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This whale softie has a cute boxy body and little whale fins, and of course a curved whale tail! Audrey Pettit shares a free pattern and tutorial at Therm O Web. Make him from an ocean themed print for a… Read more ... 
Anna from Tea and a Sewing Machine shows how you can sew a pillow with a pocket across the front. The pocket is the perfect place to stash a good book or maybe the remotes for the TV. For kids,… Read more ... 
Patty from Pattymac Knits [& Bakes] shows how you can make the sweetest little felt mice. The sewing is just a running stitch around the outside of the mouse body so it’s something that kids could make. They would also… Read more ... 
Joanne from Craft Passion shares a free pattern to make the cutest ever sock panda softie. You’ll need one black chenille sock, and one white chenille sock. But since socks typically come in a matched pair, you’ll probably buy a… Read more ... 
These emoji mini pillows are a fun sewing project for teens and tweens! Domenica from Easy Sewing for Beginners has a free pattern and video tutorial showing how to put them together. You can make them all with hand sewing,… Read more ... 
I can’t seem to get enough of unicorn things lately! Here’s another project for you. Mallory from Mallory Makes Things shares a tutorial and pattern at A Beautiful Mess for making this unicorn softie. She’s got a fluffy yarn mane… Read more ... 
This felt star softie would make a perfect first sewing project teaching a child to sew! Damjana from Apple Green Cottage has a tutorial and a free pattern. The simple shape is easy to sew on a sewing machine and… Read more ... 
Sewing doll clothes doesn’t have to be hard or fussy! Jess from Gracious Threads has a free pattern and tutorial for making a circle skirt for an 18″ doll. It’s a simple little pattern that’s quick to sew from scraps… Read more ... 
This adorable alpaca softie has a simple shape and a beautiful blanket embroidered on her back. Mollie from Wild Olive has a free pattern on her blog! It’s a simple pattern, with just two pieces (a front and a back). … Read more ... 
When my daughter was younger, I got such a kick out of making clothes for her dolls! I think maybe I enjoyed making the clothes more than she enjoyed playing with them. Over at the C&T Publishing site, you can… Read more ... 
This Scottie dog is a cute scrapbusting sewing project! Create Kids Couture has a tutorial showing how you can make one. It’s made from a bunch of 3″ squares of fabric – 84 of them, to be exact – so… Read more ... 
I don’t know that I’ve ever looked at a sock and thought, “I should turn that into a beaver softie.” But then Joanne from Craft Passion went and created the cutest little beaver sock creatures and now I want to… Read more ... 
Sew a wardrobe of clothes for your child’s doll with this tutorial from Sew What Alicia! She shares a pattern for making a doll t-shirt and pants. Change up the fabrics and embellish with applique and trims to make each… Read more ... 
If you have a child who plays with dolls, you’ll want to see this! Crystal from Stitched by Crystal shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can sew a knotted mermaid tail for a doll! … Read more ...