18" Doll Sewing Patterns • Free Tutorials • Sewing with Kids
The Sewing and Stitching Expo was fun, but tiring. I met wonderful people and saw amazing products. I took a class taught by Lorene Bonewitz of Sew It Up Studio. She had a lot of great tips and sewing techniques to share. She also has …
I’ve been so busy lately with family activities (4-H, birthdays, college visits, music concerts & competitions, and scholarship competitions), but Friday it’s going to be all about me! I’m off on a road trip to a sewing expo and looking forward to joining a big …
Just in time for the holiday. A men’s dress shirt can be upcycled into many things. I wanted to make something green for my daughter that she would want to wear more than just once. I found Amazing Mae’s post and gained some inspiration. …
I love the simplicity of this pattern from Ottobre magazine, spring/summer issue 2013. I made the version #16 with the color blocking, using pink and white. I thought it would look great running around doing my mom thing today. I loved how it went together …
This Ottobre T-shirt sewing pattern, from their summer issue 2007 (3/2007), has been my daughter’s favorite style for a few years now. She requests this style more than any other T-shirt. This issue has a lot of really cute styles. But for my tween, it’s …
I really like how my zigzag doll quilt came out. (chevron quilt?) After washing it, it looks even better. To get the free doll quilt pattern (for the quilt top how-to) see this post: http://averylanesewing.com/2014/01/29/doll-quilt-tutorial/ After finishing the top, trimmed it. Layered and hand basted …
A doll quilt is in progress! A chevron quilt, and a sewing tutorial to follow 🙂 I’m not good at making choices, which is why most of my patterns come with choices, several versions, because I could not decide on just one. In my head, …
I’m getting ready to start my doll quilt. It starts with a plan, right? When I design my patterns, I sketch drawings of what my mind sees. And I pin them up above my sewing table and around my desk. I add numbers, measurements, and …
So I joined in on a doll quilt swap. I am not a quilter. Let me just say that again, I am not a quilter. This is becoming clearer. As I look around the net, there are so many amazing quilts -I love quilts, but …
An upcycle sweater project, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Here is a sewing tutorial to make your very own ruffle cardigan sweater. So I had this sweater that fit too tight for my comfort level. Gorgeous silk blend sweater with 3/4 sleeves, but …