Anne

I’m learning how to make sewing patterns!

[annedekkerpatterns]

Hi! I’m Anne and I’m learning how to make sewing patterns. I’d love to turn my ideas into sewing patterns I could sell and start an Etsy store (or even my own website), but those are plans for the future. For now I’m still learning the basics

[wafflepatterns]

New sewing patterns <Eendje> & <Biggetje> Accessory bag / Novelty bag

New 2 patterns are released from Waffle Patterns. Meet the Accessory bags Rubber Duck <Eendje> and Piggy Bank <Biggetje> sewing patterns. They are the sister patterns of my <Pinguin> and <Walvis> bags. This time the theme is toy box. They are part of the fun animal-shaped novelty bag series.

They can be made with relatively small amounts of fabric. So using up your leftover fabric or patchwork will be a nice idea. They will be a fun project, but also suitable as surprising gifts for your friends or family. I see a lot of my customers are making my accessory bags for gifts.

I had a lot of fun making and designing these toybox-inspired items. I hope you enjoy and have fun making those as well.

<design>

-Eendje Rubber ducky-shaped novelty bag. You can store small things like candies or a coin purse from the zipper opening on the top. The opening width is about 12cm. The bag size is about 22cm tall and 38cm long. The wings are small patch pockets. Use a hand strap as a pouch or clutch, or a long strap for a shoulder/crossbody bag.

-Biggetje Piggy bank-shaped accessory bag. It has a 20cm wide zipper opening on the center top and a 15cm zipper pocket on one side. You can store small things like a mobile phone. The bag size is about 20cm tall and 33cm long. It has handles, but can be skipped. The yellow sample in the photos is without handles. The shoulder strap can be attached. It includes a bonus wing pattern. You can attach to the body and make a pigasus, or an angel wing bag charm.

Both Ducky and Piggy are shaped with fiber fill stuffing. The inside bag sizes are not really functional, so they are not suitable for serious luggage. Also, they are not designed for children's toys.

<fabric recommendation>

<Shell> The patterns are drafted for woven fabrics. Mid-heavy weight woven fabrics are suitable, like duck, twill, denim, canvas, or décor weight fabric, etc. Since they are fun accessory bags, choosing lovely looking fabric as your design intention will be the best. Please use your imagination and play with the idea and design!

Depending on your fabric, I recommend considering using additional interfacing or interlining on the whole bag panels for adding extra strength or body. Some of my samples are interfaced or interlined.

<Lining> Lining fabrics are used for the inside of the bags and the pockets. Plain cotton or linen will be suitable and reasonable.

<Sample fabrics in the photos>

- Yellow samples Shell ; Soft mid-weight faux leather. It's a leftover of Walvis and Pïnguin bags. I think this is decor/interior fabric. Since it cannot be interfaced or ironed, I skipped interfacing. For places that needed support like zipper parts, I added thin ribbon or strips of lining fabric. I love how the fabric looks, but handling it was a bit difficult. Pins or rippers cannot be used for these materials, so I used clips or scotch tape instead. Lining ; poly mixed blouse fabric

- White samples Shell ; Thick canvas with wax coating, originally for outdoor items. This one also cannot be interfaced or ironed. But strong enough for skipping interfacing, it can also not be pinned, so I used clips. I heard a stapler is handy for basting this kind of tough fabric. I did not try, but maybe it will be an option if the hole of the staple is not really visible. Lining ; plain cotton. The colours are matched with the zipper colours.

- White corduroy Shell ; Mixed cotton corduroy. I love the texture. But it is a bit too soft for a bag. I interlined the body parts with thin quilted lining. It was easier to handle than others. Lining ; plain cotton.

Various webbings or tapes are needed for the handles, straps, or other details. If you cannot find the perfect colour or width, making those with the same or contrast fabrics is an option.

Please choose suitable interfacing/parts for your design and shell fabrics. I strongly recommend checking actual material samples as much as possible and experimenting with your fabrics before starting the project. If you cannot choose some details, please remember that making actual samples with actual fabrics is the best way to confirm.

<Other>

If you want to make the bags bigger or smaller, I think printing the pattern pieces with scaling will work. But you need to adjust the seam allowances or other details.

I used some readymade shoulder straps, but you can make them yourself, too. I made some with paracord, and I like them!

Please check the listing pages for more details. > Eendje -Rubber ducky bag, Biggetje -Piggy bank bag.

********************* The sewing patterns include the fully illustrated instructions (Rubber duck Eendje 9 pages, Piggy Bank Biggetje 11pages) and all the sewing processes are described with detailed pics. The pattern files are available for both home printers (A4 or US letter) and copyshop(A1 format).

You can check other photos of these models on my Flickr page.

The Accessory bag <Eendje> , and <Biggetje> PDF sewing patterns are available here. Also in the Etsy shop.

Special discount price until 28th May. 2026 (CEST) with other popular patterns. No discount code is needed! The sale page is here.

Happy sewing!

(Japanese post here 日本語ポストはこちら).

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[river-of-wine]

Manta ray bag I made!

[quill-ting]

The third quilt of the year is complete! I've decided that I want a quilt for each season, so our couch can be appropriately festive. This one, with three weeks to go, will be our autumn couch quilt. For this quilt I had two criteria - One, I wanted autumn colours (with some cold blues to contrast). Two, I wanted prints with UK animals on them. So with owls, squirrels, and even a hedgehog or two, we can bundle up against the current polar vortex...

