American Girl Sewing Machine
This American Girl Sewing Machine was such a fun craft. My daughter and I actually made a few of them. I wanted a plain Jane one, and she wanted a vibrant one with a lot of details and spunk. Hey, she has her taste and I have mine right?!
This idea came from a little stroll I took in Michaels. I can’t remember what I went in the store for, but I came out with this awesome idea for an American Girl Sewing Machine. I found the Whittlers Kit in the wood section of Michaels and instantly started to brainstorm. I knew I would have to take it home and open it before I could piece it together completely.
This craft was extremely easy. The hardest part was being patient will the paint and glue dried!
Please share your thoughts or comments below. If you make one, or have made one in the past, post it to our Facebook page!
Go here for the Sewing Machine Stand
Materials Needed:
- Whittlers Kit or scrap wood
- Paint
- Paint Brush
- Scissors
- Wood Glue
- Sanding Block
- Wooden Dowel
- Wooden Buttons (Can Substitute Bottle Caps)
- Picture Hanger
- 2 Silver Nails
- Drill (Optional)
- Miniature Spools of Thread
Hi, I'm Rudy! I'm a young mom of three beautiful kids, two girls and one boy. Our life is busy and full of crafts, especially for our American Girl Dolls. We love working together to create new things and we hope you enjoy our creations also!
This is Launa Loofers. She is crazy all the time and is an amazing gymnast. In fact, we started this blog on her ideas for her dolls to be gymnasts just like her! 
This is my handsome little man. He is the only boy in this house full of girls and dolls. He is a good sport though. He loves his 'boy American Girl dolls' and his action figures. And is always right in the mix of craft time creations!
Lexie is full of fun and always has a smile on her face. She is the youngest, but don't let that fool you, she has a BIG opinion!
i just love your crafts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but im 10 so can you make easy medium and hard then kids of any age can do it 🙂
you could use jenga blocks and hot glue like i am. also like Rudy said, you can use bottle caps
Great idea!
I love to sew but I cant make this cuz I don’t have the parts
Super cute!
That is so much easier than it looks like!! I am totally going to do that! THANKS!!
Hi Rudy!
I’m so happy to see that you were able to make a sewing machine. Similar plans were posted on my blog in 2010, and can be found here: http://piecesforreese.blogspot.com/search/label/sewing%20machine
I also love what you’ve done with Grace’s Bakery! VERY inspirational for those of us in the “doll crafting world”! Thank you for posting them! :))
Kristi
Cute idea!
Hi. This is great. Gonna try making this. Can you tell me the measurements of the whittler’s set that you bought so I know I bought the right one? Thanks!!!
so easy! I would have never thought of this on my own. Thanks for the treat tutorial … will have to try very soon!