Make an adorable soft toy using this free printable sailboat template. If you like my other toy tutorials, like my popular fidget toy that can be sewn in an hour, read on. This is one of the easiest and satisfying diy gifts to make for kids!
Are you feeling nostalgic about the summer? Me too! That’s why I tried to make the summer last longer by sewing a few adorable fabric sailboat toys. A wonderfully soft baby toy and a soothing farewell to an awesome summer. These homemade sailboat softies are a great (and quick) beginner sewing project and so much fun to sew! And UPDATE: there’s a free printable PDF template for you to download and sew tons of these adorable softies. Totally free!
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This post is part of the FREE BABY SEWING PATTERNS series on this blog. Make sure to grab ALL of the free baby sewing patterns on this site:
Free Baby Bib Pattern – Comes in 3 Sizes!
Free Bandana Bib Pattern – Just the coolest dribble bib!
Free Soft Baby Toy Pattern
Free Pattern – Baby Burp Cloth
Free Baby Scarf Tutorial – With a Twist!
Free Pattern – Baby Sensory Toy
And there are so many more! Now, let’s first see how to make the perfect baby sailboat toy using the pattern linked below.
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Fabric Boat Toy
This easy sewing DIY might keep your summer memories alive a tad longer. And it makes a perfect homemade gift for a baby.
Are you ready to make one too? Head over to Irina’s tutorial at Sew in The City. She’s made a step-by-step tutorial with lots of photos, perfect for those who’d like to make a quick baby welcoming gift. I’m sure you’ll love it, these fabric boats are an adorable beginner sewing project.
To those of you who are no beginners at all – and I’m sure you won’t need to follow a tutorial to figure out how to make this ship – have a look around. You might find a lot of other great sewing stuff on Irina’s site, too!
This softie toy is easy to make and fun to play with. Isn’t that a wonderful combination?
Do you want this boat template as a free printable PDF?
CLICK THROUGH TO THE FREE PDF SEWING TEMPLATE here at this link:
And just to be clear: in this pdf pattern, I am linking it to the original author (Sew in the City). It’s her idea and her boat. And her tutorial.
Why am doing this? To make it easier (and quicker!) for you to make your own cute boat toys. And to bring additional views to a great sewing tutorial that deserves more eyes and praise. Cheers to that!
Stay tuned for more pdf patterns, I’ll post them on this blog (or better yet, hit the subscribe button to stay in the loop. I’m drafting a few other printable PDFs in the evenings, while kids are asleep, but Shhhhh 😉
Damjana
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Damjana at AppleGreen Cottage says
FINALLY, the free sailboat PDF printable template is available HERE: http://www.applegreencottage.com/2016/09/fabric-boat-toy-free-pdf-template.html
Use it, share it, make tons of softies out of it – and happy sewing!
Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says
A stuffed sailboat! How cute! My daughters will love these!
Stephanie MCDIARMID says
Cutest DIY Fabric Sailboat Toy – Would love to make and give them to local children's hospital and Navy Families in the States.
Damjana at AppleGreen Cottage says
Stephanie,
please stay tuned, I'm making the pdf and it will be published shortly; it's one of my priorities now for the blog since so many people dropped by saying they'd love a pdf printable template. Thanks for reaching out!
Sheila Perl says
I would love it if you made a pattern for this sailboat 🙂
Anonymous says
I would love to have the pattern for the cute sailboat. I have several little sailors that would love one!
Chrishelle Ebner says
This is so adorable. My first grand baby will arrive next month and the theme for his room is nautical and sail boats. Going to give this a try.
Crystal says
This is the cutest little sailboat. I would love to make this for the babies in my family!
Terri Beavers says
Those fabric sailboats are just too cute. I'd love to make some as cushions although I'm afraid my doggie would take off with them.
Debra Pearlstein says
These are so adorable and I bet they would make great gifts, especially for nautical themes or beach houses!
lori felix says
Your fabric boat toy is adorable and would be great for my godson. I will have to ask my sister if she can sew one for me since I'm not very good at sewing.
Gwendolyn Mulholland says
Those are really cute and such a creative craft. I do not sew but maybe I can get my mom to make some for my niece and nephew.
Rebecca Swenor says
Irina's tutorial at Sew in The City sounds like a great place to go for DIY projects. I love doing crafts and think it is a great hobby especially for at home moms. This I will have to share with my niece and sisters. Thanks for sharing the information.
Lisa Codina says
These are adorable! We had a sailboat for my son's nursery! I'm not very good at sewing but I could get my mom to do this 😉
Taty Pradilla says
Oh these look so cute. These would look great on a couch too and can be made to match literally any decor.
Amanda Love says
I love DIY! It's really fun and it's affordable too. This is pretty adorable and it would be a nice addition to our sofa! I think the kids will love it as well.
Pieretta Dawn says
Oh, these are so adorable! Perfect for the beach house, or as gifts for someone. Thanks for sharing!
Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says
What a cute and easy diy project. This sailboat would be great as a toy or decor. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Six Time Mommy TEST says
How adorable this is! my boys would love to have some of these. they love boats, and making things so this would be perfect for us to try together! – jeanine
Brandy Ellen says
These are super cute and adorable. What fun a boy mom would have with these, or even a little girl who loves ships!
Olivia Douglass says
This is so cute!! Thanks for sharing the idea, I would love to make this for my son.
Kathy Myers says
Since buying a condo on the gulf my grandson is obsessed with boats. I am so going to try and make one of these for him. Thanks!!
sara lafountain says
What an adorable craft! It does not even look that hard, I might have to try to tackle it!
Cat W says
These are super cute!
Anonymous says
yes love to make one for grandson
patashoo says
What a cute boat. I would very much like to have the pdf pattern. Thank you.