Sewing Projects for Kids

January 31, 2011
Put your needle and thread to work on handmade accessories, clothing, stuffed toys, blankets, and backpacks for the kids in your life.
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Seersucker Baby Quilt

A spiraling seersucker pattern quilt makes a tactile treat for little hands and feet. Mix colors and stripes (we used seven types of seersucker), and vary the directions of the stripes.

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Reversible Hats

How to Make the Reversible Hats

These adorable hats are reversible and will keep the sun off of your little one's face.

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Baby Booties

How to Make Baby Booties

There's no better way to cover a baby's precious toes than with a pair of soft, snug hand-sewn booties.

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Quick-Stitch Purse Project Perfect for Kids

This quick-stitch purse is the perfect way to introduce children to sewing, as you create an adorable little purse for their belongings.

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Stuffed Menswear Bunny

How to Make a Stuffed Menswear Bunny

Suiting fabrics are an unconventional but charming choice for making toy bunnies. Bright cotton shirting adds a surprising pop of color inside the ears.

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Felted Stuffed Animals

How to Make Felted Stuffed Animals

These petite stuffed animals -- a Fair Isle lamb, a cable-knit chicken, and an argyle pig -- are so cuddly and simple to make, you'll want a menagerie.

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Memory Quilt

Credit: Linda Pugliese
How to Make a Memory Quilt

A baby's clothes acquire history so quickly: the blanket she came home from the hospital in, the overalls she wore while learning to crawl, the flannel pajamas she slept in. For those items too precious to give away there is a solution more creative and less cluttering than a box in the attic -- a baby memory quilt that is sure to become an heirloom.

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Quiet Book

How to Make a Quiet Book

On bus or train trips, during wedding ceremonies, or whenever silence is required, keep your child entertained with a homemade felt activity book.

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Stuffed Pig

How to Make a Stuffed Pig

This petite argyle pig is so cuddly, you'll want to produce a whole pen's worth.

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