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Introducing, the newest pattern in the Pin Cut Sew pattern shop! This pattern is for a quilted doll sleeping bag that you can sew up in three sizes. This is one of those things I keep wishing I’d come up with sooner, as my own kids would have really loved them for their dolls when they were younger. Luckily, these will make great gifts, so I’ll be able to make other peoples’ kids happy with them, haha.
Read MoreWhew! When I first started this project, I knew I wanted to create a trio of rag doll patterns and I was super determined to get them all done before we started our homeschool year. Some of the best business advice I’ve ever heard is to “finish things”, so I’m proud to say that I am done and Cow & Pig are listed in my pattern shop, right alongside the baby doll pattern and Cat & Mouse.
Read MoreThere are a few things that I’ve wanted to sew over the years that I had a hard time rounding up sewing pattern sources for and Build-A-Bear clothes is one of them! All three of my kids loved their Build-A-Bears when they were younger, though, and I DID eventually manage to find a few good sources for patterns.
Read MoreI just got back from the BEST trip with my husband to the Outer Banks to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. Since we were driving 6 hours and planned to have some restful down time while we were there, on the morning we left I woke up wondering if there was a portable hand sewing project I could take on our trip with me. I normally take a crochet or knitting project, but hadn’t even thought about it so I didn’t have one in mind, and those are more winter hobbies for me anyway.
I knew there had to be some travel friendly hand sewing projects that I could take to work on while traveling. I needed one that wouldn’t require much prep since we were leaving in just a few hours, so I googled some ideas and landed on one that was easy enough to take in just one shoe box sized bin.
Read MoreIn case you missed it! Last week I released another doll sewing pattern in my shop, the Phoebe Rag Doll Cat and Mouse pattern, with the cutest little clothes! This new pattern is a sister pattern to the Phoebe Rag Doll I released a few weeks ago with the sleep sack and diaper. The baby doll pattern has already been very popular and the new animal dolls are catching up fast, making me just giddy that so many are finding this pattern both adorable and doable!
Read MoreI’ve hopped on the shirred dress train! If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll have seen the shirred dress I made recently using a vintage pattern from the 70’s. Shirred dresses are so comfortable for summer, it didn’t take me long to want to add another one to my wardrobe!
I picked up some tips and tricks for shirring when I made that first dress, so this time I recorded the process to share with you in a video tutorial for sewing an easy, rectangular shirred dress with your sewing machine! I’ve posted the video below along with a list of the tips and troubleshooting ideas so you can refer back to it easily.
Read MoreI’m very excited to announce an original sewing pattern, new to the Pin Cut Sew Shop! Introducing the Phoebe Rag Doll, an easy soft doll PDF sewing pattern, with a sleep sack and diaper.
I really wanted to create a simple, one piece, soft doll sewing pattern that’s simple enough for even kids to sew with help. There are many lovely rag doll sewing patterns on the market, but none are really very quick to make, and thus, aren’t something most people would have the desire to make more than once.
Read MoreI am so excited to reveal another new project here today that I have been working very hard on over the past month or so! When searching for wall art for my sewing room over the last year or so, the same few prints come up in searches most of the time. There doesn’t seem to be much new sewing themed wall art coming out on the regular so I felt inspired to create some myself and add it to the Pin Cut Sew Etsy Shop!
Read MoreIf you’ve been sewing for awhile and don’t already own a serger, you may have wondered, “what the heck is a serger and do I really need one?” Also known as an overlocker, a serger is a special sewing machine that finishes raw edges of fabric neatly, to put it very basically. A serger is a great companion to a regular sewing machine, but it’s definitely not necessary for everyone and is more useful for certain genres of sewing than for others. Can you sew pretty much anything without a serger? Yes, you absolutely can! But there are some great reasons to add a serger to your sewing table, which I’m here share with you today.
Read MoreWhen my daughter Layla was a baby, she was the cutest little thumb sucker you ever did see! She would find the one tag on any of her blankets and rub it while sucking her thumb and it was the sweetest thing. I wanted to make her a blanket with lots of ribbon tags for her to play with and that’s how this little project started.
Today, enjoy this video tutorial for how to sew a ribbon tag baby blanket, where I’ll show you how to make a basic flannel baby blanket, step by step, with tags of cute ribbons all the way around it, sure to delight the little ones. I’ve made countless ribbon tag baby blankets over the years now because they make the best handmade baby shower gifts!
Read MoreI made you something! I was wanting some fun artwork for my sewing room, and while I was thinking about it, I also really wanted to create a freebie for you all, my readers, to show my appreciation for each one of you who reads, watches, or shops with me here at Pin Cut Sew Studio! So, I made you a little something, a piece of free, printable sewing wall art for you to download and print at home, or send to a print shop. I hope you like it!
Read MoreAre you a tote bag person? I have a small collection of tote bags that I use for various types of outings and purposes, as I think everyone should! i’m not a hoarder or keeper of many things (we move too much for that), so the tote bags I keep are absolute favorites and get heavy use. My best bags are handmade and have lasted for years now. So, I have a few absolute favorite tote bag sewing patterns to share with you today!
Tote bags are very fun to sew and can be easy or skill building (I like that term better than complicated, ha!) The tote bag patterns I’m sharing today vary in difficulty from easy to somewhat advanced, so there’s something here for everyone. I’ll share my top three recommendations for tote bag sewing patterns that I have made and love, and then I’ll share a few more that are on my wishlist. Bags make such great handmade gifts too, so my bag patterns tend to get a lot of use!
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