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Matchbox Bunny Doll Sewing Pattern
I’ve been working on a little something and it’s ready to share! Introducing the Matchbox Bunny pattern! This is the newest PDF printable sewing pattern in my shop and I think it’s just the cutest, if I may say so myself.
How to Make a Military Doll
As I was developing my newest doll pattern, I had the idea to turn this pattern into a military doll! You may know that we are a military family and have been living the Army life together for over 20 years.
Grandparent Doll Sewing Pattern
My library of doll patterns is growing! I’m so proud of this newest sewing pattern and I hope you love it too.
How to Sew Book Sleeves in 3 Sizes
If you’re a reader or have a bookworm in your life, you will understand the need for today’s tutorial! Reading is a big part of my life, and since I’m also in the taxi mom phase of parenting, I take books with me everywhere I go. I almost always have a book in the car or tossed into my tote bag, and this is obviously no way to preserve the covers and pages of said books.
Soft Nativity Play Set Sewing Pattern
When my kids were little, they had a Little People Nativity play set that they loved and looked forward to getting out of the holiday bin each year at Christmastime. My newest pattern was inspired by this sweet Christmas memory with my own children, who are now teens, and I really hope you love it!
Halloween Cat Rag Doll Sewing Pattern
Introducing my newest sewing pattern! I’m really diggin’ this one, it’s just the cutest. I wanted to make a pumpkin outfit for my Phoebe Rag Doll collection, but it obviously snowballed and I made TWO different Halloween costumes for the dolls instead!
How to Make Yarn Hair for Rag Dolls || A Video Tutorial
When making soft rag dolls, there are lots of options for how to make the hair! Some dolls have permanent hair dos that are sewn on, usually out of felt, and others have actual wigs made of yarn. The latter is what I’m sharing a tutorial for today — and I think you’ll be surprised at how easy to it to make yarn hair for rag dolls!
Moveable Doll Arms Tutorial
I’m back with another short video tutorial for the Clara Ballerina Doll, this time for how to sew moveable, button jointed arms onto a rag doll. After all, a ballerina needs to move her arms, right?
How to Hand Embroider a Simple Doll Face
If you’re making a soft rag doll and are hung up on how to hand embroider the doll’s face, or even if you just need a quick run down on basic stitches, I hope this super simple video embroidery tutorial is helpful for you!
Clara Ballerina Soft Doll Sewing Pattern
I am so elated to share my newest sewing pattern with you! My oldest daughter is an advanced ballerina and so ballet has been a big part of our family due to her all out passion for it these last many years. Through her influence, I’ve fallen in love with the ballet world along with her — the costumes, the music, behind-the-scenes, and the ballet itself.
That’s probably why this new pattern is near and dear to my heart. The Clara Ballerina Doll is the newest PDF pattern in my shop, or you can also purchase it on Etsy if you prefer. She comes with thorough instructions with lots of photos, and includes patterns for all her clothes: leotard, ballet wrap skirt, leg warmers and of course, her tutu.
Flower Power Pillow Tutorial
My teen daughter spotted a pink velvet flower shaped throw pillow in a photo somewhere recently and asked if I could make one for her room. Um, of course I could! I made her a velvet flower pillow AND THEN I went on to design a patchwork version using the fat quarters I’d just received from my Annie’s subscription. I loved how it turned it so much that I went ahead and perfected the pattern piece, filmed a tutorial for YouTube, and added the printable PDF pattern for these cute flower pillows to my shop, so you can learn how to sew a flower pillow too!
How to Sew a Ruffled Throw Pillow Cover
My oldest daughter has been redecorating her room a little bit and requested some fresh throw pillows! We went fabric shopping and chose a couple great fabrics that fit her color scheme and she ordered some pillow forms from Amazon and I got to work.
She wanted ruffled throw pillows, which I was happy to make because ruffles are just sew pretty in home decor! I’m so glad ruffles seem to be making a comeback. I’ve been pinning a lot of bedding looks lately and am very drawn toward ruffley gingham sheets and pillow cases. They’re so pretty.