18" Doll Sewing Patterns • Free Tutorials • Sewing with Kids
After looking through books on free-motion quilting, I decided on Angela Walters’ book: Free-Motion Quilting. I’m not new to sewing or to sewing quilts. I usually stitch in the ditch or do some straight stitching next to the seams, outline stitching. I’ve always loved the …
As I’ve said before, I love handmade holidays. I’ve been baking and sewing like a demon for weeks. My husband told me that my quilting gloves look like they could be part of a super villain costume : The Mad Quilter. In the kitchen: Baking …
Isn’t it? It seems we always have so many things going on and little time to get all we want to get done done. Each child has a list of what he or she would like to do and coordinating as a family can seem …
We love handmade gifts. Ever since they were little, I encouraged and helped my kids to make handmade gifts for others during the holiday season. I’m glad to have instilled this in my kids. As they got older, they would want to make gifts, because …
I designed this project for a class I am teaching–teen sewing. These make great gifts for both boys and girls, teenagers and adults! I made a couple more examples to give to my teenagers. I’m tired of seeing their phones and devices on the ground …
I guess it’s not too random. I’m trying to keep up with my students. My Sewing Club class needs more projects to choose from. Some have made most of the projects, so I want to make sure they have projects to sew that interest them. …
In trying to keep my latest pattern concise, I’ve been struggling with what tips to include and which to leave out. Instead I thought I would post a bunch of tips I have learned over the years for working with knits. Many are found in …
Remember the tights I re-worked for less stretchy socks? You can see my sewing tutorial for 18 inch doll sweater tights here Well, I was asked how to use socks to make leggings and now I have an answer. How to make Sweater Leggings for …
I’m looking to add a tester or 2 to my list. Are you interested in becoming a pattern tester? Patterns are pretty much for doll clothes, specifically 18 inch dolls sized similarly to American Girl Dolls. Pattern difficulty is usually beginner to intermediate. Time …
