Time to sew a softie! Here are more than 20 totally free, NEW softie sewing tutorials for adults and kids alike. They have been all designed as easy sewing projects that can be done by kids, too! Not a coincidence – these easy softie tutorials and free patterns are part of the Sew A Softie initiative, encouraging both adults and children to give sewing a go. Scroll down and find out more about it – and grab a few free softie patterns while at it!
Sew-A-Softie is an initiative to encourage both adults and children to give sewing a go. Some of you will have remembered mentioning it in my star softie tutorial from the beginning of July, but there’s more! Tons of other sewing enthusiasts just like me, we all teamed up to each make a new, free softie tutorial for you to use. Isn’t that awesome! So here I am to show you where you can find those. A whole month of new softie patterns, and this is not even all of them yet!
So, here is my list of great, fun and easy softie sewing tutorials, and some come with free PDF patterns (mine, too!) I nicely arranged them in groups of three, so it’s easier for you to select your favorites 🙂 And you know what? Forget 20, there’s more! I’ve just counted and we have 30 of them! Check them out here:
2) Mini Softie In A Jar by Coloured Buttons
3) Sea Life Softie Keyrings by Simply Sewing Magazine
4) Harry The Hyppo by The Embroiderist
5) Dachshund Softie by Make Film Play
6) Tea Towel Softies by The Blue Barn
7) Strawberry Plushie by Red Ted Art
8) Wooly Jumper Creatures by Colourful Minds
9) Owl Softie by Mini Matisse
10) Foxie Softie by Happines @ Nr 4
11) Stuffed Whale Tutorial by Victoria Jean
12) Pocket Pet Mouse Softie by Rhythms of Play
13) Pizza Plushies by Cassie Stephens
14) E-Moji Softies by Easy Sewing For Beginners
15) My Plushie Family by Mignon Prider Design
16) Garden Rocks Bag by The Craft Train
17) Little House Softie by Handmade Kids
18) Toys Based On Drawings by Mama Smiles
19) Alpaca Softie by Wild olive
20) Pin Cushion Mice by Bustle And Sew
21) Mia The Bunny Softie by Lulu And Celeste
22) Can of Sardines Softies by Schaere Stein Papier
23) Giant Pencil Pillow by Fish Museum And Circus
24) Pineapple Softie by Sewing School
25) Portrait Bag Tag by Make It Your Own
26) Carrot Softie by The Crafty Mummy Blog
27) Emoji And Cthulhu Softies by While She Naps
28) Fairy Doll Pattern by Miss Daisy Patterns
29) Sew A Leaf Softie by Mother Natured
30) Pocket Pals by My Poppet
Now, a word about the lovely lady who started it all. It’s Trixi at Coloured Buttons. She’s always working on something, and I feel so lucky I’ve met her! She’s decided to ‘spread the sewing bug’, and man she’s doing great! Follow along, and if you’d like to see more of her and our softies, like in December or on Valentines Day, join in!
“I have this thing about teaching kids to sew. I really believe sewing is just so good for kids in every single way.”
Trixi at Coloured Buttons, initiatior of Sew-A-Softie
And there are so many more!
Super cute T-rex Softie
Watermelon softie might be fun enlarged to pillow-size!
I’m saving Anouk to sew for next Easter!
This slug softie is so cute.
So, go now, and sew a simple softie with your kids or grandkids, your kids will love it! Sewing is fun, useful and it can connect people, young and old. Happy sewing!
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Or, if you’d like to get them all at once, check out my PDF patterns on Craftsy. Many of them are free! They are all linked to my free tutorials on the blog, so it will be super easy for you to use them to sew something cute for yourself or your loved ones:
Or …check out one of my most popular patterns, the coin purse (my kids love theirs!)
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