip Pouches– repurpose some of Dad’s old ties into a unique travel accessory.

    DIY Leather Laptop Case

    Leather Trimmed Laptop Case

    Vintage Photo Pillow

    Vintage Photo Pillow

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    Leather Card Holder’s on Calia Made

    Bow Tie Tutorial on Sew Like My Mom

    Golf Club Covers at Positively Splendid 

    DIY Golf Towel at A Spoonful of Sugar

    Manly Man Apron on Lovely Indeed

    Quilts to Make for Dad

    Football Quilt – Cluck Cluck Sew – Note: She also has versions for basketball, baseball and tennis!

    T-shirt quilt from Little Blip

    A free quilt pattern for a squash blossom quilt. A southwest style simple quilt pattern and free tutorial. #freequiltpattern #quilts #quilting #southweststyle #southwest #squashblossom

    Sundance Quilt – Polka Dot Chair

    Indian Motorcycle Quilt – Riley Blake Designs

    Varsity Quilt – Riley Blake Designs

    How to make a simple photo memory quilt

    Photo Quilt – Polka Dot Chair

    Cricut DIY Father’s Day Gifts to Make

    BBQ King Apron – Lia Griffith

    Awesome Dad Baseball Cap – Crafaholics Anonymous

    Rad Dad SVG Files – Happiness is Homemade

    Matching Father’s Day Aprons – Tried and True

    Dad’s Man Cave Game – Lolly Jane

    Father's Day t-shirt idea

    Trophy Husband T-shirt

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    SuperDad T-Shirt

    Father’s Day Food & Party Ideas

    Cookie Cheeseburgers

    Cookie Cheeseburgers

    Father's Day BBQ Party Ideas and free printable party supplies

    Father’s Day Party Ideas and Free Printables

    Gift Basket Ideas for Father’s Day

    Your All that and a Bag of Chips – eighteen25

    Flippin Good Dad Basket – Fun Squared

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     15. King of the Grill BBQ Basket on 30 Handmade Days

    Things to DIY for Dad (no sewing required)

    Leather Key Chain, a great gift for a guy!

    Monogrammed Leather Key Chain

    DIY Leather Cord roll on Curbly

    Hand Stamped Handkerchiefs at Paper N Stitch

    Lego Cuff Links on Dream a Little Bigger

    GPS Doormat on Crafting Chicks

    Lego Key Organizer on MAKE

    Father’s Day Gift Ideas with Free Printables

    Funny Father’s Day Cards you can Print at Home – It’s Always Autumn

    Fill in the Blank Father’s Day Printable Cards- Todays’ Creative Life

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     Personalized Photo Bookmarks for Dad on Simple As That

    Remote Control Cookies on Bee in Our Bonnet

    Harry potter luggage tags on wood tabletop

    For the Harry Potter Fan – Harry Potter Inspired Printable Luggage Tags

    NOTE: This post has been updated from a previous version. We always try to keep our content current and up to date and will occasionally update an older article.

    25 DIY Gifts for Dad

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    About Author

    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. Gwen says

      January 28, 2015 at 3:59 pm

      Great post. Thank you for the tag (t-shirt quilt).

      Reply
    2. Mardie says

      May 28, 2019 at 3:13 pm

      These are all really cute ideas, I especially like the photo-related projects because it’s such a great way to personalize the gift. We always give Grandma & Grandpa photo prints but this could really put a nice handmade twist on that idea!

      Reply

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