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263 Free Stuffed Animal & Teddy Bear Sewing Patterns. 280+ Free Stuffed Animal Patterns Choose a felt fabric for your softie if you want a quick and easy diy project, since felt can be easy to work with and doesn't fray.

263 Free Stuffed Animal & Teddy Bear Sewing Patterns

And if you do use felt for your plushie, choose a high-quality wool or a wool blend, which won't pill the way acrylic can. And of course, a home-sewn stuffed animal doesn't have to look homemade. For instance, if you plan to use a fur fabric for your project, try following these tips for working with fur to help give your softie a more professional look: To cut fur fabric, place it fur side down, backing side up.

And when laying your pattern pieces onto your fur fabric, you may find it easier to use pattern weights to hold down the pattern pieces instead of pins. DIY stuffed animals! Please scroll down the page for the links to the free patterns. Mother's Day Crafts for the Kids to Make. Just this last weekend, Lucy and I traveled to Utah on a fun girl’s craft trip, just the two of us (it also happened to be National Take Your Daughter to Work day!!)

Mother's Day Crafts for the Kids to Make

We were able to attend the fabulous craft blogging conference SNAP! , as well as visit the Studio 5 morning show with Brooke Walker, an NBC affiliate. I’ll be sure to share more amazing content from the conference, but first I want to share the fun TV segments we made all about Mother’s Day kids crafts! Here are Lucy and I crafting with Brook Walker from the Studio 5 morning show in Utah all about Mother’s Day Crafts! Lucy even got to share her amazing talent of finger crochet with Brooke as well! I’ve shared the tutorial for paper tube flower stamps and washi tape vases we crafted on the segment.

What fun things are you making for Mom this year? 263 Free Stuffed Animal & Teddy Bear Sewing Patterns. Free patterns for build a bear clothes. Free patterns for build a bear clothes. 25 Free Women's Dress Patterns. 25 More Free Dress Patterns. How to Make a Simple Bow. These little bows are so simple and fun-- I make them all the time.

How to Make a Simple Bow

They are so versatile-- you can wear them as shoe clips, hair clips, broaches, whatever you want! I've also attached them to headbands. (Photo from last year when I was obsessively watching Mad Men and attempting the bee hive hairdo. Looks a bit like Marge Simpson if you ask me. ;) ) How to Make Simple Bows: Step 1: First you need to cut a rectangle of fabric with a little sliver of fabric to set off to the side. Step 2: Next you need to fold the fabric onto itself, lengthwise. Step 3: Now fold the fabric in the other way to to middle.

Step 4: Stitch those bad boys together. Step 5: With a curling iron, straightener, or iron, press the sides of the little sliver of fabric together. Step 6: All done! Free Patterns - Doll Clothes: American Girl, AG & 18in. Jac Shirt Pattern - Patterns - Tessuti Fabrics - Online Fabric Store - Cotton, Linen, Silk, Bridal & more. This is a relaxed style of pattern, The Jac Shirt is suitable for all ages and body shapes.

Jac Shirt Pattern - Patterns - Tessuti Fabrics - Online Fabric Store - Cotton, Linen, Silk, Bridal & more

The collared shirt features great design detailing including angled side splits, a wide and asymmetrical hem and three quarter length sleeves. Perfect as a transseasonal item, suitable fabrics for this shirt include lightweight linen, silk crepe de chine, soft drapey cotton and cotton/silk blends. Not suitable for stiff fabrics. Our Jac Shirt Pattern comes with All Sizes Included: XS, S, M, L and XL. Print at home AND Print at copy shop. The pattern comes with a A4 Print At Home version (pattern and sewing instructions 52 sheets) and a Print At Copy Shop version (cannot be printed on A4 Printer only Large Plan Printer - layout measures 84cm x 155cm) along with the sewing instructions file (so that you can print these at home).

Hard Copy Version (Limited Stock). Pattern Details. Sizes included: (AUS sizing) XS, S, M, L and XL Finished Length of Shirt: Finished Length of Sleeve: 19.5” or 50cm. Baby shoes by bitterpurl. Fabric Scrap Project Ideas. Once all your sewing projects are complete, you may still have some left over fabric scraps.

Fabric Scrap Project Ideas

I’ve been saving my scraps, thinking there must be something I can make with them. Well, here are some great projects using fabric scraps, turning them into something fun and new! (click on the photo for the link to the project) Fabric Thumb Tacks by How About Orange Fabric Scraps Necklace by Designing Moms Managing Fabric Scraps by Old Red Barn Co Fabric Scrap Art Collage by The Long Thread Fabric Scrap Pom Poms by Molly Chicken Fabric Scrap Wreath by Little Birdie Secrets What projects have you made with your leftover fabric scraps?