[annedekkerpatterns]

I finished another sample for my dress pattern. It’s getting so close to how I envisioned it!

[jazou]

winter - 2025

quilted hoodie for my bookie 💕 (it didn’t fit him…)

-found fabrics

-batting

[quill-ting]

Australasian Quilt Convention 2026

There were some absolutely incredible quilts this year! I don't think I could pick a favourite, but here are a few of them.

[quill-ting]

Ok just a few more...

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

@rubber-ducky-your-the-one replied to your post:

I need to know the thought procces that led to this

​What do you mean? Did I not make it clear enough in the drawings? Do you need a photo of all 23 waistcoats currently in my closet?

It's 26 if you count the 3 leaf bolero vests. This isn't even close to all the ones I've ever made, I've donated plenty of older ones to the theatre.

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

#sewing dinosaur please share your wisdom #i want nothing more than to make a waistcoat #but i tried once and it was super difficult #do you know any patterns or tutorials for beginners?

I have made videos on sewing several of the things in this picture! Here's a link to my youtube channel.

Though I'm not sure if I'd call them beginner friendly. I go over every technique VERY thoroughly, but I mostly do 18th century or 18th century inspired stuff, which includes a lot of hand sewing and completely different tailoring techniques from what you'll find in modern waistcoats.

The first of the 3 leaf boleros I make in this one is pretty simple though, so that ought to be fairly beginner friendly. (The light green one)

You could make a super basic waistcoat with the same sewing and turning method and just add some buttons & holes. (I have tutorials for covered buttons and buttonholes too if you want to do those by hand.)

OH also! That brown monster print waistcoat in the closet picture is a print I designed that's available on Spoonflower.

That one's got more machine sewing than the brocade one in the first video, but I haven't made a video about that method yet. My most recent leaf one is machine sewn and turned, but hasn't got any pockets.

Edit: Forgot to mention my sewing blog is @vincentbriggs

[attackedbytwees]

I love the dinosaur edge detail on the white one!

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

That one's light grey!

And I can understand the confusion since I posted it on this blog, but they're monsters or perhaps creatures.

[annedekkerpatterns]

I finally finished my second sample for my Atalanta dress pattern! It took a lot longer than I planned (I got sick and started a completely new non sewing related project) but it’s so much better than the first version already. There are still changes I want to make, but I’m so happy with the process

[dollsahoy]

Finished! Not perfectly, no, not at all. The perfect is the enemy of the finished.

[craftmausoleum]

A sweet apple needle book I designed for a birthday recipient 🍎 The “pages” are stitched down the center, and I sewed little black buttons between the pages for 1) realism (seeds) 2) creating extra space for needles. The apple stem is old bias tape, and the ties are worms!!! 🪱

[vinceaddams]

Lots of posts out there about falling down a Textile Hole where you start doing yarn stuff and then acquire drop spindles and spinning wheels and looms and then start dreaming about having a sheep farm, but that's far from the only kind.

You can also start off sewing and pattern drafting and embroidering and then your vintage sewing machine is acting up so you snag another one for super cheap while that one's being fixed, and then that one also needs fixing and you had a bad and expensive experience with the repairman so you look up youtube videos on how to do it yourself, and then a friend of a relative is decluttering and gives you an antique treadle which mostly just needs a lot of cleaning, and then you find 2 more vintage cast iron machines for dirt cheap at a garage sale and hey how hard could it be to replace a rotten wooden case?

[annedekkerpatterns]

I’ve wanted to make myself a quilted hoodie out of my fabric scraps for a while and I’ve finally started!

[annedekkerpatterns]

I really like the pattern I chose to quilt into the hoodie. I wanted it to look like trees/woodgrain and I think it really does, but it’s also a pretty easy pattern as the lines aren’t supposed to be even

[annedekkerpatterns]

I finished it! I love how it turned out. It’s all handbound in bias binding in the inside which I think does make it look a lot better than if I had done it by machine.

If I made another one I think I’d put a bit more effort into making sure I like how the patchwork comes together in the final garment, but I don’t hate this placement either. Just something that could have been better.

[nrobins]

December quilt block for my month sampler quilt

[annedekkerpatterns]

I’ve wanted to make myself a quilted hoodie out of my fabric scraps for a while and I’ve finally started!

[annedekkerpatterns]

I really like the pattern I chose to quilt into the hoodie. I wanted it to look like trees/woodgrain and I think it really does, but it’s also a pretty easy pattern as the lines aren’t supposed to be even

[annedekkerpatterns]

I’ve wanted to make myself a quilted hoodie out of my fabric scraps for a while and I’ve finally started!

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Threadloop - A better way to organize your sewing

Plan your projects, organize your fabric stash, and discover inspiring patterns while connecting with a community of sewists.

In case any sewists on here haven't seen it yet, Threadloop has become my go to for finding new patterns. I only use the free mode, so I can't speak to all the features, but it's like a slightly fancier Ravelry for sewing. I used to go to The Foldline's site to browse new patterns, but this is far superior to that. Threadloop has the biggest database I think of any site out there; definitely more comprehensive than patternreview.com and with a much simpler UI (also the search function reliably works!). It has been nice to find patterns from creators outside of the US/Canada/UK, but my favorite feature is the Pattern Lists because folks have kind of organically started using them as a way to seek out patterns and feedback from other people who have tried the patterns they're interested in. Really nice!