Mother's Day is coming up for those of us in North America, and we have some great Folkwear ideas for gifting. These are perfect last minute gifts!
271 Sunset Wrap. This is a very very quick make. You can cut it out and sew it up in less than 2 hours. There is no fitting needed as it is a one-size garment, and it makes a lovely and interesting wrap/shawl/scarf. All you need is about 2 yards of fabric and the pattern (and thread). And, the pattern can be downloaded instantly as a PDF so you can start this today!
Sew up one of our146 Six Bags from Around the World. Any of these patterns can make a beautiful and useful (and very quick-to-make) gift. Add embroidery for a special touch. This pattern is only available as a PDF - so get it instantly and get to work! If you've never used PDF patterns, this is a great one to start with because there are only a few print-at-home sheets to use for most of the bags. The Turkish Drawstring bag (below) print on one sheet, take less than 1/4 yard of fabric, sew up in about 30 minutes, and can be easily embellished (add an embroidered monogram).
The129A Japanese Tabipattern has beenvery popular recently. This pattern makes a great set of socks to use at home puttering around the house. Keeping feet warm and allowing sandals to be worn with them too. This one is also available as a PDF (as well as print) pattern so you get get it right away.
269 Metropolitan Hat. A very popular pattern for good reason. It is easy and quick to sew and makes a cute hat with endless variations. This would be a great gift to sew up and give to a mother who enjoys hats. Also available as a PDF pattern (as well as print) to download and use today! Also, it only prints on 7 pieces of paper at home, so it's not hard to use.
I was slightly giggling over the notion that this article involved any “assumptions”, due to the context: if your mother or grandmother doesn’t sew, it is unlikely that you’d be looking for mother’s day ideas on a website selling sewing patterns!
I’m really glad people are finding other sources of learning sewing and so forth: I grew up with the most absurd tendency in my educational environment to despise all traditionally feminine crafts. I would argue this is an odd but common failing of feminism: that is, it tends to swallow masculine cultural values hook, line, and sinker, and demand women do traditionally male things to be of any value, rather than advocating for choice of task in rejecting sex-stereotyping (why shouldn’t boys piece quilts if they want) and for putting equal value on traditionally feminine things (spinning the yarn for the sails is as important as hewing the wood for the mast, nursing the baby and cooking the meal is as important as catching the fish and ploughing the field). I only learned to sew and knit at all because my mother and grandmothers were able to teach me. :-) If this is a stereotype it must be just about the only one I fit, though ;-) – I’m a masters’ student in theology with a first degree in philosophy and I sew many of my own clothes because (a) I have rather unusual proportions and nothing fits, and, (b), I intensely dislike the values that seem to drive modern fashion and prefer to choose my own style. This website is amazing – I’m loving all the ideas and instructions. :-D
Molly Hamilton
May 10, 2021
Yes, Heidi – so many people learned to sew by themselves, and not from a “mother”. My grandmother taught me the basics, but a cousin helped me learn how to use patterns. And my grandmother, who was an impressive seamstress, learned from her father. We can be our own “sewing moms”, and they can come to us in many forms (fathers, aunts, friends, and including YouTube strangers!).
Heidi
May 09, 2021
Funny how you assume people had a “sewing mom” what about people who found it on their own, learned it on their own, and grew without the help of others on their own. So I give thanks to myself for learning how to sew
Phyllis
May 06, 2021
You have a great apron pattern that would work for Mother’s Day too
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FloweringTree
February 15, 2024
I was slightly giggling over the notion that this article involved any “assumptions”, due to the context: if your mother or grandmother doesn’t sew, it is unlikely that you’d be looking for mother’s day ideas on a website selling sewing patterns!
I’m really glad people are finding other sources of learning sewing and so forth: I grew up with the most absurd tendency in my educational environment to despise all traditionally feminine crafts. I would argue this is an odd but common failing of feminism: that is, it tends to swallow masculine cultural values hook, line, and sinker, and demand women do traditionally male things to be of any value, rather than advocating for choice of task in rejecting sex-stereotyping (why shouldn’t boys piece quilts if they want) and for putting equal value on traditionally feminine things (spinning the yarn for the sails is as important as hewing the wood for the mast, nursing the baby and cooking the meal is as important as catching the fish and ploughing the field). I only learned to sew and knit at all because my mother and grandmothers were able to teach me. :-) If this is a stereotype it must be just about the only one I fit, though ;-) – I’m a masters’ student in theology with a first degree in philosophy and I sew many of my own clothes because (a) I have rather unusual proportions and nothing fits, and, (b), I intensely dislike the values that seem to drive modern fashion and prefer to choose my own style. This website is amazing – I’m loving all the ideas and instructions. :-D