18" Doll Sewing Patterns • Free Tutorials • Sewing with Kids
It’s time for another American Girl Doll Design Challenge: Make Mine Vintage, Please! October 20 – November 6. Grand Prize is a copy of the kids’ sewing book: Sew in Style – Make Your Own Doll Clothes, wrapped up in fabric and trims–perfect for gifting …
Just Released: Fiona Fox Dress Pattern A new doll clothes pattern for American Girl Dolls and other similarly sized 18″ dolls: Fiona Fox! The sewing pattern also includes sewing instructions to make the skunk dress and the pink otter, as well as a fox tunic–which …
I’m really excited to be back designing doll clothes sewing PDF patterns for my etsy shop. I’ve been taking my applique critters quilt and felt animal patterns, and creating some fun animal dresses. So naturally, they need animal ears to go with them. Here’s an …
Sew in Style Summer Sewing Challenge for Kids continues this week. We’ve had a few entries already and the projects are cute, cute, cute!! Kids are sewing from the book Sew in Style-Make Your Own Doll Clothes and making some really fun projects for their …
Been a while, huh? Lots going on! Next week we will start the Doll Days! Skirt Challenge (and your chance to get a free doll clothes pattern)! I’m very excited to see everyone’s skirts! I’ve been designing a lot lately and thought it would be …
I’ve been sewing and designing a lot in the studio this month. I finished several doll pieces for my friends at Andover fabrics for their booth at the Fall 2016 International Quilt Market. I was working up until the deadline, so I didn’t take proper …
The Doll Days blog tour is moving quite nicely. Yesterday, I posted a tutorial on C&T Pub blog for how to trace your patterns and preserve the originals, so they stay just like new. I also did a sew along and posted a bonus …
Working on my submission for the spring/summer issue of Too Cute Doll Designs magazine with the theme “summer camp” has me thinking about our online summer sew and share event…it’s going to be so fun to see what everyone sews for their dolls. I can’t …
I’ve been doing a little of this and that over the last week or so. Teaching keeps me a bit busy. Had a great time at my local quilt guild meeting last week and we have our Willamette Piece Makers youth guild meeting this week, …
It’s been so hard to not share anything about my new book. It takes a long time to do all that it takes to get a book in print. It reminds me of a young child waiting for her birthday to arrive–it’s so exciting! Well, …