18" Doll Sewing Patterns • Free Tutorials • Sewing with Kids
International Quilt Market is this week in Portland. It’s so fun having it local to me! Today the show floor opens. I’m really looking forward to seeing all the pretty fabric and clever displays! If you are attending over the weekend, be sure to stop …
It’s time for another doll dress design challenge over at the Avery Lane Sewing group on facebook. This time we are encouraging upcycling, repurposing and making something new from something old, sewing with some cute doll clothes patterns. Spring showers make some pretty flowers… Or …
Too many UFOs hanging around the sewing room? That was a problem that plagued other sewists, but I never felt like I had that problem. I even would tell others that my 16 year old had more UFOs than I did. All last year, in …
Let’s make a shopping tote bag for our 18″ American Girl dolls! The free printable template (pdf) for a plain bag can be found here. With this file you can use plain, colored, or patterned card stock. This would be a great craft for a …
Welcome back for the Once Upon a Rhyme blog post #2. I received these gorgeous fabrics from Riley Blake, just in time to make some handmade gifts for my sister, who is having her first baby. The collection is Once Upon a Rhyme; the very …
Welcome to my stop on the Riley Blake’s Once Upon a Rhyme Blog Hop! I was so excited to see this new collection, Once Upon a Rhyme, and the timing could not be better! Has that ever happen for you? You have a wonderful life …
Reflecting back on 2017…. it was a busy year. Looking back through the year in photos, it seems I accomplished more than I realized. I am so grateful for those who followed along — you all make it possible. I’m so thankful for each of …
Need a last minute gift? Present topper? Teacher or hostess gift?? Or maybe just sew a little something special for the stockings? These are all free sewing tutorials that are gifts kids, teens, or adults would really like to receive. Go to the links below …
Super on trend right now are these cute knot bows. I used my knot bow pattern from the Doll Days! blog tour to create these adorable ponytail holders. Get the pattern here I printed at actual size for girls and 78% for a cute …
Tiny narrow hems are easy to sew using the rolled hem presser foot. It’s great for doll clothes, because it helps to maintain the scale. Watch my sewing tutorial video to see just how quick and easy it is! I hope it motivates you to …