Tipnut’s Picks: 41 Free Baby Patterns & Projects

Here’s the latest batch of free baby projects and this time I included a handful of vintage embroidery cuties that would be perfect to add to bibs, blankies, shirts, hats and whatever else you like. Just click on the pics to get your copies (save to your computer’s desktop first before printing).

To view the first list, see Tipnut’s Picks: 44 Free Projects For Baby which includes patterns for diaper bags, homemade diapers & covers (along with other goodies too). It was originally a list of 50 but I’ve pruned a few links that are no longer freely available.

Tipnut’s Picks: 41 Free Baby Patterns & Projects

1. Pacifier Pocket / Pouch: This is a little Pacifier pocket that will hold several pacifiers. It is lined with vinyl (fused) fabric, a simple project that only takes a few minutes to whip up.
2. Changing Pad Clutch: It is a changing pad clutch that can hold a couple of diapers, a small wipes container and it is all neatly wrapped in the changing pad making it easy to grab with one hand.
3. Poopy Clutch: Using an envelope template, make these out of fused fabric or leather. Perfect for on the go! Template & pattern instructions available via pdf download.
4. Diaper Clutch Tutorial: A handy (and stylish!) little pouch to compactly store a spare diaper or two and package of wipes, particularly when you’re sick of carrying a diaper bag but you’re still in need of these critical supplies.
5. Diaper Changing Pad Tutorial: Folds up nicely with a velcro closure, easy to pack & go.
6. Diaper Bag with Changing Mat: Simple flap top design with button/elastic closure.
7. Fab Burpies: Since these rags are often tossed over the shoulder for holding and burping, having the pretty fabric at the bottom looks really nice!
8. Easy Peasy Burp Cloth Tutorial: Flannel lined cloth, easy pattern.
9. Burp Cloths (pdf download): Embellishing a diaper can elevate it to a burp cloth. If you’re lucky enough to find fabric with text on it, the burp cloth doubles as baby’s first primer.
10. Baby Burp Cloths Tutorial: For baby’s first Christmas or design for everyday use. Long enough to go over shoulder and fit comfortable. Finish off with an ornament that you can sign and write the date on the back. Embroidery the name on the burp cloth and it makes a very special gift for the little one.
11. Favorite Burp Cloth Tutorial: The chenille on these burp clothes is perfectly absorbent and so soft on baby skin. They even work as a changing pad in a pinch. You simply need a fat quarter of your decorative material and a fat quarter of the chenille of your choice.
12. Making Baby Things with 3 Yards Of Flannel: Simple instructions for making a baby swaddling blanket, changing pad and burp cloth.
13. Easy Peasy Swaddle Sheet Tutorial: The size and weight makes this swaddle blanket very practical. It’s most useful for swaddling when Baby (quickly) grows out of all the other napkin-sized blankets. Also useful as an infant carrier drape, a crib sheet in a pinch, and as a sort of curtain thrown over the side of the playpen when forced to sleep in the same hotel room as the baby.
14. DIY Bib Tutorial Download: Iron-on vinyl was the key to making these practical, and it is so light, the fabric still has a lot of pliability. Neat.
15. Bib Tutorial: Velcro, button or snap closure. Simple bib design with a strip of bias tape across the front for embellishment.
16. Crib Sheet Tutorial: The pattern is easy, suitable for a beginning sewer and takes about 1 hour.
17. How To Make A Lined Baby Sling: This is a free online tutorial on how to make a lined sling written by a mom of 10.
18. Baby Quilt: Giraffe Applique & Crazy Nine-Patch Blocks: Detailed instructions for the quilt plus giraffe applique download available (pdf).
19. Stacked Coins Baby Quilt: This is a fun & quick project. Author made it from start to finish in about 2 days, perfect for a last minute baby gift.
20. My Sweet Baby Quilt Pattern (pdf): Sweet pattern from Bunny Hill Designs.
21. Multi Stripe Baby Quilt: Something a little more random looking, but without the scrappy process.
22. Baby Taggy Ribbon Blanket: Perfect for little hands just learning to grasp, these blankets are great for tactile development. Babies love the different textures and colors of these blankets, and they can be made in any size you desire.
23. How To Make a Baby Bathing Apron: It will let you keep baby shampoo, a rubber duckie and (obviously) a towel about your person. It might also save you from getting soaked down to your underwear. Maybe.
24. Baby Bundles Towel: When a new bundle of joy arrives, celebrate the birth with a precious towel roll that keeps small objects conveniently organized.
25. Hooded Bath Towel: Embellished with decorative ribbons.
26. Toddler Nap Mat: Roll it up and away you go. The nap mat has velcro on one length to allow for easy removal of the foam pad to wash. It also has a shoulder strap and button tabs. Pattern available via pdf download.
27. Lion Snuggly Bottle Warmer: Cute Alert! Knit pattern for a lion that holds a baby bottle in its mouth.
28. “LOOP” – A Baby Rattle Grab Toy: Crochet pattern, fun grabby baby toys.
29. Baby Rings (pdf): Stuffed fabric baby rings with ribbon tags.
30. Soft Blocks for Baby: Fabric block toys for baby, author also suggests placing a small bell or an empty film canister filled with beans in the middle of one of these.
31. Quick Ribbon Ring Teether Toy Tutorial: Take an unfinished wood ring, cotton fabric and ribbon strips and create this cutie.
32. How to: Butterfly Mobile: How to make a simple but striking butterfly mobile from felt.
33. Easiest Baby Hat Ever – Tutorial: Here’s a step by step on how to make a baby hat out of an old knit dress. You could use pretty much anything, as long as it’s a bit stretchy and warm.
34. Monster Baby Booties: Both crochet and knit patterns freely offered, too cute!
35. Soft Baby Shoes Pattern (pdf): There’s a pdf download available, pattern is too cute!
36. Firefly Baby Booties Tutorial: Too cute! Little fireflies light up with LED lights fastened onto denim booties.
37. Knit Baby Jeans: Knit pattern, these unisex baby jeans knit up quickly. They are comfy as PJs, and get more faded and jean-like with every trip through the washer and dryer.
38. Simple Kimono Wrap: Very cute, download the pdf pattern from the link right underneath the title (it’s marked Tutorial 1: Simple Kimono Wrap – Version 2).
39. Knitted Baby Bell Bottoms: c’est adorable! The garter stitch border at the bottom accentuates the slight bell shaping and the elastic at the waist helps keep the pants up.
40. Making Cute Hair Clips + Tutorial: Hair clips embellished with ribbons and buttons. Quicky tute.
41. Nintendo Wii Inspired Mittens: Super-cute knit pattern for baby mitts.

*Updated links and pruned patterns that are no longer free or active.

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