18" Doll Sewing Patterns • Free Tutorials • Sewing with Kids
Hi, Sewing Campers! This week was busy for me with teaching local sewing camps from 9 to 5:30 everyday. We had a great time and the kids made a bunch of really amazing projects from drawstring backpacks, crossbody bags, skirts, and library card wallets, not …
Congratulations, Anna H! You are the winner of this week’s drawing. I hope you have fun sewing up your prize fabrics! Remember to head over to Sew Mama Sew Blog to see my tutorial for how to turn a doll shirt into a cool graphic …
This week flew by over here. I’ve been out of town teaching sewing to a great group of kids and helping with 4-H projects at home. I wasn’t sure I would have any camper projects to post this week, so I had planned to just …
True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 4 Result: 2 Powered by RANDOM.ORG That’s you, Kara! Congratulations! You are the first week’s winner in the random drawing. I will be sending you your lovely prize this week. . Thank you to all who sent in …
Naomi sent in a photo this afternoon, after sewing up a skirt for her doll. Naomi used the “Simple Mini Skirt” pattern (page 38) from her copy of Sew in Style. She used a fat quarter of this pretty striped fabric. Naomi expressed that it …
I wanted to post a picture I received today. This was sent in by Anna from Tennessee. Anna made the Sleep Mask project from her Sew in Style book. It looks fabulous! The Sleep Mask has a lot of tricky curves to sew and Anna …
A question I hear often: “I’m going to teach my child how to sew. Can you suggest a project?” What’s a good project for beginners? There are many great first projects. Simple straight lines, and after learning to pivot, right angles can be added. In …
It’s essential to press your project while sewing it. Why? There are many reasons for pressing while sewing. Because the pattern says to and blind obedience are not the reasons why. Pressing (not ironing) will help your sewing to be accurate and well made. It’s …
What’s a seam allowance? This is pretty common for kids to ask and a challenge to master. After explaining what a seam allowance is and showing students the lines along the throat plate of the sewing machine, it’s still a skill that takes lots …
I’ve been prepping for a new class session. Being prepared and organized definitely helps the class time to go more smoothly. Most often I teach project based classes. These types of sewing classes are popular, because everyone likes to have something to take away with …