Printable sewing cards

By Kate on August 24, 2010

I was sewing the other day and my three year old really wanted to join in. He’s still a bit young for sharp needles so with this in mind I decided to make him some little sewing cards – both my boys love them.

If you fancy having a go take a peek at the instructions below. Its soooo easy and I think it would make a neat little gift.

How to

To make your sewing cards you will need:

♥ A printer and some card
Lion – print on orange card
Flower – print on pink card
Sun – print on yellow card
♥ Hole punch
♥ Wool
♥ Blunt needle
♥ Button or bead

1) Simply print pdf and cut out. I use pinking shears to cut out the ‘sun’ lacing card out but regular scissors are just fine!

2) Punch holes out (as pictured). I used a 1/8″ circle craft punch but a regular holepunch will work just fine.

3) Give your child a length of wool and a blunt needle and watch them go! If you don’t have a blunt needle to hand you could also use a pipe cleaner bent into the shape of a needle. If you have neither then you can simply wrap sellotape around the end of some wool.

4) I tied a button onto the end of the wool to act as a stopper.

If you have any problems leave a comment below and I’ll do my best to help.

WARNING: I would recommend you closely supervise your little one – even with a blunt needle.

35 Comments › Leave yours

meninheira #

Thanks you much, we love it
Ellen #

So nice! My daughter will enjoy this… she keeps asking to sew with me, but the options for her are rather limited at the moment.

Thank you!
Beth #

Awesome! Thanks for the printable! I saw you at Ohdeedoh and am your newest follower!
Kate #

Thanks for the lovely comments. Hope to design more soon so will post when I do.
Holly #

My daughter is sewing on her brand new sun card as I type! Thanks for the cute printables! I’m curious, did you use a smaller hole punch than the regular size? I used a standard punch and the holes are a lot bigger than your cute little ones.
Kate #

Hi Holly – glad you liked them. Yes I did use a smaller punch. It was a 1/8″ circle craft punch. Hope they worked out ok with a regular hole punch? I got my punch for about five pounds (including postage) from ebay and use it a lot for all sorts of different things.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Long-Reach-punch-Tag-Circle-Hole-1-8-NEW-Single-/330457620158?pt=UK_Crafts_Cardmaking_Scrapbooking_DieCutting_Punches_EH#ht_500wt_947
liz #

these are great! you could easily sell them! they would fly out in our store!
Mary #

Thank you! These are darling.
Kajsa #

Thank you so much! These will be perfect for my 8 y old to occupy herself with after school when mummy is busy sewing.

I agree that you could/should sell these!
Katie #

I am a new reader and LOVE this idea/pdf. A good friends young daughter us just beginning with sewing cards. This will make a delightful little gift. Thanks!
Lois #

If you use shoelaces to do the sewing, or put masking tape at the end of the yarn, you wouldn’t need to use a needle. It also saves frustration when the child pulls the yarn out of the needle.
Lori #

Thanks so much! My family will love these!
Papgena #

Thank you!!
I saw you on craft gossip and this is just perfect! My 4 year old wants to sew so I’ve been building a sew box for her and this is the final touch!!!
maryanne #

My 3 year old niece becomes a big sister on Thursday. this will be a perfect little gift to keep her occupied when she visits her mum and new sibling in hospital. Thank you!!!
Morwèna #

Thanks so much for the pdf file, they’re lovely… I’ll use them on a layout
Helen #

Very cool, my girls are 3 1/2 and will love these. I have been embroidering with them for at least 6 months. I use an embroidering hoop with burlap and a darning needle (very dull). Here is their first ‘real’ sewing project – a cushion they made themselves.

http://curlybirds.blogspot.com/2010/07/childrens-sewing-project-snuggle.html
Kate #

Thanks for all your wonderful comments. I’m glad they struck a chord. Love the burlap idea Helen. We’ll have to give that a bash soon.
Aimee #

Such a sweet idea! Thanks for offering a free printable. I featured it here. So clever!
Mari Richards #

So cute!
I added your link to my weekly round up over at my blog, Small for Big.
Have a great weekend!

http://smallforbig.com/2010/09/modernkidsrockers_toddlertimeouts.html
Rachel #

Aww, those are so cute! I love this idea of a gift set. Thanks so much, I’ll be linking to this.
Flavia - Petit Eco KiDS #

These are too cute! I linked to this project in my kids’ craft roundup last week!
Jess #

These are adorable! Just wanted to let you know that I’ve posted a link to them from my blog and I will be using the idea to create some crafts for at my 4yo birthday party.

http://stormy-teacup.blogspot.com/2010/09/sewing-cards.html
Vicky #

Thanks for these cards, my daughter really enjoyed them and wants to sew some more. Have blogged it here

http://www.theaccidentalcrafter.com/montessori/learning-to-sew
Nola Hughes #

What a great idea to have little ones discover the joys of creating something and putting the little heart (love) inside. the girls are just too cute. I hope this will be the first of many years of creativity for them.
Bonna #

These are really cute. If one has access to a laminator then they will really add to the durability of the cards. Also, some white glue applied to the end of the yarn will make a hard end for them to sew with.Love the button at the end! Thanks for the .pdf file!
Cristina #

Great project. I just bought a lamitator machine, just thinking of this project.

A sugestion: insted of a needle, I used adhesive tape at the end of the threat.

Thanks for the tip.
Isabela #

You are SO creative! Great idea.
Rachel #

These are great! You can also make sewing cards from coloring pages. It’s easy to make them for any season or holiday. Great to help preschoolers learn fine motor skills.
Melinda #

Thank you so much for sharing. I have two little girls and this is the perfect way to introduce them to hand sewing. Much appreciated.
Lorene Gabler #

Thank you! I’m looking forward to trying this with my 4 year old granddaughter when she visits this week
Seaweed & Raine #

Hi Kate!

I think I’m a little technologically challenged. I bought coloured card stock for each of the different sewing cards, but since they are all on the same page on the pdf, how do I copy them on singular colours?

Sheree
Kate #

Hi Sheree….sorted. Happy sewing!
Seaweed & Raine #

Thanks for the changed Kate! I will get them printed, cut and punched today!
Shannon #

These are cute! The button or bead on the end is a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
Hiram Aramboles #

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